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Blessed are the poor in spirit – a Call to relationship
I recently read a reflection written by Clarence Jordan, founder of Koinonia Farm, who was trying to find a word that best describes “blessed”
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A Vincentian Minute: Things About Vincent 03
Fr. Rooney talks about St. Vincent de Paul during the month of September, also known as “Vincentian Month”. This episode is called “Martyrdom”.
![Society of St. Vincent de Paul Elects New National President](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/07/featured-image-generic-svdp1-1080x628.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Elects New National President
John Berry of Atlanta, Georgia, has been elected as the 14th National President of the National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
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Let’s shape the advocacy toolkit together
We are embarking on a special project, and we need your valuable input.
![Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: A Male-Only Society in its Beginnings](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: A Male-Only Society in its Beginnings
In times of Frédéric Ozanam, women were virtually absent from the university. That is why, having emerged the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the vicinity of the Parisian university, in its early days women did not participate in it. The first female Society of...![Do What The Son Of God Did • 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)
Do What The Son Of God Did • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
“To be true Daughters of Charity you must do what the Son of God did when He was on earth. And what did He do mainly? […] He worked constantly for His neighbor, visiting and healing the sick and instructing the ignorant for their salvation. How fortunate...![Four Methods of Prayer for Vincentians](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/03/prayer-for-vincentians-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Four Methods of Prayer for Vincentians
Slide presentation based on the article “Mental Prayer: Yesterday and Today – Some Reflections on the Vincentian Tradition” by Father Robert P. Maloney, C.M.
![Celebrating the feast of Blessed Federico Albert](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/09/federico-Albert-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Celebrating the feast of Blessed Federico Albert
Federico Albert (1820-1876) was an Italian priest, a member of the Congregation of the Mission and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul of the Immaculate Conception or the Albertine Sisters.
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Revisiting – Are You an Original or a Photocopy?
Before we tackle that question … who framed that question?
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Nazareth sisters welcome first ‘Companion of Charity’
A new form of relationship within the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Western Province called Companions of Charity has begun.