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Soaked Through and Through by Sense of God’s Reality
“Soaked Through and Through by Sense of God’s Reality” – Psalm 82 My Father loved and listened to classical music. Looking back on that, it’s a bit surprising because he was from a working class home, never graduated high school, played semi-pro football, and so...![Vincent and Gandhi – transformational leaders](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincent and Gandhi – transformational leaders
Systemic change requires transformational leaders. They work with people to identify the needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed members of the group.[1]” Both Gandhi and...![Now on Social: Get a feed reader for your favorite sites](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/rss-desk-FB.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Now on Social: Get a feed reader for your favorite sites
Do you have favorite sites you go to regularly to feed your soul or keep you updated? Allison Gingras writes, Do you remember where you saw that great article on … well anything, really? I can barely remember where I put my shoes most days never mind keeping straight...![Courage! Jesus leads us](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/ross-reyes-dizon-sunday-readings-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Courage! Jesus leads us
Leading fearful disciples, who are also slow to understand, Jesus heads towards Jerusalem to face with courage his painful fate. Courage does not mean not agonizing at the specter of suffering and death. Jesus is in such agony that his sweat becomes “like drops of...![What Day …? a Vincentian Family Calendar](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/vincentian-family-calendar.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
What Day …? a Vincentian Family Calendar
Have you ever asked, “What day is that?” A calendar can be a helpful thing. Since we just moved the Solemnity of St. Louise de Marillac from today to May 9, we thought it would be a good thing to remind you that at famvin.org, there’s a calendar called Vincentian...![Collaboration is… to dream together](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/chento-collaboration-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Collaboration is… to dream together
Dreaming is not escaping reality. “It is to undermine obvious facts to break their hold on people, to abandon deliberately the paths of obedience, to project oneself into a reality that we daringly think is different” (Myriam Tonus, “Dangereuse l’utopie?” in La Libre...![Vincentians Heal the Hurt](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/01/lynn-lheureux-featured-facebook-rev1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentians Heal the Hurt
Vincentians Heal the Hurt – Let our Love Rule – Works of Mercy Always – Vincentian Child of God Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday March 15, 2016 Vincentians Heal the Hurt – We are all called to heal one another and to purify ourselves and others. Those we...![Missionary Cenacle Apostolate – MCA](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/MSA-FB-en.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Missionary Cenacle Apostolate – MCA
Doctor Margaret Healy was an early associate of Fr. Thomas Judge, CM. She had known him from his early preaching in Brooklyn, New York. Margaret had followed him as a lay apostle and became an effective recruiter of others. As an educator, she came in contact with...![Our Excuses For Not Giving](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/03/ozanam-almsgiving-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Our Excuses For Not Giving
During Lent, we are asked to focus more closely on almsgiving. Almsgiving can take many forms, but here, let’s think about straightforward monetary donations. Read and ponder what Frederic Ozanam had to say…
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