Earlier this year, I was invited to join the Sisters of Charity Federation Board for their meeting in Cincinnati. In addition to sharing updates on our ministry at the United Nations, I was also blessed to join them in prayer.
United Nations
Challenging Despair with Strategic Action – A Vincentian Approach to Sustainable Change
Those of us who follow the teachings of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac are ever mindful of the value that our energies, efforts and actions create in serving the poor, and how critical planning and strategizing are in realizing our goals.
From Charity to Advocacy: Why Vincentians Speak at the United Nations
As February unfolds at the United Nations in New York, two major global policy processes are shaping conversations about justice, inclusion, dignity, and human flourishing — themes that resonate deeply with the Vincentian mission of walking with the poor and advocating for systemic change.
Transforming Vincentians for a Changing World
As major branches of the Vincentian Family reach significant milestones in their history during these challenging times, we are once again invited to examine ourselves before a world whose face is rapidly and dramatically changing.
What Must Be Done: Climate
The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) concluded in mid-November in Brazil with disappointing results. This 30th session had high hopes, as world leaders met to address our warming planet and the need for urgent action.
Pilgrims of Hope
It is difficult as we close this first quarter of the 21st century and the Jubilee year of Hope, to stay focused on the great hope of our faith and the belief so beautifully expressed in Dilexi Te (Pope Leo XIV, 2025) that God loves us and by serving people living in poverty, we love God.
One NGO Vincentian’s View Of The United Nations
As a brand new NGO Society of St. Vincent de Paul representative from the United States to the United Nations, I look at my role through the eyes of a Vincentian.
An Easter Season Message
The season of Easter, of Spring, of hope and renewal has finally arrived – and just in time.
New SSVP Representatives at the UN
On January 1, 2025, Sandy Figueroa and I became the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s newest representatives to the UN Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH), and members of the Famvin family.
The Hidden Victims: Human Trafficking and the Migration Crisis
As we commemorate this month the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, our thoughts turn to the plight of human trafficking victims and migrants.
2025, a Year of Great Hope
In November 2025, two major events—the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year focusing on homelessness and the UN’s Second World Social Summit—will renew global commitments to social justice and inclusion. The Civil Society Declaration 2025 urges bold action for systemic change, emphasizing solidarity, resilience, and prioritizing human dignity over profit to address persistent inequalities and foster a better future for all.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Advocacy of Peace, Empathy and Fraternity
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul advocates peace, fraternity and empathy in its worldwide action, especially at the United Nations. Guided by the motto “Serving in hope”, it seeks to build a more just and united world.
