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Is Advent “Missing In Action?”
During this Advent season, may I suggest a modest approach to recovering the sense of our radical Advent hope.
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Interview with Jorge Luis Rodríguez, CM, missionary in Angola
In 2018 we launched the 1% Campaign, which aimed to motivate the participation in international missions and missions in general, of 30 confreres.
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Go out of the Old World of Old Men
Jesus sees fit to go out of the bosom of the Father to announce the Good News to the poor and to bring in the new heavens and the new earth. It seems that John, like Jeremiah, has the Lord’s word in his heart as a fire one cannot put out. It makes the son of...![Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 33](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/04/vincentian-art-brushes-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 33
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
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‘A Universal Language’
Sisters and staff of Nazareth met with representatives from Louisville-based LouCity & Racing Foundation and the Hamida Nadim Memorial Fund to explore possible future collaboration with the mission of uplifting youth and families in Louisville.
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Firewood for the Soul: Advent is patience in a world of impatience
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
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A Vincentian Minute: Praying with Vincent About Imitating Christ
Fr. Rooney reveals the way Vincent prayed, through Vincent’s own words. This week: Imitating Christ.
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A Time to Withdraw to the Wilderness
I remember what a priest once shared, during the season of Advent, on how his mother prepared her children for the celebration of Christmas. This mother, though she was an illiterate and simple woman, had a very unique way of preparing her children for Christmas. On...![Simple, Not Hidden • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/reflexion-vicente-fb-ENG.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Simple, Not Hidden • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
“Another thing that recommends simplicity to us in a wonderful way are those words of Our Lord: ‘I confess to you, Father, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to little ones.’ I acknowledge this,...![Twenty New Martyrs beatified in the Cathedral of Sevilla (Spain) … among them were six members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/11/20-nuevos-martires-beatificados-en-la-catedral-de-sevilla.jpg-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)