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Knowing How To Ask In Order To Learn How To Give • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"Savior of our souls, these are Your teachings we are embracing, and the devil is trying to make us abandon them. My Savior, it's to Your advantage for us to be the victors, since we are fighting against Your enemy. Come to our aid. We protest that we'll take up arms...
Matambanadzo Named As International Territory Vice President for Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Pamela Matambanadzo of Chicago IL has been appointed to serve as International Territory Vice President for America 1 for the International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Lebanon – The spectre of war… the schools take action!
Since October 7, the conflict in Gaza has cast an even darker shadow over the very difficult situation in Lebanon.
MISEVI in Spain
In September, Idoia Makazaga, the President of MISEVI Spain, shared the following information about the activities of MISEVI Spain.
“Les Projets Rosalie” (The Rosalie Projects): With each other
The aim of this project in Palestine is to provide medical and psycho-social assistance to people lacking social protection and sources of income, in the district of Bethlehem, the surrounding villages and the refugee camps.
STEM Day Features Lessons in Health Care
A monthly STEM event held for local children at Bardstown Elementary School featured various lessons in health care, giving local students a chance to explore the world of medicine.
Preaching with Simplicity • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"How did the Apostles preach? Very plainly, simply, and familiarly. That’s our style of preaching, too: plainly and familiarly in ordinary language. To preach like an Apostle, Messieurs, that is to preach well and in a helpful way, you have to approach it with...
A Canadian View: Homelessness – Why Should We Care? What Can We Do?
I think we are all aware of the increasing number of homeless women, men and children in our communities, whether large cities or smaller rural towns and villages.
We Have More Troubles Than Ever – What Must Be Done?
“We have more troubles here than ever.” These words could easily be said today, couldn’t it? But these words were not spoken on the news this morning…
Empathy or Sympathy
During a recent meeting of our Confraternity, (the Confraternity of Vincentians on the Frontier/Diaspora), we shared some information about the latest social events in Guatemala and our involvement in them as Vincentians.