Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Feed the 40203: Food Pantry Celebrates 10 years
“Feed the 40203.” St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s Food Pantry has lived out that mantra since July 2014. Over the last decade, the Food Pantry has given groceries to more than 51,000 households.
Contemplation: Providing What is Needed
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org One of the central tenets of Vincentian spirituality is trust in Divine...
Contemplation: The Bashful Poor
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Effective Conferences, our manual explains, are “reachable.” [Manual, 26]...
SSVP and Depaul are together, in close collaboration, in an effective humanitarian action in Ukraine
The response the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) in Ukraine can make to these problems is limited.
SSVP Medellin Celebrates 140 years of its Foundation
To celebrate the 140 years of services rendered by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) in the City of Medellin (Colombia), a “National Vincentian Meeting” was held from September 23 to 25.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: An International Network of Charity From Its Beginnings
“I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of charity.” This quote, attributed to Frederic Ozanam, says it well– and within a century, his dream was realized.
Isabel Cristina, member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, will be beatified in December
Father Emanoel Bedê, CM, explains the importance of her example for the Vincentian Family. The Servant of God, Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos, will be beatified on December 10, 2022 In Barbacena, Minas Gerais (Brazil). This solemn celebration will be presided by the...
Vincentians celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ozanam’s beatification
Next Monday, August 22, 2022, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the beatification of Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam, the contemporary saint, forerunner of the Social Doctrine of the Church, a role model as son, father, husband,...
In Brazil, after the Floods Vincentians Help to Rebuild Houses
The powerful rains that fell during December (2021) impacted the people living in the states of Minas Gerais and Behía (Brazil).
August 14: International Women’s Day in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
This is the third year that the International Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) celebrates Women’s Day, on the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Amélie Ozanam (wife of founder Frederic Ozanam).
Our Timeless Home Visit
Why, in this day and age, does the Society of St. Vincent de Paul serve primarily through home visits? For the same reason we have always done so.
“Letter of Nairobi”: Resolutions of the SSVP All Africa Assembly
From July 20 to 23, 2022, Kenya hosted the 2nd “All Africa” Assembly, which brought together the national presidents of the 42 countries where the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) is present in Africa.