![Contemplation: One Who Lives Differently](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/02/SVDP-USA-Contemplation-Mondays-featured-1080x628.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
![Contemplation: One Who Lives Differently](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/02/SVDP-USA-Contemplation-Mondays-featured-1080x628.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Latin American Vincentian Confraternities #famvin2024](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/08/confraternidades-11-primeras-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Latin American Vincentian Confraternities #famvin2024
The Vincentian Confraternities are a dream of the Latin American Vincentian Family (FAVILA), turned into a beautiful reality, making the legacy St. Vincent de Paul began in 1617, when he founded the first Confraternity of Charity, dedicated to helping the most needy, the sick, the poor and the marginalized in Châtillon-les-Dombes, France, continues to be alive and active today, meeting the needs of Latin Americans.
![Bread from Heaven for Weak Wayfarers](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/10/ross-reyes-dizon-sunday-readings-facebook-copy-1080x627.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Bread from Heaven for Weak Wayfarers
Jesus is the true bread from heaven that the Father gives us. To eat this bread means to gain strength and to live forever.
![Vincentian Places 21 – Val-de-Grâce](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/04/vincentian-places-featured-copy-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Places 21 – Val-de-Grâce
Vincent became a personal adviser to Queen Anne of Austria, and regularly visited her at her villa at the Val-de-Grâce.
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VIII Assembly of MISEVI Venezuela
From July 5 to 7, representatives of the three zones of Vincentian Lay Missionaries in Venezuela gathered at the Residence of the Congregation of the Mission in the city of Barquisimeto.
![The Heart of a Leader – Sr. Julie Kubasak, DC #Famvin2024](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/08/Heart-of-a-Leader-Featured-image-EN2-1080x628.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Heart of a Leader – Sr. Julie Kubasak, DC #Famvin2024
Sister Julie Kubasak, DC, currently serves the General Council in Paris at the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Sister Julie tells us about her vision and her hope for the future.
![Firewood for the Soul: Heartbeat of the Poor](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/11/firewood-soul-fb-EN-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Firewood for the Soul: Heartbeat of the Poor
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
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A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Women 04
Fr. Rooney continues his series on “Vincentian Women.” This week: St. Joan Antida Thouret.
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Rural Women’s Leadership Training in Nepal
Sabitra, a 21-year-old married woman from Benighat in the Dhading district of Nepal, provides a striking story of resilience and growth.
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XVII National Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Brazil
Between May 29th and June 2nd, the XVII National Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Brazil took place in the city of Osasco-São Paulo.