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Formation Plan for the Vincentian Family in Ecuador
On February 20, 2016 we initiated the Formation Plan for the Vincentian Family in Ecuador (FAVIE). We began by meeting with the Advisers of the various Branches, then met with the members in various constituted zones and/or regions. At the present time, the members...![Collaboration is… to look forward always](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/chento-collaboration-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Collaboration is… to look forward always
We have just finished our yearly celebration of Jesus Christ’s victory over death and sin. The Easter Triduum is the center of the liturgical life of the Church and the vital core where believers find the be-all and end-all of their existence. Because God the Father...![Do we betray others?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/01/lynn-lheureux-featured-facebook-rev1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Do we betray others?
Do we Betray Others? – Do People Care? – Vincentians, Friends of Jesus – Vincentian Spirituality Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, March 22 Do we Betray Others? – This has been on my mind since Palm Sunday when I watched The Passion, a musical...![Association Louise de Marillac – Connect and Learn](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/association-st-louise-collage-facebook.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Association Louise de Marillac – Connect and Learn
The “Association Louise de Marillac” belongs to the larger “Vincentian Family” and is totally dedicated to the cause of elderly abandoned people. Its members are lay volunteers who devote some of their time to look after these old people, under the supervision of the...![An Easter Reflection](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/eastervideo-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
An Easter Reflection
A video about our faith in the resurrection, from a Vincentian point of view.
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Fool’s Pardon: A Meditation – Part II
Fool’s Pardon: A Meditation in Two Parts on Mercy as Sheer Gift of Accepting and Offering (Inter)Personal Forgiveness II In the previous meditation (Part I) we explored a type of theoria regarding the nature and characteristics of forgiveness. Before moving forward...![Systemic Change Meeting Includes UN NGO Reps](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/systemic-change-meeting-mount-st-vincent.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Systemic Change Meeting Includes UN NGO Reps
At the Bronx Campus of Mount Saint Vincent College, on February 26, representatives of several branches of the Vincentian Family met to discuss ways to more effectively work together to help people living in poverty improve their living conditions through Systemic...When We Go… to the Poor #IamVincent @StJohnsU
When we go to visit the poor we should so identify with them that we share their sufferings. We should have the same attitude as the great apostle who said omnibus omnia factus sum, I make myself all to all, so completely that the words of the prophet would not apply...![The Cross: All About Giving](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/fr.-griffin-reflections.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Cross: All About Giving
A Vincentian View “The Cross: All about Giving” In Christian circles, this past Sunday, March 20, is most often called “Palm Sunday” but also “Passion Sunday” since one proclaims the story of Jesus’ suffering and death. Now, the cross begins to move towards center...![Eucharistic underpinnings of Systemic Change](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/foot-wash-manila-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Eucharistic underpinnings of Systemic Change
Our ability to go and do likewise in imitation of Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet is the “criterion by which the authenticity of our Eucharistic celebrations is judged.”