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Images from working at a non-profit
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2013 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Can you recognize these signs of working for a non-profit organization? The folks at Lean Impact have a little fun with telltale 3 second animations about what it is like to work for a non-profit organization... http://workingatanonprofit.tumblr.com/
Rejuvenating hope, surprise, joy
by Ross Dizon | Aug 5, 2013 | Reflections
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), August 11, 2013 – Wis 18, 6-9; Heb 11, 1-2. 8-19; Lk 12, 32-48 My spirit rejoices in God my Savior (Lk 1, 47) When bad things beyond our control happen to us, or we feel threatened, we tend to lock ourselves up and look out for...
Daughters of Charity Focus on WYD
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2013 | Daughters of Charity
Catch the spirit of our Vincentian youth in Rio via the report on the most recent update of the international site of the Daughters of Charity. The Vincentian Youth gathered together in the city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil where the...
Pope’s Influence via Twitter
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2013 | Pope
Pope Francis is among the list of world leaders with most digital influence. That's according to Reputation Metrics,' which measures public impact. The @Pontifex account has over 8 million followers and during WYD, the account surpassed the 100 tweet mark. He is...
Fr. Barron – Francis & WYD
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2013 | Featured Videos
Pope – World Day of Peace theme
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Vatican News Office today announced the theme for the 47th World Day of Peace which was chosen by Pope Francis. The theme, “Fraternity, the foundation and pathway to peace” will be the focus of the celebration, which will be on January 1st, 2014. The event was an...
SVDP USA WYD blog
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The final post from Isabelle Granados... I am so grateful for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Being a Vincentian for about three years has encouraged me to put my faith in action by serving the poor. Seeing so many young Vincentians in Belo Horizonte and how...
New role for Sisters
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Hugging nuns - The 8/3 City section of the Buffalo New contains the following item... Sisters's cuddling sisters "In the intense competition over baby deliveries in Western New York, sisters Hospital has a weapon that Women and Children's Hospital can't match:...
Federation Online Vocation Discernment Retreat
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity Federation is offering an Online Vocation Discernment Retreat September 22-26, 2013. They write... ~Searching for a deeper meaning in your life? ~Curious about women religious? Attend this private discernment retreat from wherever you are &...
Complete Canadian SVDP reports from Brazil
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2013 | Vincentian Family
From Saturday... Saturday was an amazing day! In the morning, there was no Catechesis, so many of us caught up on some much needed sleep! After we all got ready we headed to the mall to get lunch. Due to the nice weather, they had the top patio open for people to take...