To be a Vincentian means that we not only share our material possession but that we also be an evangelizer and share our spirituality with others.
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A Project Sponsored by the SSVP Takes 150 Children Off the Streets of Brazil
by Javier F. Chento | June 24, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
About the Naturezinha Football School, founded by brother Manoel 10 years ago, to keep children off the streets of Brazil.
Marin SSVP Key in Drop in Homelessness
by Christina Gray | June 23, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County has been a leader in transforming the county’s response to chronic homelessness
Two Vincentian Family Branches Sign an International Cooperation Agreement
by Javier F. Chento | June 23, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Vincentians and Human Frailties
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | June 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
We enter the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to be better people, less sinful and happier, as well as to practice charity with others… but for some, it seems that belonging to the organization has not yet brought them any personal improvement.
A Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to be Established at the Vatican
by Willian Alves | Dec 15, 2019 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On November 28th there was a meeting about the formation of the first conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the Vatican
Weaving Charity
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Dec 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Applying this theme to our daily life, we can affirm that to weave is to bring together three elements: faith, hope and charity.
SVdP Opposes Proposed New IRS Regulation
by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
SVdP Opposes Proposed New IRS Regulation - Serious Concerns with Donor ID Security Public Comments Needed by December 16 There is a proposed new IRS regulation that will require nonprofits to collect the Social Security numbers of donors who make a cash donation of...
Timely Voice of the Poor Webinars Available Online
by John Freund, CM | Dec 5, 2015 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Timely Voice of the Poor Webinars Available Online As astute Vincentians, we experience first-hand the way "our systems" can batter the already fragile poor and marginalized whose voices are muffled if not drowned out by the storms in which they find themselves, often...
SSVP member at the World Meeting of Families
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Fr. Gregory Gay shares his message about Riad Sargi, a member of the SSVP in Syria. They were in the synod on evangelization together. At the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia he was one of the five families from the five continents that received a copy of the...
Giving Tuesday
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Help us help others! Giving Tuesday The season of giving thanks is upon us! Many of us take things for granted in our lives, like having a meal to eat, or a warm place to sleep tonight. Unfortunately, there are many individuals in our local communities that do not...
Ozanam and student revolts
by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ozanam and student revolts
SVDP at 170! – What you can do
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Celebrating 170 Years of St. Vincent de Paul in the U.S.: What You Can Do This week, we invite everyone to learn more about the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and how you can help. Please consider stepping out of your normal routine to do something concrete and...
Who Has Seen the Wind? – Going Deeper into Our Lord
by Lynn L'Heureux | Nov 16, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday November 17, 2015 Who Has Seen the Wind? - Going Deeper into Our Lord - Hear God’s Voice - Christ made us Holy Vincentian Family always pray and visit Famvin for prayer, knowledge and sharing. Pray always. Beloved Lord:...
170th anniversary of Vincent de Paul Society in USA
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Nov. 20th marks the 170th Anniversary of the Vincent de Paul Society in the USA (1845-2015) On November 20, 1845, a group of nineteen Catholic laymen and a priest met in the school room attached to the Cathedral Church in St. Louis to establish a Conference of the...
Vincentians and conflicts in the Middle East
by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The international website of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers this report on conflicts in the Middle East. The SSVP and other Catholic organizations met at Cor Unum. “Greetings from a land where love died and peace was buried” these opening words from a...