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An Easter Season Message
The season of Easter, of Spring, of hope and renewal has finally arrived – and just in time.
Pope Francis (1936–2025): A Shepherd for the Poor and a Prophet for Our Time
Pope Francis passed away today, Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, after being hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital in Rome and spending several weeks in recovery at his residence. His health was delicate, and unfortunately, he did not respond to treatment.
A .famvin Triduum
Triduum is important. It’s the center of the Church year and marks the center of our Vincentian lives too. Creativity needs time to re-center itself as well.
A Vincentian View: A Good Education
Sister Louise Sullivan, D.C has an article on “The Core Values of Vincentian Education” which provides my regular starting point when I speak of education as an important part of our charism and mission.
Getting Personal About Life Choices
It is no secret! Fewer and fewer people are committing to various forms of religious life as priests, sisters, and brothers.
Contemplation: With Singular Prudence and Modesty
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam taught that the Society should be known by its humble actions, not by seeking recognition or reputation. True Vincentian service is a path of personal transformation, drawing closer to Christ through quiet, grace-filled service to the poor.
Life in Us since Jesus Nourishes Us
Jesus is true food and true drink and is the word of eternal life. For us to have him nourish us is to have life in us as we abide in him and he in us. It is the hour for love, which means love is what counts. It is, of course, about Jesus’ love for us, our love for...
A New Vincentian Book for All: “A Month with Saint Vincent de Paul” by Fr. Robert Maloney, CM
Fr. Robert Maloney’s new book, “A Month with Saint Vincent de Paul: A Retreat at Home,” offers a home-based spiritual retreat with daily meditations grounded in Scripture and Vincentian writings. Available in English and Spanish, it invites readers to deepen their spirituality and renew their commitment to serving the poor.
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Features
Special: Conflict in Ukraine
‘Behind the Aid is All of You’: Interview with Father Vitaliy
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Father Vitaliy Novak, the Chair of Depaul Ukraine. Father Vitaliy has been leading our humanitarian response in Ukraine
With a twofold mission, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Bilbao (Spain) coordinates a new humanitarian convoy to Ukraine
A little more than a month ago we informed you about an initiative to assist the people in Ukraine, an initiative led by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Bilbao (Spain): a that time a humanitarian convoy consisting of six vans transported food and other...
Ukraine’s Gig Economy Workers are now Delivering Food for Depaul International
Depaul International has enlisted the help of former takeaway cyclists to deliver food to villages outside Ukraine’s big cities to help people in need.
Collaboration to Respond to the Crisis in Ukraine
Here is a little example of how the Vincentian Family has worked together in a collaborative way to respond to the crisis in Ukraine.
“War has no weekends”: Interview with Zuzana, Humanitarian Coordinator, Depaul Slovakia
As soon Ukraine was invaded, Depaul Slovakia started transporting humanitarian aid across the Slovakian border into Ukraine, the first organisation to do so.
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