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Contemplation — This Gentle Word

One of the four permanent principles of our Catholic Social Doctrine is solidarity. [CSDC, 160] This word is often used in secular contexts to signify shared interests or goals within a group, for example among workers as in a labor union. It is also used to signify common interests between different groups, united on a…

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SVdP News Roundup August 26 – September 1

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA: Vinnies working to address food insecurity AUSTRALIA: Service widens as two new Vinnies Vans hit the road IRELAND: BACK-TO-SCHOOL COSTS…

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A Week in Prayer August 28 – September 1

Monday, August 28 Lord Jesus, walk with me. Catch me when I stumble, Lead me when I am lost, Make light my burden, And keep me on the path To the kingdom. Amen Tuesday, August 29 Send me, Lord, to knock on the door, To feed the hungry, to serve the poor, To comfort those…

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08-31-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Next week, your National Council will perform two of its most important obligations when it meets in St. Louis. We want all of our members nationwide to understand the impact of these decisions, even the impact on your local Conference. Wow, sounds pretty ominous, doesn’t it? One responsibility of our membership representative body, called the…

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Contemplation – From This Day Forward

On milestone anniversaries, married couples sometimes renew their vows, not as a way to atone for falling short of them, but as a way to celebrate their fidelity by refounding their marriage, beginning anew in different circumstances, but with the same commitment. In a similar way, Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul…

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SVdP News Roundup August 19 – August 25

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA: Workers’ rights are human rights: Vinnies AUSTRALIA: Kings Meadows Lions Club adds $2000 to Winter Relief Appeal tally AUSTRALIA: Bishops’…

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A Week in Prayer August 21 – August 25

Monday, August 21 My heart is restless, Lord, Seeking comfort, seeking peace. Lead me in my actions, Lord, Lead me in my words. Lead me, through the neighbor, To the One True Peace in You. Amen Tuesday, August 22 Lord, lead me to riches But not of this earth. Instead, in Your kingdom, Lord, give…

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08-24-2024 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, Disasters have made the headlines frequently this year.  Fires, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes have left suffering and damage in their wake in the United States and throughout the world. We are being told that this will be a very intense hurricane season, which is following a very active summer of fires. I…

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Vincentians Show Christ’s Love

It’s been just over a year since Tasha called the St. Vincent de Paul Conference at Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church in Owensboro, Kentucky. “It changed my life,” she says. “I was at the point of giving up. I was absolutely at my breaking point.” After having made some bad decisions in her life, she…

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Contemplation — The Image of God

The first of the four permanent principles of our Catholic social doctrine is the dignity of the human person. [CSDC, 160] What does that mean for us as Christians and as Vincentians? The word dignity comes from the Latin dignus, meaning “worthy.” In the normal interactions of life, we may not naturally apply this idea…

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SVdP News Roundup August 12 – August 18

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA: Episode 17: Good works and the St Vincent de Paul Society (Part 2) AUSTRALIA: State Government provides cost of living…

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A Week in Prayers August 14 – August 18

Monday, August 14 Awaken me, Lord, from my slumber. Lead me from night into day. You are the Word of everlasting life, Through Whom all my sins are repaid. Amen Tuesday, August 15 Mary Immaculate, pray for me, That the Father may grant me patience. Mother of God, pray for me, That the Holy Spirit…

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