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Catholic Social Ministry Gathering Priorities
On February 14, 2012, Catholic Social Ministry Gathering participants will be advocating on Hill. The following Hill Notes and Backgrounders will prepare you to effectively articulate the Catholic position on the following legislative priorities: International...
Vincentians at Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington
The Vincentian Family, led by the Vincent dePaul Society, Â is well represented at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering this week in Washington. For the "homebound" there is a way to follow a good bit of the action via Facebook and Twitter (#csmg). This is a good...
Do Vincentians follow Leviticus or Jesus?
Fr. Jaime Corera, CM writes "If Vincent had remained faithful to Leviticus until his death and if he continued to love himself in the same way that he did for the first thirty-seven years of his life, if he had not experienced a radical change that enabled him to...
Don’t Walk By
http://vimeo.com/1875062 Be a Good Samaritan and Don’t Walk By. Hundreds of volunteers will join together in February 2012 for a homeless outreach across all of Manhattan. Registration to volunteer opened December 12th, 2011. Visit www.dontwalkby.org to learn...
Christ has no online presence but yours!
Meredith Gould offers this contemporary take on Saint Teresa of Avila’s well-known prayer, Christ Has No Body. For your consideration and contemplation: Christ Has No Online Presence but Yours "Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page but...
Trend – English language outreach to Latinos
The influential marketing blog Hispanic Trending writes... "The trend started as a trickle a few years ago, but now it’s huge: Media companies providing content for Latinos, but in English. Why is this happening now? Rodriguez: What’s happening is that media companies...
Online access to writings of Elizabeth Seton
The dePaul Heritage Archives present the Collected Writings of Elizabeth Ann Seton. It is hoped that these volumes which can be downloaded will mark the beginning of a new and fruitful phase of exploration into the life of Elizabeth Bayley Seton, wife, mother, widow,...
Popular resources for Vincentian Spirituality
Visit the Vinformation site for a collection of resources for Vincentian Spirituality related to Encountering Christ in the Poor, Characteristics of Vincentian Spirituality, Introduction to our Founders, Our beliefs. Encountering Christ in the Poor Seeing the Face of...
Former Superior General out of immediate danger
Some confreres went to visit Fr. McCullen today. They said he is alert, responsive, and that he engaged them in conversation. He is still in the hospital, and has problems with strength and breathing. But he is no longer in ICU and out of immediate danger"
Was there any opposition to the founding of the CMs?
The following interesting questions were posed by a researcher to the Vincentian History Researchers Network Was there any opposition to the founding of the CM? Did Vincent endure any 'costly grace' for seeking to found an order to address formation of the clergy? At...
