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A Mosaic of Vincentian Spirituality
SlideShare presentation: Fr. Antonius Sad Budianto, C.M. of Indonesia talks about collaboration in the Vincentian Family. He presents some models of collaboration, describes his own experiences with collaboration, points out some of the challenges and offers some findings.
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Reusable items that are “2 Good 2 Toss”
“2 Good 2 Toss,” a Niagara University service program intended to keep reusable items out of landfills, raised $2,334.20 this May for the Office of Campus Ministry and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. For the fourth straight year, members of NU’s Vincentian Mission...![St. Vincent de Paul USA National Assembly 2016](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/08/SSVP-USA-National-Assembly.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
St. Vincent de Paul USA National Assembly 2016
The National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul will hold their 2016 National Assembly meeting, Hear the Cry of the Poor, from August 31 – September 3, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. In the August 4, 2016 edition of the SVdP Frederic’s...![Doing the Next Right Thing](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincent-life-lessons-series-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Doing the Next Right Thing
Vincent did so much by doing the next right thing. J. Patrick Murphy writes in Mr. Vincent… Historians describe the climate during Vincent’s lifetime as the little ice age. Half the crops failed; starvation was rampant; the number of poor increased...![Pope’s Intention – Sports, a Culture of Encounter](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/08/Rio-2016-Pope.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Pope’s Intention – Sports, a Culture of Encounter
“Sports make it possible to build a culture of encounter among everyone for a world of peace,” says the Holy Father. “I dream of sports as the practice of human dignity, turned into a vehicle of fraternity. Do we exercise together this prayer intention?” On the...![Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla: August 2](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/08/bl-ceferino-malla-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla: August 2
This week we commemorate the life of Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla. He was martyred during the Spanish Civil War on August 9, 1936. His memorial is celebrated on August 2. Learn more about Blessed Ceferino in this SlideShare presentation.
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Restoring Lives Through Recycling Electronics
Two Vincentians: Timothy Lyons, C.M., and Laura Ford, are involved in a process of restoring lives through recycling electronics. PAR-Recycle Works, a nonprofit organization that responsibly recycles electronic waste, is helping to restore ex-offenders lives by...![Spread the Message • Have Something to Say](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/08/something-to-say-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Spread the Message • Have Something to Say
You have opportunities to spread the message of God’s love and God’s justice. But you have to have something to say, and in more than just a “meme.” Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., recently took the opportunity to address the graduates of Shimer...![Flexibility and Suppleness in Your Spirituality #IamVincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/08/palm-tree-iamvincent-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)