Yolanda Shields and her son Ben Blackford, a senior at St. Xavier High School, have formed a deeper bond and gained empathy for those in need by volunteering together at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Food Pantry, an experience that has shaped Ben’s perspective on service as he prepares for college and a career in meteorology.
In his encyclical, Dilexit Nos, Pope Francis focuses on the importance of the heart to the practice of our faith; not merely the physical, biological heart, but the heart which is the core of our being, the union of body and spirit. Not surprisingly, he cites St. Vincent de Paul, who often taught that all God asks of us is our hearts.
Juan Manuel Gómez, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, is here to make a call to you, to attend the second Assembly of the Vincentian Family, which will be held, God willing, in Rome from November 14-17 with the theme: “Keeping the fire burning.”
The “Colorado Associate Days 2024” event took place from July 19 to 21 at The Gardens at St. Elizabeth in Denver, Colorado, bringing together the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) Associates.
