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.

by Sr Gladice, DC | May 17, 2025 | Daughters of Charity, News, The Rosalie Projects | 0 Comments
The ‘There’s mice in my room’ project in Yaoundé, Cameroon, equipped a computer room at the Médaille Miraculeuse school, enabling students to access essential digital technology lessons. With support from donors and parents, several computers were installed, greatly improving motivation and teaching, though the room still needs further equipment.
by .famvin | May 16, 2025 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, News | 0 Comments
The International Association of the Miraculous Medal (AMM) is delighted to share the latest issue of their Bulletin.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 15, 2025 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
From Papua New Guinea, Fr. Neil Lam, CM reminds us that while preaching the Gospel is his mission, it means little if he cannot also feed his people and quench their thirst.
by Tim Williams | May 13, 2025 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVDP Contemplation | 0 Comments
We are called to serve the poor not from a place of superiority, but from our own shared brokenness and need for God’s grace, just as Frédéric Ozanam recognized his human frailty. In embracing our brokenness, we become instruments of Christ—blessed, broken, and shared like the Eucharist—bringing hope, joy, and communion to a world in need.
by .famvin | Dec 28, 2024 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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.
by Vanderson Magalhães | Dec 27, 2024 | Homelessness, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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.
by Tim Williams | Dec 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVDP Contemplation
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.
by Tim Williams | Apr 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
by Tim Williams | Mar 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
by .famvin | Mar 21, 2024 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News
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
by Tim Williams | Mar 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
by .famvin | Mar 16, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News
These words mark our mission in Marrakech. Take off your shoes, go carefully towards the other.
by Tim Williams | Mar 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 8, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
Pray the Rosary alongside some Daughters of Charity in English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Latin.
by Tim Williams | Mar 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
by Girolamo Grammatico | Mar 3, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Reflections
“Vincentian Lent” invites us to an inner journey of questions and reflections, placing humility and the preferential option for the poor at the center.