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Firewood for the Soul: Right Place, Right Time
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
The Rosalie Projects: I promise you
The “I Promise you” project provided breakfast and a daily meal for kindergarten and primary school pupils at the Saint Vincent de Paul school in Kigali, Rwanda. « Many of these children come from poor homes. With the rising cost of living, families are finding it...
The Second Assembly of the Vincentian Family: A Gathering of Synodality and Fellowship in Rome, November 2024 #famvin2024
The Vincentian Family is preparing for a significant spiritual and communal event: the Second Assembly of the Vincentian Family, which will take place from November 14 to 17, 2024, in the historic city of Rome.
Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons
From July 11 to 14, a Continental Seminar was held in Panama called “Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons”, organized by the Confederation of Latin American Religious.
Walking Together: How the SSVP Embodies Synodality in Communion, Participation, and Mission #famvin2024
Dr Greg Ryan shared a lively and thought-provoking session on synodality at the National UK Meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP), also valid for any other Vincentian branch.
The Rosalie Projects: Dances with Wolves
The aim of the “Dances with Wolves” project was to provide legal and psychological support for two abused women and their children.
Contemplation: A Cycle of Love
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org We serve, our Rule reminds us, for love alone. [Rule, Part I, 2.2] This does not mean we do it in exchange for love, but rather that our works are motivated by love, and freely given as acts of love. Our own hearts, aflame...
The Legacy of Jeanne-Antide Thouret and the Sisters of Charity: A Journey of Faith, Service, and Sacrifice #famvin2024
The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne Antide Thouret is a congregation of apostolic life founded in 1799 by the French nun Jeanne Antide Thouret, in Besanzon (France).
The Rosalie Projects: Our friends the books
The Daughters of Charity work in the favelas of ‘Cidade de Deus’ and ‘Laga Mar’ in the city of Fortaleza, in north-east Brazil. Their aim is to provide a quality education for the 60 very disadvantaged children in their care. The ‘Our friends the books’ project has...
Empowering Families
The Daughters of Charity have been working with the poor in Phnom Penh, Cambodia since 2001. Poverty, hunger, and children dropping out of school to help support the family financially are common in the Phnom Penh slum areas.