Last year (2015-2016) was the Year of Collaboration for the Vincentian Family. With all the activity...
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by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | March 9, 2017 | Formation | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 16, 2017 | News | 1 Comment
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by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 25, 2017 | Collaboration, Formation
Last year (2015-2016) was the Year of Collaboration for the Vincentian Family. With all the activity...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 25, 2017 | Collaboration, Formation
Last year (2015-2016) was the Year of Collaboration for the Vincentian Family. With all the activity and planning...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Organize. The year 1617 is for Vincent de Paul and for us an indication of what it means to say "I am Vincent." The...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 18, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The Olympics should be a joyful event. But when jealousy, racism, bullying and meanness get together, it's a bad mix. Her hair, her patriotism -- all objects of criticism. Instead of celebrating with this wonderful young woman, parts of the world -- especially the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Listening is a skill that takes practice. by Chris Morgan, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers [Chris is a Denver native, studying Theology with the Benedictines in the wilds of central Minnesota. While in CVV he worked with Slow Food Denver & Cooking Matters.] As a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 11, 2016 | News
There's a process. It's called conversion. Jonathan Ramirez class of 2018 at the College of Mount Saint Vincent (New York) has been working tirelessly to tackle the homeless epidemic in New York City. Every Tuesday during the academic year, and occasionally during the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Metanoia: a transformative change of heart; especially : a spiritual conversion By: Ms. Cristine B. Amontos It all started at the St. Vincent School of Theology (SVST) last 2010 when I took Masters in Pastoral Ministry. I was introduced to a new way of doing theology...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 10, 2016 | News
To serve children and youth has always been part of Vincentian history. Jacey Diez, a Niagara University senior studying TESOL and elementary education, has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Our Lady of Victory Youth Service Award. Diez, of Lewiston, will be...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 7, 2016 | News
“2 Good 2 Toss,” a Niagara University service program intended to keep reusable items out of landfills, raised $2,334.20 this May for the Office of Campus Ministry and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. For the fourth straight year, members of NU’s Vincentian Mission...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
You have opportunities to spread the message of God's love and God's justice. But you have to have something to say, and in more than just a "meme." Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., recently took the opportunity to address the graduates of Shimer College, a small...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Being able to "bend" to the will of God requires this: flexibility and suppleness in your spirituality. Why doesn't the palm tree fall in a storm when the oak is ripped from its roots? Well, three things really: lots of short roots, a "bundled-together" trunk, and a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Few things in nature compare to the company of a winding river. There is a special posture of presence, an invitation to prayer, when one enters a river space. It is the paradox of rushing and calm—a simultaneous acceptance of great mystery paired with rooted...