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Stores Corner — Recession Benefits and The Need for Long-Term Planning 1080 1080 SVDP USA

Stores Corner — Recession Benefits and The Need for Long-Term Planning

During a recession, the thrift industry seems to thrive. Although shoppers tend to cut back on spending for non-essential purchases, sales for thrift shops like ours tend to boom. This is a great opportunity for our stores. The Offer Up Recommerce Report 2022 suggests that the secondhand shopping economy will grow 80% in the next 5…

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March 2 — A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Sometimes the sign is right in front of you. The hotel staff would come by to clean the room unless I put the Do Not Disturb sign on my door. Since I had work papers all over the place, I didn’t want the risk of having some or all of them tossed away. While still…

Contemplation — Between Vincent and Francis 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation — Between Vincent and Francis

Writing to his friend Auguste Materne, a 17-year-old Frédéric Ozanam tried to sum up his good points and his bad points. The bad side he reduced to “four predominant faults: pride, impatience, weakness, and an extreme meticulousness” which he went on to explain in more detail, then closed with an odd self-assessment: “Add to these…

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SVdP News Roundup February 18 – February 24

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 warns homelessness services under threat AUSTRALIA: ‘These aren’t poor people’: principal’s angst as families succumb to housing crisis IRELAND:…

A Week in Prayers February 20 – February 24 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers February 20 – February 24

Monday, February 20 Turn my heart, O Lord, Give me the faith that never doubts, That never complains, That never expects. Give me the faith that knows, The faith that loves, The faith that is shared. Amen Tuesday, February 21 Lord bless those who are in need Who thirst in the heat Who shiver at…

02-23-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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02-23-2023 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Every Christian should visit the Holy Land at least once.  Called the “Fifth Gospel,” Israel’s holy sites make the Scriptures come alive, reminding us that the story of our salvation, culminating in Christ, is not a myth or a beautiful idea, but actual events in specific places at particular historical moments. Having just returned from…

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Black History Month: There is Nothing Wrong with Resistance

Written by: Doris M. Barrow, III, Director and Campus Minister at the Texas Southern University Newman Center and Vincentian at St. Monica Conference Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your…

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Black History Month: Good Trouble

Written by: Fr. Perry Henry, C.M. Provincial Black History Month is the annual celebration of the achievements and essential role African American individuals and communities have played throughout the history of our nation. It traces its origin to “Negro History Week” the brainchild of the noted black historian Carter G. Woodson in the early 20th…

Contemplation — Hearts Filled with Joy 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Contemplation — Hearts Filled with Joy

The primary purpose of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is the spiritual growth of its members. We seek, by serving the poor, to see His suffering and to grow closer to Him and welcoming the neighbor into His love. All this suffering serves a purpose in God’s plan, but that does not mean…

SVdP News Roundup February 11 – February 17 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup February 11 – February 17

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 urges Government to lift income support payments IRELAND: St. Vincent de Paul Receives Record Number of Calls for Assistance…

A Week in Prayers February 13 – February 17 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers February 13 – February 17

Monday, February 13 My God and my all, By Your great love You fill my heart with hope, My mind with joy, And my soul with peace. All that I am and all that I have Is Yours. Amen Tuesday, February 14 Lord, You return a hundredfold My faith, my prayer, my love With the…

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SVdP Disaster Services Supports Buffalo Blizzard Victims

It was called “a once-in-a-generation event.” The major winter storm that impacted parts of the U.S. and Western New York. Buffalo and surrounding areas are used to experiencing severe winter weather, but nothing like the storm that took place last December. The weather event caused 51.9 inches of snow to fall, -30 degree wind chills, 80…

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