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12-07-23 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

12-07-23 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

At Masses on the last weekend of November we all celebrated The Solemnity of Christ the King. The Gospel reading was from Matthew 25:31-46. That is a reading that I am sure every Vincentian is very familiar with. It is my favorite Gospel reading, without a doubt. In that reading, Jesus articulates, clearly and directly,…

“It’s Not Only Handouts” 1920 1920 SVDP USA
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“It’s Not Only Handouts”

Born in Japan, Chris Uga moved with his family to the U.S. at age seven. He lives with his wife and two young children in New York City and attends St. Peter’s Church. After he converted to Catholicism a few years ago, he began looking into “good Catholic causes” he could support. One of the…

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  • Jill Pioter

“You Give Back When You Can!”

Donor Spotlight: Don and Grace Grau “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was instrumental in helping my family survive,” says Grace Grau. Growing up, Grace’s family received help with food and clothing through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Her mother raised four kids on her own, and though she held down a…

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Contemplation: Gifted

As members of the Vincentian family, we share in the great charism of our patron, St. Vincent de Paul. A charism, our church teaches, “whether extraordinary or simple and humble [is a grace] of the Holy Spirit which directly or indirectly benefits the Church, ordered as they are to her building up, to the good…

11-30-23 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

11-30-23 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Be Like Vincent One of the many things I learned from Deacon Gene Smith, former President of the National Council, is that Vincent de Paul was actually a fundraiser. And not just a part-time, run-of-the-mill fundraiser, but one who set the standard for all of us. So how do we non-saints (at least, that term…

St. Vincent de Paul Continues to Serve 2021 Tornado Survivors 2554 2560 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

St. Vincent de Paul Continues to Serve 2021 Tornado Survivors

On November 11, St. Vincent de Paul of Western Kentucky hosted 50 families who survived the 2021 tornadoes with a pre-Thanksgiving celebration in Mayfield, Kentucky. Many survivors expressed their gratitude for St. Vincent de Paul Disaster Services Corporation’s national House in a Box™ program. One survivor, Tommy Jackson, singled out SVdP Community Liaison, Vicki Duncan:…

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Contemplation: The Chosen

“It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you,” Jesus explained to the twelve at the Last Supper. This small and most loyal group of His followers, who had left behind home and family, dropped their fishing nets to walk with Him, were not there because they had figured something out about…

11-22-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

11-22-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

We tend to think of Thanksgiving as uniquely American, and in some ways it is. Over 400 years ago the Pilgrims in the Plymouth colony shared a harvest meal with the people indigenous to the area. Who knows, maybe there were turkeys involved. We do know that first Thanksgiving helped bring people together; it helped…

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Prayer for Giving Tuesday

Lord Jesus, by Your great sacrifice, You offered the greatest love That anyone can offer to another. Help me to love. Help me to give. Help me to share of myself. Lord Jesus, you healed the sick, Gave sight to the blind, And multiplied scraps to feed thousands. Lead me to help. Lead me to…

Contemplation: Faith, Hope, Love, and Trust 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation: Faith, Hope, Love, and Trust

In this vocation, we are called to trust, especially in two important ways. First, we are called to trust in Divine Providence. [Manual, 63] Second, we are called “to establish relationships based on trust and friendship” with the neighbor. [Rule, Part I, 1.9] It seems important, then, to examine exactly what it is to trust;…

11-15-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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11-15-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Next week, we start what is the traditional year-end holiday season that extends through early January. Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, New Years. Food, prayer, presents, parties, and football. Usually a lot of food, a lot of presents, a lot of parties, a lot of football. More than enough food and parties to cause a lot of…

Contemplation: The Measure of Success 975 975 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

Contemplation: The Measure of Success

In Blessed Frédéric’s famous essay “Help Which Honors” he points out that when we focus on mere material assistance when there is no reciprocity, when we “give the poor man nothing but bread, or clothes, or a bundle of straw — what, in fact, there is no likelihood of his ever giving [us] in return”…

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