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Vincentians of Wherever
Vincentians of Wherever: Jean Semler – Change a Life Uganda
by .famvin | August 27, 2022 | News, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jean and Dave Semler launched a 501(c) 3 non-profit charity Change A Life Uganda (CALU) with a vision of educated, healthy, and empowered Ugandan children as agents of positive social and economic change.
To be a Vincentian is to Have a Purpose in Life
by Amanda Dia Moreira | August 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Being Vincentian is much more than a volunteer: it is a vocation. It is a purpose in life.
A Solid Foundation to Build From
by Jenny Jordan, CVV Year 8 | February 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Based on the practices ingrained during CVV I have a solid foundation to build from, a comfort level with introspection, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness..
Supporting Your Child In A Year Of Service
by Dave Ryer | December 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
My daughter Linnea asked me to write a few thoughts about her time at VMC. What follows is my effort to share my point of view from a father’s perspective.
Nicholas Volk • Find a need. Ask what you can do to help. And do it. #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 2, 2017 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Nicholas Volk died peacefully surrounded by his family on August 9. Loving husband of Barbara and father to Rebecca...
Radical Vincentian Hospitality
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 31, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
My friend Kerry Alys Robinson writes in an America Magazine article entitled "Why Catholics are called to radical...
Vincentians of Wherever: Our Vincentian Journey
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
As I sat and watched my almost 3-year-old daughter dancing back and forth about 50 times in our upstairs hallway Saturday morning, all I could think about was how wonderful God is to put me on the path I am on. The path that kept me in Western New York, close to...
Offering Hope to Children Affected by HIV/AIDS #IamVincent @NiagaraUniversity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Hope sometimes is in short supply. Vincentians give many things and struggle for many things. It’s worth the struggle. This article from Niagara University (text and photos) tells it all. It is 10 o'clock on a Monday night, and New Yorker David Loewenguth, Niagara...
Journey to Discovery: #IamVincent @AdamsonUniversity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In "A Journey to Discovery: Volunteering, the Vincentian Way," Jan Roelrey Tecson of Adamson University writes about "...life-changing experience was so striking that I continued to join the summer missions even after I graduated from Adamson." Many thanks to Pamela...
Vincentians of Wherever: Teachers
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Coming from a family of many teachers, it would seem fairly routine for me to be in a teaching program. However, until my experience as a Gateway Vincentian Volunteer (’09-’10), education was never something I had considered. I initially joined GVV looking to do...
Vincentians of Wherever: St. Louis
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 28, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Always found near the poor, Vincentians of Wherever are doing the work of Vincent with constancy and care. Their intimate knowledge of and relationships with real people who struggle to emerge from poverty is what makes them Vincentians. They are meek — approachable...
Vincentians of Wherever: Service, Ministry and Marriage
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
My husband and I have for many years identified ourselves as Vincentians. Mike was formed in the rich Vincentian tradition primarily through faith and service opportunities offered by campus ministry, as well as his academic studies and extracurricular activities, at...
Vincentians of Wherever: Vie Thorgren at Work
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 14, 2016 | News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Spirituality at work. We all look for it. Anytime we greet others with warmth and a smile, we foster a spirit of light. Whenever we truly listen to others, we give the gift of light. Our choice to forgive rather than hold a grudge creates a glow that emanates beyond...
Vincentians of Wherever: Ozanam Scholars in Action
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 7, 2016 | News, Systemic change
Ozanam Scholars, like thousands of Vincentian Volunteers, can be found… wherever! Every year, from periods of ten days to two years and more, Vincentians are acting as missionaries: using their skills to encounter, to partner with, and to be changed by the experience...
A World of Merciful Vincentians
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 31, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, News, Social
[Jan. 25, 2016] As I write to you, I am happy to announce that famvin.org/en has a new editor! Working now along side Fr. John Freund, Elizabeth Astridge -- a Vincentian Lay Missionary of the United States -- will be helping to shape the future of .famvin. She will be...