Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Offer Your Service – Live in the Present

Offer Your Service – Live in the Present – Gift of Fortitude – Constant Companions Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Offer Your Service What’s the thing you do to create and bring beauty to the world around you? Whatever it is, you can use it to change the world....

A Dimension of Love – Vincentians Justice and Charity

A Dimension of Love - Vincentians Justice and Charity - Do We Listen? - Vincentians doing their Best Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast A Dimension of Love There is a striking passage in the First Letter of John that gives us a beautiful understanding of love – and...

Merciful Savior – Reaching Out

Merciful Savior - Reaching Out – Gateway to Heaven – Lord Give Me Courage Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Merciful Savior Vincentians know the Wonderful, merciful Savior. Precious Redeemer and friend, who would have thought that a Lamb could rescue the souls of all...

We are All Sinners – Good Christians Know

We are all Sinners - Good Christians Know - Why did Jesus Come to Us? - Living for Eternity Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast We are all Sinners We as Vincentians know we are forgiven.  One of my favourite sayings is:  We are journeying to Sainthood and are sinners...
Embracing (Systemic) Change – Tyranny of the moment

Embracing (Systemic) Change – Tyranny of the moment

Gary Stevens, National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul writes the following report “Embracing (Systemic) Change” based on his experience recent workshop held by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. One of insights that I gained was that it is hard for many people in poverty to move out of it when they are constantly dealing with one crisis after another (living in the “tyranny of the moment”).

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