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How St. Louise Opens the Door of Faith for Us
How St. Louise Opens the Door of Faith for Us VinFormation is happy to present a series of reflections drawn from the writings of Sister María Ángeles Infante, DC and Sister Louise Sullivan, DC The Power of St. Louise’s Example for Today The Church, the mother of...
St. Vincent de Paul Society Sandy Relief Donations
Donate to the Victims of Hurricane Sandy Please go to the National Council’s secure donation page (Donate Now). Add the amount of your contribution to the “Domestic Disaster Relief” box.
New media and UNICEF – The Pinterest factor
A clever new Pinterest campaign from UNICEF, aiming to raise awareness for child poverty and the work of UNICEF, adds perspective to the aspiration-filled social network. For many of us who have caught the Pinterest bug, the visual site is a place for giving into our...
Eucharist with/without borders
Border Mass offered for immigrants, victims of drug cartel violence. More than 500 people from the Catholic dioceses of El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces in New Mexico and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico participated in the annual Dia de los Muertos Mass on the Border Nov. 2....
NY Sisters of Charity – ministry leadership conference
The website of the Sisters of Charity of New York writes... "The goals set for the Conference, held on September 29, 2012 in Smith Hall at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, were to strengthen the network of Sponsored Ministry colleagues, to reflect on the breadth...
From Virulent Partisanship to Bold Cooperation
"From Virulent Partisanship to Bold Cooperation" is a plea from the Director of Communications of the United States Catholic Conference on their blog. With the election over, it’s time for the nation to retake its noble position as the home of the brave. Certainly the...
Religious leaders hopes for next four years in US
What Do Religious Leaders Want For Obama's Next Four Years? WASHINGTON (RNS) Addressing poverty. Seeking reconciliation. Protecting religious freedom. Religious leaders already have their wish lists ready for President Obama's second term. Here are 10 officials'...
Anniversary of Sisters of Charity Leavenworth
In celebration of the anniversary of the arrival of the sisters of Charity in Leavenworth, VinFormation has prepared a feature with background about their foundation. Did you know... Mother Xavier Ross was the Foundress and First Mother of the Sisters of Charity of...
Pope Benedict to Get Personal Twitter Account
Mashable.com writes "He already has a billion followers. Now, Pope Benedict XVI will join the Twitter-sphere, tweeting from a personal account along with the world's celebrities, leaders and ordinary folk. Mashable continues with the following story. Vatican spokesman...
Passwords and safe computing
David Pogue of the New York Times offers some tips for secure passwords. Here are some of my favorites from the column. FORGET THE DICTIONARY If your password can be found in a dictionary, you might as well not have one. “ NEVER USE THE SAME PASSWORD ACROSS MULTIPLE...
