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Vincent Helps: An Icon of Quick Response
Based on a zoom interview with Fr. Geowen Porcincula CM, former team leader of Vincent Helps at its institution and present Vincentian Foundation Assistant Executive Director.
This Priest Died of COVID-19. His Congregants Got Vaccinated in his Honor
The member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity arrived in 2018 to serve at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe and immediately endeared himself to locals.
‘New Wine in new Wineskins’: Religious Life in the Post-Coronavirus Era
Being paralyzed by the pandemic, the world had to admit some uncomfortable truths: “Everyone on the planet is connected” — “When you are ill, so am I”
Young Adult Vincentians’ Lenten Reflection (video)
Virtual programs offered by the St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Center in Philadelphia have enabled them to continue their mission during the pandemic.
The Importance of Spiritual Advisors in Times of Pandemic
Keeping the flame of the Vincentian charism burning has been a challenge during the pandemic.
A Compass for the “New Normal”
More than a year after the beginning of painful experience of the Covid-19 Pandemic and with the certainty of being at the beginning of the end and with vaccination underway, the world begins to draw conclusions and imagine what the future might be like.
The Contagion of Christianity
Do others experience God’s love for them mirrored by our lives? Is it any wonder that Jesus speaks of the final judgement in terms of what we do for the unrecognized, bruised and broken Christ in our midst?
Holy Cross Chaplet for Deliverance from Covid-19
Fr Joseph J Arackal offers this Holy Cross Chaplet for Deliverance from Covid-19.
Christmas – Testing Positive In a Homeless Shelter
I never cease to be amazed at how many times Invisible People stops me as they give voice to situations I had not thought of.
Covid in Advent
Maybe the Advent message this year calls us to see beyond how COVID19 affects us, reminding us that others are suffering much more than we…
Lessons learned during a Pandemic, #24: Celebrate faith and hope with the poor
This year 2020, twelve years after I composed that song, I have discovered a new meaning of what it means, for a member of the Congregation, to celebrate the feast of Saint Vincent.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 23: In Solidarity with Those who Suffer
I believe that there has been an extraordinary expression of solidarity among people, especially as people reach out to assist those who have suffered the most.