This blog provides a snapshot of how different countries, systems and cultures are responding to the impact of COVID on homeless populations.
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“Facing the Coronavirus” Presentation from the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists
by Famvin Media Resources | April 29, 2022 | Formation, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
This presentation was created by the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists to share some advice to help those who help others to feel better, less anxious, and less worried about the pandemic.
Vincent Helps: An Icon of Quick Response
by Famvin Media Resources | March 6, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
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
by Vincentian Family Office | November 7, 2021 | News | 1 Comment
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
by Sr. Beatrix Han, SC | March 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
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”
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #6: Community prayer and celebrations during the time of confinement
by Félix Villafranca, C.M. | Aug 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
I live in a community of the Congregation of the Mission composed of older priests: four of us are over 70, another 80.
Work and a Dignified Life
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has afflicted the world, has led us to a greater appreciation of men and women who engage in various professions that are socially indispensable, although the individuals who carry them out are rarely worthily remunerated.
Renato Lima: “Let us have faith: God will protect and strengthen all Vincentians during the battle against the coronavirus”
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Apr 6, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Let us have faith! If we have faith in God and full trust in Our Lord Jesus Christ, we can overcome any adversity.
Letter of Tomaž Mavrič to the Congregation of the Mission, on COVID-19 Pandemic
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Apr 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This pandemic has touched the lives, hearts, and minds of most of humanity. We are invited and called to see the present reality also through Jesus’s eyes and heart
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Brazil) Creates a Service for People at Risk
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 5, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Young members of the Society in Brazil decided to provide various services to people at risk of being affected by the coronavirus.
Vincentian Responses to Coronavirus Globally
by Robert Maloney, CM | Apr 5, 2020 | Formation
We asked Fr. Robert Maloney, former Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, to write about how Vincent de Paul himself responded to pandemics of his time.
Adamson University’s Softball Team Helps Families Affected By Quarantine
by .famvin | Apr 4, 2020 | News
Adamson University’s Softball Team are showing that they are champions both on and off the diamond.
The Vincentian Sisters of Untermarchtal Start a Prayer Network during this time of COVID-19
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 4, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
In order to help the people during the current crisis, the Vincentian Sisters of Untermarchtal have initiated a prayer network.
Saving Lives in the Flooded Cities of Northeastern Brazil
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 3, 2020 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Excessive rain has caused many disruptions in the lives in the residents of Pernambuco and Alagoas in Northeastern Brazil.
Becoming the Eucharist While in Quarantine
by Libin P Varghese, CM | Apr 3, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
While re-reading the accounts of the last supper, I found three forms of Eucharist which will help us to become the Eucharist while in quarantine.
Sheltering In Place When You Don’t Have a Home?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 2, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
In this time of “sheltering in place” two health care workers share their concerns for people who have no place to shelter in.