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Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Canada: North of 60 Project
Peter Ouellette, from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, National Council of Canada, describes the North of 60 Project in the video below. He invites you to meet Michelle, Ruth Anne, Elizabeth and David from the Northwest Territories and also Helen, Keith, Lu-Ann...![Treating Those Who Do Good With Justice #IamVincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/03/do-good.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Treating Those Who Do Good With Justice #IamVincent
Are you part of an agency or program that does good? Is it related or unrelated to the Vincentian Family? There’s a justice issue that has implications for our our future. We want to do good. We want to do what we do well and we want to do it justly. Jeremy...![Mike Says, “Welcoming Refugees is the Lord’s Work”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Mike Says, “Welcoming Refugees is the Lord’s Work”
“Have you ever had a moment when you just knew the Holy Spirit was at work right in front of you? When your spine tingles and your eyes grow wide?” So writes our friend, Mike Jordan Laskey. “I experienced one of those sacred encounters in a Catholic...![New Secretary-General Antonio Guterres](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
New Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
The new Secretary-General took office on January 2, 2017. Given below are excerpts from his speech made after taking oath of office on December 12, 2016. It is his road map for the future and he has already focused on some of these issues. “Fear is driving the...![Gospel Stretching: Wideness](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/mckenna-tom-reflections-featured-facebook-1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Gospel Stretching: Wideness
Gospel Stretching (Mark 6:1-6) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the Sea. So begins the famous hymn written by Frederick Faber two centuries ago. Freeing and refreshing and life-giving and promising as it sounds, wideness can...![Mike Says, “Welcoming Refugees is the Lord’s Work”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ministry Planning and Beating Dead Horses
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians—passed on from generation to generation—says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. But moderns think they have better strategies.
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Street Change: “Social” Strategies
Every donation helps homeless clients of Street Change fulfill a short-term need while advancing their progress toward better employment, healthcare, and permanent housing. Find out more. Download the App. “The hope is that offering the opportunity to get a new...![Thirst and Hunger for God, Justice and Love](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/ross-reyes-dizon-sunday-readings-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Thirst and Hunger for God, Justice and Love
Meeting his thirst and hunger, Jesus gives us a model to follow, so that we may truly have our fill of water and food. Like us humans, Jesus gets tired and experiences thirst and hunger. So, he sits down there at Jacob’s well in Sychar during the hottest part of the...![Revision of the Vincentian Liturgical Calendar](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/03/201703Calendarium-feature-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Revision of the Vincentian Liturgical Calendar
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM sends us this communication, where he explains last revision of the Vincentian Liturgical Calendar. Rome, 8 March 2017 To all the members of the Congregation of the Mission To all the Daughters of Charity To all members of the Vincentian Family...![Sisters of Charity-Halifax Launch New Website](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/03/SoCHalifaxNewWebsite.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)