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Where will you find 1737 Vincentian Youth – WYD Madrid
These days all roads lead to Madrid... even for the Pope. So our Vincentian youth have gathered in Madrid. The largest linguistic group, not surprisingly, comes from Spain with next largest being English-speaking, Portugese and Italian speaking. They are...
A choice no parent should have to make!
"Parents are being forced to choose which of their children receive water and meager rations of food." A Choice No Parent Should Have to Make (courtesy of Heifer International.) Parents fleeing the devastating famine on foot — sometimes with as many as seven children...
How Many Poor People in America? Heritage Foundation Says Darn Few
Is this a case of the poor caught in the crossfire between political parties? (And should Vincentian folk care?) Seems that the Heritage Foundation claims that “many of the 30 million Americans defined as ‘poor’ and in need of government assistance” are actually doing...
Has poverty become a crime in America?
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic, "Nickel and Dimed", thinks so. Ten years ago she started what turned into a national dialog about impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the "working poor" in the United States. Now, she writes "The big question, 10 years...
They’re Gearing Up!….
...for the Vincentian encounter and World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain! Thousands of young Vincentians from all over the globe will converge on Madrid tomorrow, August 11, to be welcomed by the volunteers who arrived on Monday. They have a very full schedule of...
Beyond the mantra of systemic change…
We have heard the mantra about John Paul II's challenge t0 Vincentians - "Understand underlying causes and work toward long-term solutions". How do we move beyond the mantra? With the theme "Building Bridges Out Of Poverty" the Vincentian Family will gather in...
Vincentian Superior General – Principles for Dialog with Islam
The following is text of the welcoming address given by Fr. Varghese Thottamkara, C.M. on August 7, 2011 on behalf of the Very Rev. G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission at the opening of an international conference in Indonesia...
Vincentian Priest – Necessity of Christian-Muslim Dialog
Both the conference “Put Out into the Deep”and the web site www.vindialogue.org can help Vincentian Family Members recognize that: Islam is the second largest religion in the world, after Christianity, and will soon be the second largest in countries such as the USA...
What we all face together
A pair of recent studies spell out the challenges followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic face today. A Lilly Foundation sponsored study focuses on Catholic parish life. A Barna Group study provides a picture of the broader Christian landscape by...
Daughters of Charity foster Vincentian Marian Youth – a case in point
It was a Daughter of Charity who nurtured a young Frederic Ozanam. by involving him in her work with the poorest of the poor in Paris. Today the Daughters of Charity in Eritrea do not work alone when they give service to those who are poor. In Keren, Eritrea, as soon...
