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What’s your largest room?
The Largest Room! “Do you know what the largest room is?” My parish priest asked at a weekday mass. The answer is “Room for improvement!” Read on for Lynn L'Heureux's weekly Vincentian Reflection June 11, 2013 with thoughts on “Your sins are forgiven.” Luke 36:49)...
Superior General – Faith
Brothers and sisters, each year at the time of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul we reflect on a theme that enables us to deepen our spirituality and to strengthen our commitment to the poor. This year we want to reflect on the theme of faith, the central theme of our Christian identity and a theme that has been proposed by the Church.
Vincentians, self-righteousness and forgiveness
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), June 16, 2013 – 2 Sam 12, 7-10. 13; Gal 2, 16. 19-21; Lk 7, 36 – 8, 3 Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us (Mt 6, 12) “It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love him,” says St. Vincent...
Governance, grief and religious communities
Governing can involve grief even for religious communities. Tim Williams CM, draws attention to new forms of governance that are being employed by religious congregations in order to continue some of their apostolic works. These forms challenges congregations to look...
Vinnies and early intervention
“Vinnies” on early intervention
The Australian St. Vincent de Paul Society presents a video animation that demonstrates the value of its early intervention in a process that could lead to family disintegration and multiple individuals being in crisis. http://youtu.be/JMsMgbcG41Y...
Evangelization and the Miraculous Medal
The website Street Evangelization posted the following on "Evangelization and the Miraculous Medal" I want to tell you my experience with evangelization and the Miraculous Medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After my conversion to the Catholic faith over 10 years ago,...
Toys as systemic change?
How do you take down poverty? One toy block at a time." In Honduras, where 64% of the population lives below the poverty line, a for-profit business, Tegu Toys, is improving the quality of its employees’ lives, creating more jobs as it grows, and giving families a...
+Bp. Joseph Sullivan – “Advocate for the poor”
"Advocate for the poor" - This is how the New York Times fittingly describes Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, whose work on behalf of the poor and downtrodden for Catholic Charities in Brooklyn and Queens earned him national recognition, died on Friday as a result of...
Sisters of Charity fostering young leaders
The following article "Course on Communication, Leadership and Personality Development" was submitted by the Newly Professed Sisters and Sr. Marianne Puthoor in Mokama on May 19, 2013. “It was a joy for, we, the nine Newly Professed to participate in the six days...
