Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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What Happens When People Have Housing – Online Event Recap
by Pattie Hughes | November 4, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
On Thursday, October 28, the Vincentian Family at the UN presented a Parallel Event of Urban October, “What Happens When People Have Housing? Better City—Better Life.”
Online Event: Better City Better Life – Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience
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Friends of the Poor Walk/Run Events Across the U.S.
by Jill M. Pioter | Sep 20, 2022 | News
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) will sponsor its annual Friends of the Poor ® Walk/Run at 120 locations across the country this weekend.
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: An International Network of Charity From Its Beginnings
by .famvin | Sep 9, 2022 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
“I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of charity.” This quote, attributed to Frederic Ozanam, says it well– and within a century, his dream was realized.
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Bushfire Recovery Program: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Canberra/Goulburn, Australia
by .famvin | Apr 26, 2022 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The spring and summer of 2019/20 saw Australia ravaged by huge bushfires from Queensland through to South Australia, with some of the greatest impact occurring in the region where members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul Canberra/Goulburn (SVDP-CG) are ministering.
National Friends of the Poor Walk: September 29
by Elizabeth Astridge | Sep 11, 2018 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Help support your local Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference and Council by participating in the National Friends of the Poor ® Walk/Run on Saturday, September 29. To find the Friends of the Poor Walk or Run in your area, click here. The Friends of the Poor®...
Discovering Hope Through Home Visits
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
A video from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Seattle/King County Washington briefly discusses some of the things we learn through home visits with people living in poverty.
Lord, Teach Us to Think Anew!
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Are we ready to leave the box of our normal thinking and to find the opportunity that lies disguised in this challenge? Show us the truth that will set us free.
Vincentian in Paris Leads Effort to Resettle Migrants Fleeing Danger
by Elizabeth Astridge | Aug 7, 2018 | News
PARIS (CNS) -- As Europe continues to struggle with migrant and refugee arrivals, Catholics in the French capital are heeding Pope Francis' call to come to their aid by providing practical and spiritual help to the newcomers. A key figure coordinating Catholic aid is...
“What is Happening with Immigrant Reception Policies is Intolerable” (SSVP Italy)
by Di Trapani, CM | Aug 6, 2018 | Disasters and Responses, Formation, News
"There is still a beautiful Italy, ready to welcome, to integrate, to give work, to help these people, be they refugees, asylum seekers or simply 'economic migrants.' An Italy that goes on thanks to their work, will, sacrifice. They are men and women like us,...
August 2: Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 3, 2018 | Formation
Blessed Ceferino was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Spain. Because he is considered the patron of the Rom and Sinti peoples, his biography appears on the website of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.
Echo the Voice of the Poor @SVDPUSACouncil
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 24, 2018 | Formation, Social Media
Using Twitter? You help SVDP’s Voice of the Poor and lots of other Vincentian Twitterers by using handles (@) and hashtags in your tweets and retweets!
A Great Family YouTube Channel!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 22, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
There are great testimonies on every Youtube Channel of the Vincentian Family! I’m working with some right now that I just love!
Goulburn Helps Vinnies Winter Sleep-Out (Australia)
by .famvin | Jul 3, 2018 | News
Some 731,000 children in Australia are reported to be below the poverty line and on any given night, 116,000 people are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The statistics, shared by St. Vincent de Paul Goulburn treasurer, Bob Thurling, were a confronting opening...