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Marillac House reponds to needs of disabled
by Beth | Oct 22, 2002 | Vincentian Family
Our Mission Marillac House Limited is committed to responding to the needs of people who have a disability and their families. We believe that every person has a right to develop physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually and spiritually to his or her full...
AIC International Assembly – Tuesday Report
by Beth | Oct 22, 2002 | Vincentian Family
Second in a series of daily reports of the AIC Assembly as prepared by Rosa Maria Cassas.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd TRANSFORMATION BEFORE POVERTY 1. Personal transformation After the Queretaro assembly, several volunteers and grass root groups pointed out their...
Fr. Maloney – ”The Listening Disciple”
by Beth | Oct 22, 2002 | Uncategorized
"...today let me speak of only one thing, the "necessary" thing, according to Luke’s gospel, the secret of her holiness: she listens to the word of God. Mary hears what God is saying and acts on it."THE LISTENING DISCIPLE Each morning he wakes me to hear, to listen...
AIC International Assembly – Monday Report
by Beth | Oct 22, 2002 | Vincentian Family
Report on the Activities for Day 2 - MondayTRANSFORMATION OF THE ASSOCIATION For the preparation of this Assembly, we started with the conviction that the ideas that were born during these last years, mainly during the international assemblies, in Queretaro and in...
Temporary Web Site of AIC International Assembly – France
by Beth | Oct 21, 2002 | Vincentian Family
The temporay address of the web site presenting the proceedings and document of the International Assembly of the AIC (of which LCUSA is a part) is http://bethnicol.com.Due to technical difficulties in both France and the US the site presently available only in...
How cash crops are keeping the world hungry.
by Beth | Oct 20, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
"We are forced to grow pineapples and bananas for other people, while there is less corn to feed our own populations. It is obvious that we are on the wrong track, that we are abusing our natural resources." - Costa Rican farmer Wilson Campos For further information...
Vincent De Paul’s Letter to Today’s Christians
by Beth | Oct 20, 2002 | Uncategorized
An English translation of a piece which appeared originally in the Boletín Informativo, PP. Paúles Prov. Madrid, nº 264, julio-septiembre 2002, I, Vincent Depaul, unworthy priest of the Mission, dare address you, Christian men and women of a very advanced and highly...
AIC General Assembly Begins in Nice, France
by Beth | Oct 20, 2002 | Vincentian Family
Today marks the beginning of the International Assembly of the AIC (LCUSA in the US).The delegates from all corners of the world will spend the next week in discussion and planning around the theme "Social Co-Responsibility - A Path to Peace" The web site of the AIC...
”The Spirituality of the Magnificat” – Fr. Robert Maloney
by Beth | Oct 17, 2002 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The Magnificat is a freedom song of the poor. Mary, the lead singer, epitomizes the lowly of Israel, those marginalized by society, for whom there is “no room in the inn.”[1] God is her only hope, and she sings his praises with exuberant confidence. As members of...
Vincentian Study Week In Salmanca
by Beth | Oct 17, 2002 | Vincentian Family
From 9-13 September, the 28th Week of Vincentian Studies was held in the Provincial House. The theme was: “Vincentian Laity for the Third Millennium.28th Week of Studies. ” The first conference was the responsibility of the Superior General, Robert Maloney, who...