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Vincentian Reflections: June 21, 2020
Gospel: (Matthew 10:26-33) Jesus said to the Twelve: “Fear no one…And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet...
Vincentian Reflections: June 14, 2020
Gospel: (John 6: 51-58) Jesus said to them, “Amen, Amen I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the on the last...
Vincentian Reflections: June 7, 2020
Gospel: (John 3: 16-18) God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through...
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Vincentian Reflections: Ash Wednesday
Gospel: (Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18) Jesus said to his disciples: “Be on guard against performing religious acts for people to see. When you give alms, for example, do not blow a horn before you in synagogues and streets like hypocrites looking for applause…Keep your...
Vincentian Reflections: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: (Matthew 5: 38-48) Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard the commandment, ‘You shall love your country man but hate your enemy.’ My command to you is: love your enemies, pray for your persecutors. This will prove that you are sons and daughters of...
Trombone Larry: From the Shelter to the Boardroom
By almost any measure Larry Hickland, aka “Trombone Larry,” had the odds in his favor. As a child he was well-loved, well-fed, well-educated, and musically gifted. In college, Larry was sought out to play with elite musicians, and by age 25 he was thriving. “In the...
Expanding the “Getting Ahead” Program
“Getting Ahead” Groups Now in Progress To help our neighbors make systemic changes in their lives, the St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Dayton District Council offers Getting Ahead classes. Participants meet weekly for 16 weeks to examine their poverty experience, assess...
Stories of Recovery
An unfortunate reality is that drug and alcohol abuse are a part of life for many of our neighbors in the Miami Valley. Thankfully, we have also seen many stories of recovery throughout the community. Two of those success stories specifically credit the support from...
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