by annaread | Feb 6, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Lacking funds to continue operations, the Family Service Center sponsored by the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Spokane, Washington USA will close at the end of the month. Financial pressures are one issue; the board president also cited the aging and declining...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 1, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was proposed by the FEBESP (Federation of Charity, Philanthropy and Religious Institutions of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil) in December 2007 for the Nobel Peace Prize 2008 to the Norwegian Nobel...
by annaread | Jan 28, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In visiting the imprisoned, the “fundamentals of the Vincentian vocation” have been realized for two members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Australia. Read about it. (Hat tip, vincentians.org.au )
by annaread | Jan 24, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Uncategorized
“No reasonable offer refused” is the offer shoppers can’t refuse on appliances and more at St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Los Angeles. The store in Lincoln Heights also has a “99 Cents Store” within the store. Read more.
by annaread | Jan 23, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Uncategorized
The edition for the fourth quarter of 2007 features a stories about the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s response to the California wildfires, plans for celebration of the Society’s 175th anniversary, and news items about the Society around the world. See...
by annaread | Sep 24, 2007 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Half a million years ago or so, a Columbian Mammoth dropped a tusk on property that is owned today by St. Vincent de Paul in San Diego. The tusk was discovered last month in the course of excavation for new construction of apartments for the working poor. Read more,...
