In late January, the dam of an iron mine collapsed in southeast Brazil causing the surrounding area to be buried under a stream of mud with mining waste.
Javier F. Chento
Author
Javier es laico vicenciano, afiliado a la Congregación de la Misión y miembro de la Sociedad de San Vicente de Paúl en España.
Winter is Here! | 13 Houses Campaign
What about the people that don’t have the luxury of little comforts that make the cold bearable? The scale of street homelessness is shattering.
SSVP General Council Launches the International Competition for Writings on Paul Lamache
To promote the “International Year on the Theme of Paul Lamache,” the General Council of the SSVP launched a literary competition.
84-year-old Man Giving Out Scarves to Those in Need, in Memory of Late Son
An 84-year-old man who runs the St. Vincent De Paul store in Fall River goes out to a pole on the sidewalk twice a day and ties scarves to it. They’re free.
The Value of Silence
Silence lost its “right to be” in the world of noise and a multitude of unnecessary words.
The Vincentian as Educators
We, Vincentians of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and members of other branches of the Vincentian Family, are born educators.
The Vincentian Family in Mexico Delivers 15 Homes to Victims of Earthquakes
Thanks to the Vincentian International Family and “13 houses” of the Famvin Homeless Alliance, we can continue rebuilding in Hueyapan.
Loving the Poor
As an incentive to deepen our reflection, it is appropriate to ask: do I feel love for the poor?
Change is Possible!
A story of transformation with the help of the Termination of Female Genital Mutilation Team.
A Drop That Makes a Difference
What initially seemed like a journey towards safety would turn into a battle that left Kateryna, a single mother displaced by the conflict in Ukraine, desperate and in fear of losing her daughters.
