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Please pray!
by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2013 | Disasters and Responses, News
Lord have mercy! Victims, families, first responders - everyone impacted by the tornados - need our prayers! Please check the St. Vincent dePaul national website who no doubt will be involved in disaster relief.
What we have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us (1 Jn 1, 3)
by Ross Dizon | May 20, 2013 | Reflections
Most Holy Trinity (C), May 26, 2013 - Prov 8, 22-31; Rom 5, 1-5; Jn 16, 12-15 Those chosen by Jesus to be his witnesses in the beginnings of the Church shared with others their experience with him. Jesus has been using their contribution, handed down through the...
Kickoff of Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program
by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2013 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
You can almost feel the energy in this group as they meet in Paris for a week of exploration and training in what is involved in Vincentian collaborative projects. We expect to post a video of an interview with Fr. Gregory, Superior General. For more background visit...
Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of Frederic Ozanam
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of Frederic Ozanam In 2013, all over the world, Vincentians are celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Frederic Ozanam . To celebrate this time of special grace and blessing for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,...
What would Vincent do?
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2013 | Vincentian Family
WWVD? - If you have ever wondered about this question here are resources that might help provide persepctive. "The Way of St. Vincent Is Our Way" was written for members of the Congregation of the Mission but the followers of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac...
Summer singles ministry outreach
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The sisters of Charity New York are offering another summer outreach/service experience June 1-9, 2013. The goal of Charity in the City 2013 is to assist families in the mid-island section of Staten Island who are recovering from Superstorm Sandy and help with beach...
Vincent dePaul – Pioneer of “lay ministry”
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The important role that Vincent gave to the laity shows him as a precursor of the Second Vatican Council. His teaching and practice echoed through the Blessed Frederic Ozanam and his influence on the development of the social doctrine of the Church and the Encyclical...
Vincentian Service and Mission opportunities
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Both Vincentian Service Corps – West and Vincentian Mission Corps offer opportunities for a young people to a year of their lives and to be changed in the process.
When a school is not a school…
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
...but a center of LEARNING FOR LIVING St. Justin de Jacobis in Kenya is a Learning Resource Center. They say it is not a school but lives by the motto “Learning for Living Sister Jocelyne Joly, D.C. writes in the Nairobi Kenya Journal June 2012 First let me share...
Vincentian Perspective on Pentecost
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change
Vinformation presents a video reflection “The Spiritual Fire Within” based on a presentation by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M . http://youtu.be/N9vabN4CoBM It is based on text taken from SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND THE POOR General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission...