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A Christmas Season Reflection

A Christmas Season Reflection

During this season of Christmas, when we see a Nativity scene, a Christmas tree, and exchange gifts, may we be reminded of the gift of Christ in our life and how we … are invited each day to share the light of Christ … with those around us.

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China Centennial Part 3–Fr. Paul Misner, C.M.

In the third installment of this series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province’s mission in China, we meet Fr. Paul Misner, C.M., whose seminary work overseas bore great fruit in the numbers of the ordained realized during his time there.

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China Centennial–Part 2, Answering the Call

China Centennial–Part 2, Answering the Call

Fr. Sheehan served in various capacities during his time in China. In 1925, he was successful in recruiting more confreres from the Western Province to join the missionaries in China. In 1928, faced with the possibility of the Western Province abandoning its missions in China, Sheehan lobbied the provincial and the Superior General not to withdraw from these missions.

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The CM at the UN: Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are the backbone of the United Nation’s global plan for people, prosperity, and the planet, with a target date of 2030 and the promise to leave no one behind. Spoiler Alert: we aren’t going to make it. Not in the U.S., and not...

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China Centennial Pt. 1–They Left Their Hearts

This monthly series on the China Missions of the 20th and 21st centuries leads up to the 2023 celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province’s ministry in China. We begin with an introduction of the events and people who were key in establishing the presence of Vincentians from the Western Province of the U.S. in these missions.

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The CM at the UN, Sustainable Development Goal #11–Jim Claffey

In recent years, air pollution causes at least 4.2 million premature deaths. So what’s the deal? We’re in 2021–where’s the solar power? The wind turbines? SDG 11 asks this question and many more, striving to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

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