Welcoming the Stranger
Welcoming the Stranger – An Examination of Conscience
One of the ways of measuring scripture’s impact on us is an examination of our lives against key scriptural verses. Here is a list of important verse from the Bible about welcoming the stranger and some questions to think about.
Systemic change – encountering homeless people
A Denver-based Catholic outreach program hopes to positively impact homeless people – not just with food or shelter, but with FRIENDSHIP! A systemic change that changes us and would change society.
Radical Vincentian Hospitality
My friend Kerry Alys Robinson writes in an America Magazine article entitled "Why Catholics are called to radical...
Why We Cannot Wait For Immigration Reform
Below are excerpts and link to the full text from a talk on the current immigration dilemma by Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez. It was given at a Napa Institute conference in Washington, D.C. on March 8. Questions for thought/discussion are included as well. My...
The Fight Against Xenophobia – Welcoming the Stranger
Fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the “different.” Fear through misunderstanding. Xenophobia is the fear or dislike of foreign born individuals. The very idea of xenophobia is rooted in fear for oneself and way of life; however this fear and abrasiveness is hurtful...
What are Catholics Doing to Welcome the Stranger?
The theme of the 400th Anniversary year of our Vincentian Family, Welcoming the Stranger, is becoming a more urgent focus of our Catholic Faith, especially in the United States where immigration reform is occurring. So, what are other Catholics doing? In his National...
Truly Welcoming the Stranger
YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS Youth imbued with the Vincentian spirit have little time for empty rhetoric. Human need calls them to propel values into vibrant action. The Daughters of Charity at the UN find that admirable quality in intern...
Vincentians of Wherever: The Heart of Saint Vincent Continues to Beat at “le Berceau”
Arriving at Dax on February 6, 2017 by the TGV (France’s high-speed train service) at night, Frédéric was a little late to take me to the Berceau of Saint Vincent de Paul. He immediately told me: "The migrants have arrived." And added: "These are mostly single women...
SVDP President Speaks About Welcoming the Stranger
In the Vincentian Year of Welcoming the Stranger, Sheila Gilbert, President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the US, calls for action especially on the BRIDGES Act – “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy.” Dear Vincentian: As Vincentians...
Welcoming the Stranger: Common Ground
Welcoming the stranger is not only a theme of this 400th anniversary of the Vincentian Family. It is a core value of virtually all faiths. The call to “welcome the stranger,” through protection and hospitality, and to honor the stranger or those of other faiths with...