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So what! Go and serve!
So what if we are old, fewer in numbers, don't have enough money, too many people are abusing the system. We've all heard the excuses why we can't do more. "Go, do not be afraid, and serve." challenges Jim Paddon, President of the Ontario Council in Canada. We "must...
Courage to be humble
"Do you have the courage to be humble?" is one of the questions Lynn L'Heureux raises in her weekly Vincentian Reflection. Then there is a question of whether hope is on your "A" list. And is it true that "Never" ruins progress? "Should be offer things up?" Do you...
Catholic Bishops on massive food cuts
Catholic bishops have asked the U.S. House of Representatives to reject $40 billion in proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program. “Adequate and nutritious food is a fundamental human right and a...
International SVDP President Video interview
The International President of the SVDP is interviewed on TV with Ralph Middlecamp, President of the Milwaukee SVDP. The 20 minute wide-ranging interview flows very smoothly and is well worth the investment of time. It took place in the context of the National Meeting...
Vincent’s cleverness
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), September 22, 2013 – Amos 8, 4-7; 1 Tim 2, 1-8; Lk 16, 1-13 There was no needy person among them (Acts 4, 34) As one who manages well his household, Jean de Paul sends his son Vincent to school. He sees in the boy promising...
Vincentians link spirituality, outreach
"When most Catholics think of their nearest St. Vincent dePaul Society, most see it as a sectarian social welfare agency that helps feed, clothe and shelter the poor. That it does. " writes the Catholic Herald.However, it continues... "But there is so much more, say...
LCUSA – Servicette; Advocacy; Assembly
The current issue of the Servicette is now available. Included with the many fine features is a response from the national leadership to a letter from a member concerned about delving too much into "politics". It is not too late to register for the upcoming National...
AIC – Alive and well in UK
The Ladies of Charity-AIC is well represented in the UK with groups in Abbey Wood, Bexley, Darlington, Glasgow and Mill Hill. "They are part of the 200,000 strong International group begun in 1617 by St Vincent De Paul under the title of the Confraternities Charity...
Vincent – “centuries ahead of the Church’s magisterium”
"Saint Vincent taught us that" resonated in her heart as Mother Guillemin heard the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. “Vincent de Paul, his teaching and his life were centuries ahead of the Church’s magisterium.” Thus writes Sister María Pilar López, DC and...
Pope temporarily ceases naming Monsignore
The London Tablet writes that the Pope scales back honorifics. Pope Francis has temporarily stopped the practice of naming priests "honorary prelates", which allows them to take the title "monsignor". The only exception is for those clerics who work in the Holy See's...
