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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Advent Wait Joyfully – Teaching Others
Advent Wait Joyfully - Teaching Others - God’s Spirit is in us! - Vincentians Fast and are Patient Vincentian Day of...
Vincentians Seeing Life – Vincentians, Best Friends
Vincentians Seeing Life - Vincentians, Best Friends - God Deserves our Best - Facing Giants Vincentian Day of Prayer...
When life gets stormy
"When life gets stormy" is one of the themes in this weeks Vincentian reflection by Lynn L'Heureux. These days we seem to be at a turning point regarding Syria. Pope Francis reminds us "The search for peace is long and demands patience and perseverance! Let us keep...
Legion of Mary and the Vincent de Paul Society
At the age of 24 Frank Duff's life took a new turn when he joined the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1913 . Normally a high-society man, Frank was now exposed to the real poverty of Dublin of that time. Many who lived in tenement squalor were forced to attend...
An SVDP perspective on Canadian floods
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Disaster Relief - Southern Alberta Flood of 2013 Vincentians rally quickly to assist the families in need from this disaster started very quickly after the flood. Bishop Henry of the Diocese of Calgary involved SSVP in his committee...
Understanding poverty through conversion
SVDP Voice of the Poor writes... If you saw Christ sitting across your kitchen table, what would you say? Would you ask questions? Would you just listen? One of my favorite movies was “Michael”. In the story, Michael the Archangel, played by John Travolta, has a...
(19,000) Friends of the Poor
Depending upon your perspective 19,000 is a pitifully small or amazingly large number. Whatever, last year 19,000 friends of the poor walked their way to raising $1.8 million from events in 220 locations. That money, used to support local special work, would not be...
Unexpected use for SVDP Thrift Store items
Young people from St William's Parish, Grovely, will each wear at least one item bought from St Vincent de Paul Society stores to a formal dinner at the end of August. The idea of a Vinnies Vamp Up dinner surfaced at the InsideOut 2013 youth retreat at Camp Bornhoffen...
Canadian rail disaster – How the SVDP served
Lac Megantic railway disaster - July 6, 2013, when an unattended 73-car freight train carrying crude oil ran away and derailed, resulting in the fire and explosion of multiple tank cars. Forty-two people are confirmed dead with 5 more missing and presumed dead. More...
Stories of Hope – SVDP Atlanta
When so much of our news is depressing St. Vincent dePaul Atlanta is running a series "Stories of Hope". The current story is about a Couple with Nothing Find Hope Visit their "Library of Hope" for stories such as From Client to Customer New Hope for a Single Dad And...
Think you understand Ozanam?
Think you understand Ozanam? Really get to know him this September in Madison The spirit that Frédéric Ozanam helped kindle among five of his college friends in 1833 spread rapidly through Europe, swept across the Atlantic by 1845, and has ever since infused the work...
