by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 8, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
“Hey buddy, the door swings both ways!” Often said in anger, this phrase can be a push to us Vincentians. Today is the day that the “Holy Door” opened on a year mercy. Are we ready? It’s also the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Do we contemplate and...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 6, 2015 | News, Reflections
Did you ever think about how we know about St. Nicholas — or any other saint for that matter? Someone told and re-told the story. Ok, Butler’s “Lives of the Saints” isn’t “Humans of New York,” but the idea is similar. In every...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 29, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
Ah, my dear young friends… I’ve been in dialogue with more people these days – at DePaul, at St. John’s U in New York, and at Niagara. We’re inviting the Universities to help us kickstart this project. How about Adamson, Mount St. Vincent,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 26, 2015 | News, Reflections
Earlier this month one of the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers mentioned that she likes to read the blog at Humans of New York. I do, too. Its founder, Brandon Stanton, was at St. John’s University the other day and his presentation was highlighted on the St....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 18, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
A LETTER TO MY YOUNG FRIENDS IN THE VINCENTIAN FAMILY Dear friends: Just like you, my life is shaped by Vincent; in a real sense, however small, I am Vincent. So are you. I met some of you for the first time at the USA/Canada Vincentian Family Gathering. Some of you...
