by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 31, 2016 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Why might a Vincentian be tweeting (or using Instagram or Flickr, for that matter)? Images of poor people as victims, rather than agents of change, and pornographic images dominate the internet. Vincentians can join in a movement to do something about that. Just like:...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 29, 2016 | News
At 17 years old, two Maryland high school students took action against the cycle of poverty that traps many young people in their families’ hometown of Bali Nyonga, Cameroon. Education, they believed, was the key to success. So lifelong friends Langmia (Lang) Fonjoe...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
.famvin has been inviting the young Vincentian world to share our stories. The project is called #IamVincent. Why is this important? Enjoy this video.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 26, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
A Youth Movement is a decidedly Vincentian thing. Ever since the Blessed Mother told St. Catherine Labouré to get moving, we’ve been at it. Catherine wrote to Fr. Aladel: The Most Holy Virgin wants you to found an association of “Children of Mary.” You will be...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 26, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
“A United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) Conference is scheduled May 30-June 1 in Gyeongju, South Korea,” says Sr. Catherine Prendergast, D.C., of the Vincentian Family delegation at the U.N. “We need new skills for new times – to foster...
