Thank you for a Great National Assembly! This past week, Vincentians from across the country and a few special guests...
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The Vincent dePaul Society can be proud of its contributions
David W. Barringer, CEO of the St. Vincent dePaul Society presents some very encouraging figures in his recap of the...
Upholding the Dignity and Rights of Workers
Jack Murphy, member of the Board of the St.Vincent de Paul Society, offers the following reflection... "Upholding the...
CEO sleepout: ‘Show me another initiative that has raised R25m’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr9wwZ_AIck It’s a cold Thursday night on June 18 2015. We are out on Gwen Street, in Sandton, Johannesburg, where more than 20 chief executives have left their cushy beds and warm homes for a cause - the 702 CEO sleepout. The 702 Sun...
July 4: Feast of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
July 4: Feast of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati again and again made the choice to devote his life to the poor and indigent despite his aristocratic upbringing. In 1918 Pier Giorgio joined the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. By that time, he...
SSVP Philippines has a New Web Site!
Using the latest in technology, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Philippines premiered their new web site at http://ssvp.ph. We have a growing list of Vincentian Family sites. If yours isn't listed, let us know by commenting. Or, if you're planning a site or...
Made for Life – We are all Called – Doing What we Can – We are Family
Made for Life - We are all Called – Doing What we Can - We are Family Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday June 30, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Tomorrow is Canada Day and July 4th is Independence Day. Let us celebrate with joy. Living God, fill us with...
SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration
SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration, See the following letter from Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dear Vincentians, Last year, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 68,000 immigrant...
Dallas SVDP seeks to break payday-loan debt cycle
A Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) pilot program aims to predatory, high-interest payday-loans with affordable bank loans to help otherwise creditworthy, debt-stressed borrowers get a fresh financial start. After telling the typical story of a woman named Nancy...
Vincentian Family Collaboration in Canada
Sister Fay Trombley, Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, and Dorothy Loreen will present their ministry at the Canadian national Annual General Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul June 24-28 in Hamilton, Ontario. They were invited to offer a...
God Brings New Life – Perfection – Blessed are Vincentians – The Vincentian Charism
Reflections of Lynn L’Heureux on God Brings New Life – Perfection – Blessed are Vincentians – The Vincentian Charism
Vincentian leader speaks out about the media
David W. Barringer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, asks where are the cries of the millions of Americans who are poor? Where are the stories about poverty, need and disaster, or the solutions to these problems?
