NFL players Abraham Lucas, Jon Runyan, and Zach Tom highlighted the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) in the “My Cause My Cleats” campaign, showcasing their support for the organization’s mission to combat poverty and homelessness.
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The Vincentian Solidarity Bath Project in Brazil held Christmas Suppers for Homeless from December 16 to 20
SSVP Brazil held a week of Christmas Suppers for their homeless brothers and sisters in Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais, Brasil), carried out in a fraternal and supportive atmosphere to offer not only a special meal, but also moments of sharing, hope and dignity, reinforcing the commitment of the Vincentian Solidarity Bath project to social inclusion and humanitarian care.
Contemplation: Light and Courage
Vincentian spirituality emphasizes trust in Divine Providence and the importance of discerning and acting on God’s will, a process that requires reflection and attentiveness to the events and people in our lives. Bl. Frédéric Ozanam exemplified this struggle, learning to abandon himself to God’s will and seeking both the clarity to discern it and the courage to act upon it.
Contemplation: Seeking His Will Together – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “Life,” the old saying goes, “is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” There is a deeper truth captured in this witticism, one that St. Vincent often repeated. It is not that we should make no plans and...
Contemplation: Old and Ever New – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org With the rapid growth of the Society within its first two years, there arose a debate as to whether the first Conference, now grown quite large, ought to split in two. “Do you not think that our charitable society itself...
Combatting Energy Poverty through Solar Panels in Gallup, New Mexico, USA
A Daughter of Charity was given a tour of the Navajo Native American Reservation and while touring, she learned that many of the hogans (traditional Navajo dwellings) were without electricity
Contemplation: A Friend of a Friend – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Have you ever had a friend with very different interests than your own? Maybe he was a big baseball fan, and you just didn’t follow that sport, or he had a great appreciation for art, but you couldn’t stand museums. How did...
“Take off your Shoes, this is Holy Ground”
These words mark our mission in Marrakech. Take off your shoes, go carefully towards the other.
Contemplation: To Do a Little Good – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org In Monsieur Vincent, the 1947 movie about our patron’s life, he is asked near the end of his life if there is anything he wished he had done. His reply is simple: “More.” This captures the indefatigable commitment to new...
Pray the Multilingual Rosary with the Daughters of Charity
Pray the Rosary alongside some Daughters of Charity in English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Latin.
Contemplation: Guideposts on the Journey – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To boast about our accomplishments in works of charity brings to mind a routine by the comedian Chris Rock, in which he jokes about people who brag when they do what they are supposed to do. (“I graduated high...
Living Lent in the “School of the Poor”
“Vincentian Lent” invites us to an inner journey of questions and reflections, placing humility and the preferential option for the poor at the center.
