History of the SSVDP in Canada

St. Vincent de Paul Society – National Council of Canada presents … The History of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Canada A Prophetic Institution “The question which divides people today is no longer about political structures but a social...

Fr. Maloney writes ”On Closing Doors”

America Magazine (Vol. 187 No. 5, August 26, 2002) features an article “On Closing Doors” by Robert P. Maloney, C.M. Patrick Kavanagh, the Irish poet, once wrote: We are not alone in our loneliness, Others have been here and known Griefs we thought our...

A Prayer for the Feast of St. VIncent

For those who remember July 19 as the feast of St. Vincent de Paul…Generous God, Saint Vincent developed a special concern for the poor after giving the Sacraments to a dying peasant. He cared for slaves, prostitutes, war victims, and the destitute. I ask him to...

Meeting of Archivists. 

On May 22, 15 archivists from various religious Congregations met at the General Curia.  They evaluated the work of the past year and proposed plans for next year.  During 2001, the archivists visited the renovated archives of the Jesuits in Rome, the archives of...

Summer Novenas for Justice and Peace

Each novena has a general justice and peace intention, the novena prayer, a short prayer to a saint, and a focus on one of the seven Works of Justice and Peace. June 8 – June 16, 2002 Our Lady of Sorrows & Archbishop Oscar Romero General intentions: For the...