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Contemplation: According To How We Use It 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation: According To How We Use It

Formation is not a single thing we do; it is a lifelong process of becoming. In all that we read, in all that we contemplate, in all those we meet, and in all that we do, we are being formed. We can allow ourselves to be formed passively – consuming the pop culture, feeding our…

SVdP Thrift Store Challenge 738 416 SVDP USA
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SVdP Thrift Store Challenge

When people hear the name “St. Vincent de Paul,” their first thought is often the thrift store in their neighborhood that bears that name. We know that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has numerous ways we help our neighbors in need. However, our Thrift Stores are an integral part of our assistance model.…

09-16-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1368 1387 SVDP USA
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09-16-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

It doesn’t take much time to feel utterly alone. My wife was away over a weekend and I was home by myself. Even though I went to the grocery store and to Mass, worked out at the local YMCA, and bought some food at a drive-through, it was easy to say perhaps only 10 words…

Contemplation – We Do Not Have Two Lives 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – We Do Not Have Two Lives

We understand our Vincentian vocation to be a lay vocation, not religious or clerical. Yet the laity are called to much more than charitable works and attending Mass on Sundays. Indeed, in Apostolicam Actuositatum, Pope Saint Paul VI said that as “sharers in the role of Christ as priest, prophet, and king, the laity have…

09-09-2021 News Roundup 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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09-09-2021 News Roundup

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: Facing below zero temperatures to raise funds for homeless AUSTRALIA: Vinnies celebrates 80 years in Port Augusta AUSTRALIA: Sleepout raises…

A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1368 1387 SVDP USA
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A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Almost all the leadership lessons you will ever need might be learned with a group walk through the woods. To wit: Have a designated leader. Every hike needs someone chosen to make the decisions and lead the way. It may or may not be the leader for other purposes the rest of the year. We…

Contemplation – Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You

“Come Holy Spirit, live within our lives,” we pray to open every Conference meeting, asking to be strengthened by the first fruit of the Holy Spirit: love. But let us also pray for the second fruit: joy! Love sometimes means doing things we do not want to do, putting the needs of another before our…

Employees to Wed Inside St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store 2560 2014 SVDP USA
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Employees to Wed Inside St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Wedding bells are about to be ringing in Marinette, Wisconsin as their local St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) thrift store gears up to be the place two of its employees say, “I do.” Scott Kopish and Laurie Hinkens will wed September 11, 2021 right in the middle of the sales floor in a private ceremony.…

2021 National Assembly: New Horizons of Hope and Service 2550 1700 SVDP USA
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2021 National Assembly: New Horizons of Hope and Service

More than 600 Vincentians from across the country gathered together for the first time in two years for the 2021 National Assembly. Titled “New Horizons of Hope and Service,” the National Assembly combined Spirituality, Service, and Friendship and provided Vincentians with an opportunity to reconnect and recommit to their faith and mission. Here are some…

09-02-2021 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA
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09-02-2021 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, It was a pleasure to gather in Houston last week with more than 600 Vincentians for the 2021 Assembly of the National Council of the  U.S., Society of St. Vincent de Paul. We listened to excellent presentations, participated in wonderful liturgies, socialized with friends old and new, and conducted the National Council’s…

Contemplation: Through the Glass 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation: Through the Glass

Our Rule calls us to “seek out the poor,” [Rule, Part I, 1.5] but why should we need to seek them out? Aren’t they looking for us? Vincentians know that it is difficult to ask for help. With gentleness, we often reassure our neighbors in need that we are glad they have called us, and…

Contemplation: Chopping the Wood 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation: Chopping the Wood

Trust in providence is central to our Vincentian vocation. This means more than simply trusting that “everything will be okay.” It means trusting that if we do His will, the outcome will also be His will, whether we understand it completely or not. In our Conferences, doing His will means we gather together in His…

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