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Advent: Renew Life (Reflection from MiSeVi-Guinea)
The Advent season always makes me think of what life would be, the world, if we lived out of hope, with a new heart, the things of everday life. Not even having to change much of what we already do, we may only need to look at what God has already created, his...
Advent: Take time. Slow down. Open up.
New AMERICA article by Father Maloney
"Inventive Love: St. Vincent de Paul's lifetime of service among the poor." When Vincent died on Sept. 27, 1660, it was clear that a deep spirituality had transformed his humanity. By his own account, he was strong-willed and had been easily moved to anger as a young...
DC – An ‘intercessor with Muslims’
The National Catholic Reporter features a Daughter of Charity, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey (1837-1915), foundress of the House of Mary in Turkey , a place where Christians and Muslims pray together “without confusion and in peace.”
Daughters of Charity “Living Without Frontiers”
Sr.Sharon Horace, DC has produced a video commentary on the Superior General’s Advent letter “Living Without Borders”. Pictures of the ministry of the Daughters of Charity with people on both sides of the TexasMexico border tell this story.
Sayt’asim Means “Stand Up”: systemic change in Bolivia
The Sayt’asim Project’s goal is to enable the Aymara People of the region of Italaque to “stand up” and to become agents of their own communitarian development, and of the integral promotion and improvement of the quality of life.
Depaul USA Meets the Vincentian Family
Charles Levesque, Executive Director, Depaul USA reports on DePaul USA’s recent tour of Vincentian Family ministries in the USA.
SVDP (Slovenia) awarded Systemic Change Grant
The SVDP National Council of Slovenia has been awarded a 30.000 $US Start Up grant as part of the Vincentian Family's Systemic Change Initiative(link no longer available)for their project “Reintegration Community” for the homeless and former addicts. The aim of the...
More Billionaires Pledge Majority of Wealth to Philanthropy
“The Giving Pledge is about changing the culture of giving," (BUSINESS WIRE)--Seventeen more of America’s wealthiest families have committed to returning the majority of their wealth to charitable causes by taking the Giving Pledge. The announcement of a second group...
Vincentians serve in 2nd largest slum in the world
Have you ever heard of Kibera? You will not find it on any map or globe, but it is there – right in the heart of Nairobi in Kenya – the second largest slum in the world with nearly 1,000,000 people including 100,000 orphans. Its sole infrastructure are the tens of...
