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Sixteen Vincentian Family Leaders meet
On the occasion of the Vincentian Family Gathering in Indianapolis sixteen leaders of the branches of the Vincentian Family in North America gathered on October 24-25 in Indianapolis, IN to deepen their relationships and to explore further collaboration, especially in...
International Systemic Change Commission
With all the talk about systemic change in the Vincentian Family who are the people promoting it at the international level.The International Commission fostering Systemic Change recently met in Rome. See this gallery of the members at work. A list of articles on...
Vincentians Sent Forth…
From the beginning of the Commissioning ceremony concluding the 2013 Vincentian Family Gathering.... In the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Blessed Rosalie Rendu, and St. Elizabeth Ann, we must go into the whole world,...
Pope responds to his 10 million Twitter followers
Dear Followers: I understand there are now over 10 million of you! I thank you with all my heart and ask you to continue praying for me. Pope Francis @Pontifex 27 Oct
Ozanam: Finding and Bringing the presence of God
Finding and Bringing the Presence of God: The Roots of Ozanam's Passion for Charity and Justice In this series of slides Ralph Middlecamp of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul describes the times of Frederic Ozanam, the progression of his social thought, and some...
“Take-away” from VFG Indianapolis
"The take-away" had a very practical meaning for each of the more than 150 the participants at the recent Vincentian Family Gathering. At the conclusion they received a FlashDrive loaded with material for planning regional systemic change meetings. In effect they...
Self-Righteous or Righteous?
Lynn L'Heureux raises some important questions ....Why Pray? - Self Righteous or Righteous? –– Do what you Can - Where does your path lead? in her reflections for Tuesday October 29, 2013 Dear Lord God, our Father in heaven we begin another day. I pray you show...
SVDP – Resources for Systemic Change
The Society of St. Vincent dePaul has posted a very rich collection of recourses for Systemic Change. The material is organized in the following categories. General Information Council Materials Special Works Materials Bridges Out of Poverty For an example of how this...
A children’s story
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), November 3, 2013 – Wis 11, 22 – 12, 2; 2 Thes 1, 11 – 2, 2; Lk 19, 1-10 Unless you turn and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 18, 3) Zacchaeus, like a smart kid, runs and climbs a...
Establishment of the Charity Federation 1947
To celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation on October 27 1947 VinFormation highlights its collection of resources related to the Federation.
