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The True Vincentian Calling: Comforting the Suffering
Human suffering took many forms in the wake of the 2019 Memorial Day tornadoes, seemingly afflicting those with the fewest resources to address the loss and the trauma. A mother and two children, everything lost, sleeping under a picnic table in the park. A young...
Out of the Storm, Into Recovery: Jill’s Story Part II
“The morning after the tornadoes, when daylight was upon us, and I got a good look at the back of the house all blown out. What the tornado did not carry away was thrown everywhere, but there wasn’t a piece of clothing, a toothbrush, a hairbrush, or a pair of shoes to...
My Night of Tornadoes: Jill’s Story Part I
“The evening of Memorial Day, 2019 started out as a regular night. We had a chill night—my husband Jason and I and Cash, one of my dogs, were sitting on the front porch. We had no idea storms were coming in. Then the skies went dark. When the rain started, I got the...
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The Queenship of Mary
This article features excerpts taken from the University of Dayton website. To see the full article click here. On August 22, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates a memorial in honor of the Queenship of Mary. This memorial is placed an octave, that is, eight days...
Introducing the Book Roost!
In February 2019, the Rooster crowed with the dawning of a new book program within The St. Vincent de Paul Dayton area community thrift stores: “The Book Roost!" While both the Edwin C. Moses and Salem Community Thrift Stores always had some books (less than 50 each...
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Vincentian Reflections
Reflections for August 4, 2019 Gospel: (Luke 12:13-21)Jesus said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he told them a parable: “There was a rich man whose land produced a...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Reflections for July 28, 2019) Gospel: (Luke 11:1-13) Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be...
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Reflections for July 21, 2019) Gospel: (Luke 10:38-42) Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him...
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