”People of the Scarred Coin”

Fr. Tom McKenna challenges the present day followers of Vincent to create future generations of “People of the Scarred Coin.”

To achieve this ideal, especially in the present times, we must continually practice, personally and institutionally, the favorite virtue of Vincent –“Simplicity.” Then, we shall continue to be a University of “God-touched individuals who have been awakened to the worth of everyone around us- especially the ones who most easily get pushed off the screen, the poor,” reflecting and continuing the mission of St. Vincent de Paul. 

Rev. Thomas McKenna delivered the annual Vincentian Chair of Social Justice lecture at the Vincentian Convocation of St. John’s University on January 31, 2002.

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