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Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
by Famvin Media Resources | September 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
“Let Us Dedicate Ourselves to the Poor”
by Javier F. Chento | January 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
You can find great texts in the early Bulletins of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which are still fully relevant today.
Vincentians – Celebrating and Challenging
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 17, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Let’s remember what we learned during COVID-19, especially how we managed to maintain our personal relationship with those who, in addition to the daily challenges of living in poverty, must now weather the effects of the pandemic.
Novel But Realistic Approach To Homelessness
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 22, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Imagine that! Asking people who had personal experience of what the problem was and what might be the solution.
Clergy and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul SVDP
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
How can the clergy and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul collaborate effectively?
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Vincentian Heritage Pilgrimage to Paris
by John Freund, CM | Apr 25, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Vincentian Heritage Pilgrimage to Paris
Vincentian aid for Iraq – specifics
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The following letter from the International President of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul provides more specifics about Vincentian Aid to Iraq.
Lord Help Me – What is Peace?
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Lord Help Me -– Trusting the Lord – What is Peace? – Who do you say I am? Vincentian Day of Fast and Prayer – August 19, 2014
Walking the “Camino” with the Vincent de Paul Society
by John Freund, CM | Aug 16, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
A mini -Camino pilgrimage of transformation for Grade 7-10 students aims to foster goal setting skills and Christian inspiration for students to lead a social justice project in their schools, or to do some kind of service for people in need, especially through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Vincent de Paul Society and the US Border Crisis
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Here is the latest from the Vincent de Paul Society and the US Border Crisis
Why Jesus took a young boy’s lunch
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Have you ever thought of why Jesus took the young boy’s lunch to feed the 5,000 men and more.”
A Jobs Plan to retain people’s dignity
by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2014 | Justice and Peace
“We need a Jobs Plan, not a bashing-the-unemployed plan. Behavioural approaches will not solve structural problems”… “People need income adequacy, not forced income management; dignity, not demonization.”
Come to the Water – Are We Redeemed Yet?…
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 4, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Come to the Water – Summun Bonum – Are We Redeemed Yet? – Undercover Prayer. Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – August 5, 2014
From six figure job to serve prisoners with the SVDP
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Martin Schurr left a six-figure job with bonuses and cars and traveling the world on someone else’s dime to serve prisoners through the SVDP St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Restorative Justice Ministry
Embracing (Systemic) Change – Tyranny of the moment
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
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”).