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Poverty choices – play the game
The game isn’t about angry birds, but impoverished Americans — and the economic realities they face. It's about the realities of fiscal cliffs, sequester, or whatever name you chose for the realities faced by millions. During an ice storm last month that kept U.S....
Bishops Conference reports Vincentian killing
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines reports from Manila... Following the death of a tribal leader in Boracay last February 22, the Vincentian Family Coordinating Council (VFCC) in the Philippines has issued an official statement denouncing the brutal...
TV Worth Watching: “The Bible” Premieres March 3
Kathy Schiffer writes... Tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST, something new is coming to your television set: A Lenten miniseries that is well produced and true to the Scriptures. “The Bible,” a five-part, ten-hour miniseries produced by actress Roma Downey and her husband Mark...
SVDP Georgia on “Sequester”
Uncharted waters! ATLANTA – (March 1, 2013) – Today, the United States is moving into unchartered territories because of the sequester. The sequester will hit all government spending across the board with exceptions for some programs and military personnel, but the...
A Lenten perspective on aging
Carving out space for God to fill up! "The mystic Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin says the loss of bodily and mental abilities in old age is but the creator carving out large cavities in us so to fill them up with God. Instead of begrudgingly enduring your aging...
Vatican – gallery of a Pontificate
The Vatican website features of timeline of photos from the years Benedict XVI was Pope. The beautiful pictures are enhanced by appropriate quotations and links to the sources of the quotations. News Va on Facebook offers an even richer collection of...
Before it is too late
It has been quite some time that Jesus introduced himself to the people of Nazareth as the Prophet sent by the Holy Spirit to announce the Good News to the poor. He goes on repeating tirelessly his message: God is near, paving the way for a more human world for...
Nazareth Charities vs. trafficking
From the Archdiocese of Louisville... As the Kentucky General Assembly considers a proposed law that would help victims of human trafficking, House Bill 3, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the Dominican Sisters of Peace are taking action. The Sisters of Charity...
Mindful eating as fasting
Mindful Eating. Good for body and soul! It seems related to the idea of fasting. And a nice practice considering all the hunger in the world. Maybe there could be a Vincentian version of this. Pick your mindful eating homework (1) Try taking the first four sips of a...
“Among Us Is the New Pope…”
"Among Us Is the New Pope... To Whom I Pledge My Obedience" The "once and future Pope". Benedict XVI told the group charged with electing his successor, "even today," he pledged "my unconditional reverence and obedience" to the next holder of Peter's chair – the...
