To imitate the saints. A laudable goal? Listen, download for later, or read on... Fr. John Guy Winfrey wrote, Oscar...
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I Love People Like Alexis Fuentes #IamVincent
In January of last year, I met with a young woman in a cafe in northern New Jersey. She is Alexis Fuentes, a former...
Sisters of Charity Federation – Welcoming the Stranger Among Us
Each month, the Sisters of Charity Federation will be posting images from Charity Federation archives that demonstrate...
Vincentians of Wherever: Mortification from another perspective
Success is a seductive thing. An old friend, Christina Puntel, (Vincentian by baptism at a Vincentian parish in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, USA), wrote recently suggesting an article to me. Like Vincent, she is simple in life and in speech. She said, this...
Partnering for Justice #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
Take back the night! Hundreds of students attended an event held by Niagara University April 7 in conjunction with the Take Back the Night national movement, which aims to end sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. Partnering with local and national...
“What is your name, dear?” #IamVincent @DePaulMission
A DePaul Student, "Maggie" tells the story of meeting someone in a nursing home and how that relationship compared to other relationships in her life. She prepared this video for a Peace Justice and Conflict Studies class on Digital Storytelling at DePaul University....
Vincentian Families: #IamVincent
Vincentian Families need to take note of Pope Francis' Amoris Laetitia from a particular point of view. One of the founding members of the works of the Center for FaithJustice and it's "worX" programs, Mike Laskey continues to reflect his Holy Cross and Vincentian...
I wonder. And #IamVincent @SJUMission
To say #IamVincent implies that we maintain awareness of the poor and suffering around us. Fr. John Kettleberger, C.M., reflects on a visit to Lourdes where he reveals his Vincentian character and charism as simple “wonder” at the profound prayer lives of our brothers...
#IamVincent and I #TeachforAmerica @NiagaraUniv
Emma Pullano, a Niagara University senior, has been accepted into the TeachForAmerica program. Teach For America is a national nonprofit working to expand educational opportunities for low-income students. Corps members commit to teach for two years in high-need urban...
Transformation, I Got What I Came For #Iam Vincent @DePaulMission
Georgianna Torres Reyes recounts an encounter in the Chapel at Rue de sèvres in this simple video. #GiorgiannaisVincent How have you been changed by your encounters with people who have been marginalized? How has your personal history helped or hindered your...
Find a need. Ask what you can do to help. And do it. #IamVincent
Just do it. You know it as Nike's® motto. It's the phrase that Society of St. Vincent de Paul member Nick Volk has made his mantra, and his advice to any prospective or current volunteer. Volk has little patience for people who say they’d like to volunteer but they...
A Vocation of Prayer #IamVincent @SJUMission
About her vocation to prayer, Andrea Pinnavaia writes from St. Johns... The deeper I delve into my vocation as a Vincentian, the more I am drawn into caring for the poor through prayer. People who are truly people of prayer will be inspired to serve and be drawn into...
