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Two million person flash mob for Pope
RomeReports - World Youth Day wants to take the world by surprise. So among other events, on Sunday July 28th, an enormous flash-mob is being organized, featuring two million dancers. Its creators have even produced a video explaining the various dance steps, just in...
JMV celebrates Anniversary
As Vincentian Marian Youth gather in Belo Horizonte for the wonderful days of World Youth Day they also celebrate the anniversary of their founding in 1847. Juventino Catillero, CM produced the following video. http://youtu.be/3HBUxLlLVjk See also his video about the...
Daughter of Charity – Busiest Vincentian
Karl Michael Hila of the Philippines writes from WYD Rio ... "Probably the busiest Vincentian this week, Sr. Rizomar Figueiredo, DC the head of the Organizing Team for the International Vincentian Youth Meeting 2013. While working on some tasks, I just realized that...
One Billion Stories – coverage WYD
His Eminence, Cardinal Schonborn of Vienna Austria, has asked the OneBillionStories.com team to accompany the YouCat & The Church in Need in producing a film on the Seven Acts of Mercy at World Youth Day in Brazil. This 5 – 7 minute video will be shown in front of...
Vincentian? 41 seven second takes
At the recent gathering of Congregation of the Mission leaders from 50 countries Astor Rodriquez gave those attending 7 second to respond to the question "What does it mean to be a Vincentian?" Among the responders in English... Gregory Gay - Superior General, Jerry...
Video History of World Youth Day
Vincentian Searching – Discouragement – Satisfaction – Celebration
Vincentian - Searching, Discouragement, Satisfaction and Celebration (7/16/13) Dear Vincentian Family: Welcome to the many new members on this mailing list to receive this reflection. If we look at the news, there are so many people to pray for and so many disasters...
Vincentian Family Gathering October 2013
Sister Elyse Staub, DC writes... Dear Friends, Registration for the National Vincentian Family Gathering in Indianapolis in October is now open. Visit the website www.vfg2013.org to register. There are 2 registrations: 1 for the meeting and a separate registration...
Stories of Hope – SVDP Atlanta
When so much of our news is depressing St. Vincent dePaul Atlanta is running a series "Stories of Hope". The current story is about a Couple with Nothing Find Hope Visit their "Library of Hope" for stories such as From Client to Customer New Hope for a Single Dad And...
Life not a dress rehearsal – Vincentian Service Corps
The blog Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal offers a post about the Vincentian Service Corps.... In 2006 I was in a car crash that I should not have survived. I pushed through the pain and struggles and decided two things. One: The love and passion that someone has...