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Universities Collaborate to Develop Formation Program
The University of Saint Mary (USM), Leavenworth, hosted an initial planning conference in late October for universities and colleges sponsored by or sharing the charism of congregations in the Charity Federation to begin to create a “Charity Formation Program” for...![Louise de Marillac: Do Not Aim for Positions](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/reflexion-luisa-fb-eng.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Louise de Marillac: Do Not Aim for Positions
“My Most Honored Father, The manner in which Divine Providence has always willed that I speak to you causes me to turn to you very simply in this matter concerning the accomplishment of the holy will of God and the obstacles which experience has shown might...![Continuation of the Incarnation](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/12/vincent-incarnation-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Continuation of the Incarnation
Think about the following: “The Incarnation is not an event of the past … Christ wants to be active among us.”
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Together We Can
The Daughters of Charity have had a presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo for over 90 years. The people living in Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, come from different parts of the country. Although 64% of the population of Lemba is educated, only about 3% are...![From Value to Virtue: Passion](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/11/virtue-passion-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
From Value to Virtue: Passion
To say #IamVincent means to live a life of virtue. Actually, it means to live a life of five essential virtues. The fifth is Zeal: the virtue of passion. With a desire to encourage love and respect for the poor, the Rule of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society refers to...![Mapping Herstory #IamVincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/12/mapping-herstory.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Mapping Herstory #IamVincent
Mapping can tell a good story. The AIC-USA is determined about the project of mapping herstory. In a creative new part of their website called “Spotlight on Associations,” the Association of International Charities in the USA is using mapping to tell...![Vincentian Family Office Announces New Web Site!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/11/vfo-new-web-site.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Family Office Announces New Web Site!
famvin.org/vfo-en That’s the new web site of the Vincentian Family Office! Collaborating with and hosted by the .famvin Digital Network (thats us!), the Vincentian Family Office is premiering a web site full of information by and for the Vincentian Family...![The Vincentian Family and Advent Hope](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Vincentian Family and Advent Hope
Greetings from the members of our Vincentian Family Team working at United Nations Headquarters in New York. We’re about half way through the Liturgical Season of Advent—a time when the Church prepares us to celebrate the Incarnation of Jesus, and also invites...![A Vincentian View: The Vincentian Heart](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/fr.-griffin-reflections.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)