Coming to the Midwest I expected to jump right into a new community. I had moved many times before and was generally...
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by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 9, 2017 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 9, 2017 | Justice and Peace, News | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 2, 2017 | News, Reflections | 1 Comment
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
by Elizabeth Lent, CVV19 | May 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Coming to the Midwest I expected to jump right into a new community. I had moved many times before and was generally...
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2017 | News
Had enough of bad news in the media? Looking for good news? For almost 18 months famvin has been running a series...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 27, 2017 | Formation, News
Riverdale, N.Y. –This summer, Owen Smith ’18 and Damarcus Williams ’18 will bring their passion for service to...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 28, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
One says mystique and the other says mystic. How do we understand a Vincent who liked to use this motto: "Action is our entire task," and then would add, “Perfection does not come from ecstasy but rather from doing the will of God.” (SV 11:41. 317). Contemplative in...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
When people say they have a broken heart, they have entered a deep poverty. They pray, and sometimes there's no answer. Vincentians are called to serve body and spirit. Listen to this Sarah Hart song. https://youtu.be/WBecGxKmEKM [box type="tick" size="large"...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
I find that people have a keen sense of recognizing when something significant has happened in a person’s life, and that they want to ask about it. The problem, however is often –words. “How was your semester abroad?” “How was the wedding? “The funeral?” “What was...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 21, 2016 | News
https://youtu.be/QB-rRuy3_bU Every group has its own past, present and future. Summertime (in the northern hemisphere) is a time when many young adults give their time in service. LeaderworX is one of those programs -- and dear to my heart -- with a storied past, a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
In a little blog called "The Known Soul" I encountered this. After the distractions fade away, what are we left with? What sorts of things have we glanced past while we run around all day long? It was one evening a few weeks ago that I looked outside, and saw the...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 1, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
When Melena Hammon has a hankering for a snack, relief is just a few feet away in her pantry at home. Some children her age don't have that option, though. When a family has to choose between feeding everyone or paying the rent or mortgage, the latter is usually going...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Army of Me's "White Flag Flies" is a haunting lyric and melody. It’s takes a soldier To live with the strife It takes a hero To lay down his life It looks like a graveyard But darling it’s ripe So let’s change the world now We’ll set it on fire...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
As I sat down to write this reflection, I got out everything I thought I would need for such a task: my old CVV journal, my trusty Little Book of St. Vincent DePaul, and a now decaying shoe box filled with prayers, quotes, stories, and notes I had saved through the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
To celebrate well, we must fully tell the tale of our charism. We must recount the story. ‘Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?’ And the Lord heard it and said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam ‘Come out, you three, to the tent of...