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God’s Perfect Plan – The Puzzle in Our Lives
God’s Perfect Plan – The Puzzle in Our Lives – Vincentians Need to Pause – Vincentian Gratitude Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast God’s Perfect Plan God’s plan is so perfect that even sin, tragedy, and painful deaths are used to bring us to...![History of the First Confraternity of Charity](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/History-of-the-first-Confraternity-of-Charity.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
History of the First Confraternity of Charity
The National Council of the Vincentian Family in El Salvador (Central America) shares with us a presentation that has been developed with eyes on the 400th anniversary of our charism, which we will celebrate in 2017. It shows the story of St. Vincent de Paul and the...![“I Was in Prison….”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/lets-start-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“I Was in Prison….”
A group of women aim to break the cycle of incarceration in families in the U.S., caring for those who were formerly imprisoned much as St. Vincent and his collaborators were motivated by charity to care for the galley slaves in the 17th century.
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Daughters of Charity Visit Places Ransacked by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti with enormously destructive power once again bringing another disaster and misery to the land which is not yet fully rebuilt from earlier natural disasters. The international website of the Daughters of Charity has published report from of...![Niagara Student Spends her Summer Volunteering at School in Haiti #IamVincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/brianna-facebook.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Niagara Student Spends her Summer Volunteering at School in Haiti #IamVincent
The poorest of the poor in Haiti have dreams too, and Brianna Smith was there to support them. Smith, 20, a parishioner at St. Joseph’s Church in Camillus and a senior at Niagara University, spent seven weeks of her vacation this summer teaching at a summer camp in...![National Convention for Popular Mission • Philippines](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/Popular-Missions-Philippines.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
National Convention for Popular Mission • Philippines
Popular Mission Ministry of the Congregation of the Mission will hold its 7th National Convention from October 26 to 29, 2016 with the theme: “… He has sent me to preach the good news to the poor” (Lk 4:18) at Caritas Christi Prayer and Renewal Center, Naga City,...![A New Reality is Born! • “Contributions” #1](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/delgado-vincent-contributions-featured-facebook5-1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A New Reality is Born! • “Contributions” #1
This is the first of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced last week in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson...![Could You Survive in Poverty – 18 Quick Questions](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/survive-poverty-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Could You Survive in Poverty – 18 Quick Questions
“Could You Survive in Poverty?” This checklist was developed by Ruby K. Payne, an author and researcher in the field of socioeconomics whose work I’ve followed for years — but it’s a perfect gauge for how well you’d do if worse literally came to worse. It’s not at all...![Louise de Marillac: The need for Respect, Understanding and Tolerance](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/reflexion-luisa-fb-eng.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Louise de Marillac: The need for Respect, Understanding and Tolerance
“I can no longer hide the sorrow of my heart at hearing that much is to be desired in you. […] Where is the spirit of fervor which animated you when you were first established in Angers and which led you to esteem your directors so highly? You looked upon their...![Mercy and the Spirit of St. Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/year-of-mercy-featured-facebook-copy-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Mercy and the Spirit of St. Vincent de Paul
The Church’s Year of Mercy will draw to a close on November 20… about 1 month to go. As Vincentians we are constantly learning how to be vessels of God’s mercy for others.