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A Vincentian View: The Lord Hears
A Vincentian View: The Lord Hears A number of phrases in the Scriptures of the past weeks have stayed in the front of my mind. I have felt the truth of these words and the considerable summons which they offer. From one hearing, they bring consolation and...![Pope Francis Issues Radical Challenge – Love not with words but deeds!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/world-day-poor-facebook.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Pope Francis Issues Radical Challenge – Love not with words but deeds!
“It is my wish that, in the week preceding the World Day of the Poor… Christian communities will make every effort to create moments of encounter and friendship, solidarity and concrete assistance.”
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Social Media: A Powerful Tool for Advocacy?
Social media might be a powerful tool, and Dr. David K. Rehr, Law Professor at George Mason University, questions whether or not there is evidence to support social media’s “advocacy efficacy”! I am certain that advocates will be able to point to...![Ready, Holding Lamps that Are Burning](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/ross-reyes-dizon-sunday-readings-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ready, Holding Lamps that Are Burning
Jesus is the bridegroom whom we await. We will enter with him into the wedding feast, if with wisdom we stay awake and are ready, with our lamps burning. Jesus informs us that we really do not know the day or the hour of his coming. He can come any day, even at an...![Sisters of Charity exploring ways to work smarter](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/innovation-mission-facebook-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sisters of Charity exploring ways to work smarter
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland are promoting ways to work smarter in a novel and exciting partnership introduced last spring: “The Innovation Mission: Fighting Poverty with Big Ideas.” [inlinetweet prefix=””...![Collaboration at the Heart of the Vincentian Family in Ireland](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/201710vf-ireland-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Collaboration at the Heart of the Vincentian Family in Ireland
As part of our celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism, the leaders of the eight different branches of the Family came together yesterday to explore the possibility of forming a Vincentian Family Group in Ireland. Fr. Joe...![Ladies of Charity: Stories of Hope](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/loc-stories-of-hope-featured-1080x675.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ladies of Charity: Stories of Hope
Four young women experiencing poverty begin to move forward in life and to attain their goals, accompanied by Ladies of Charity in different parts of the United States.
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Young People, the Future of the Vincentian Family
Our Family has many young people in the different branches that make it up: they are our wealth and our hope that the Vincentian charism is alive and present among the poor of our society. Here is one of the many examples that can be put: a new group of boys and girls...![Vincentian Virtues for Moms](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/covivo-1080x675.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Virtues for Moms
Admittedly I have been tremendously influenced by Vincentians in my adult life. Prior to that, I had known of the ministry of the Vincentians (read: I had heard of the St. Vincent de Paul Society) since I was little. Unfortunately, that probably remains the...![“To be a community entails supporting one another”: Address of the Holy Father at “(Re)Thinking Europe”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/201711rethinking-europe-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)