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Christmas Message of John Paul II
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the Christmas message John Paul II gave, in Italian, at midday today in St. Peter's Square. 1. "Descendit de caelis Salvator mundi. Gaudeamus!" The Savior of the world has come down from heaven. Let us...
Brazil – Home of the Most Vincentians
Renato de Lima of the Brazilian SVDP points out the approximately 40% of the world's Vincentians are located in Brazil.This English language article can be found on their website. Go to the following page http://www.rededecaridade.hpg.ig.com.br/artigos.htm Once their...
Christmas Greetings from the JMV
December 23, 2003 Dear friends in JMV and the Vincentian Family, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! As we celebrate one Christmas after another, let us never forget to live our days throughout the year always near to the child Jesus, cherishing Him in our...
Sisters of Charity and Centre for Earth and Spirit Moves to New Home
The Centre opens officially on January 1st, 2004. You may like to check out our Centre for Earth and Spirit's newly posted 'Program Descriptions' for 2004Centre for Earth and Spirit, expresses our desire to unite Earth consciousness with nourishment and healing for...
Calling All People Seeking Technology Grants
The Beaumont Foundation grants state-of-the-art laptop computers and technology equipment to schools and communityh groups serving low income populations and individuals.The deadline for the current cycle may have passed but it might be worth inquiring about the next...
Calling All Vincentian Family Authors
We would like to put together a list of publications by members of the Vincentian Family during the last 5 or so years.Please send us the appropriate information - author, title, date, pulisher and maybe even reviews. I will try to compile these so that they can be...
Sr. Deborah L. Humphreys, SC – "Conventional Wisdom"
Conventional Wisdom by Deborah L. Humphreys SC (July 2003, Wasteland Press) In Conventional Wisdom, Deborah L. Humphreys SC introduces us to the tender, compelling, and often challenging stories of women, specifically nuns, who have lived through much of the last...
Greetings from Anne Sturm, International President AIC
He did not come as a king but as a small child. A woman gave him birth, thus sanctifying all women in the world and giving childhood a value and significance unknown in the Old Testament and in the culture of this time..." What you do in my name to one of these...
Srs. of St. Martha of Antigonish, NS Web Site
The Sisters of Saint Martha, members of the Federation, were formally established as a religious congregation in 1900 after a providential beginning almost a decade earlier. The first members came from a group of women who responded to a call from Bishop Cameron in...
Niagara University to Honor Sr. Mary Rose McGeady, DC
Niagara University will hold its annual Vincentian Heritage Convocation on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 4 p.m. in Alumni Chapel on the university’s campus. This year’s keynote speaker is Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C., the former CEO of Covenant House. Sister McGeady has...
