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News Roundup March 12 – March 18 1200 1200 SVDP USA

News Roundup March 12 – March 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 IRELAND: Saint Vincent de Paul react to soaring living costs NEW ZEALAND: When dinner is rice pudding UNITED KINGDOM: Camp Vincent…

Contemplation – Save Space for the Neighbor 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation – Save Space for the Neighbor

The spiritual dimension of our Vincentian formation is based on the understanding that we are created to live in community, to grow in faith together. This is why we always visit the neighbor in pairs, and this is why we share reflections on our service and our faith at our Conference meetings. We are a…

News Roundup March 5 – March 11 1200 1200 SVDP USA

News Roundup March 5 – March 11

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 CANADA: Street Beat set to kick-off on Sunday to help raise funds for St Vincent de Paul Society IRELAND: Charity ‘opened…

Weekly Prayers March 7 – March 11 940 788 SVDP USA

Weekly Prayers March 7 – March 11

Monday, March 7: Lord, I will serve You where You are In the homeless man on the bench In the hungry child before me In the forgotten neighbors living alone In those who ask for help Lord, I will serve You where I am. Amen Tuesday, March 8: Father in heaven, Whose Word I know,…

03-10-2022 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1920 2400 SVDP USA

03-10-2022 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

The Gospel for the first Sunday of Lent is always the temptation of Christ in the wilderness. Immediately after His Baptism, the Holy Spirit leads the Lord into the desert, where He fasts and prays, preparing Himself for His upcoming mission of salvation. It is in that radical solitude where Satan tempts Jesus to turn…

Disaster Services Update – March 10, 2022 2000 1501 SVDP USA

Disaster Services Update – March 10, 2022

The following update was provided by Dick Reimbold, DSC Mideast Regional Disaster Representative. Disaster Services Corporation - Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (DSC SVDP-USA), hosted a Parish Recovery Assistance Center at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Carlisle, Kentucky this past week.    In the Summer of 2021, the residents of Carlisle, experienced a…

SVdP Phoenix Launches Four New Podcast Series 900 900 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

SVdP Phoenix Launches Four New Podcast Series

With nearly 100,000 members across the United States, serving in more than 4,400 parishes across the country, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sometimes called “the best kept secret of the Catholic Church.” One Diocesan Council in Arizona aims to change that, by launching four new podcast series that will share just some…

Contemplation – The State of Angels 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation – The State of Angels

There is an old saying, perhaps originating with the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, that we should “expect the unexpected.” Practicing what St. Vincent termed holy indifference, we instead are reminded to accept the unexpected. This word Vincent used, indifference, carries with it a connotation of apathy, or lack of interest. Certainly, our patron was not calling…

News Roundup Feb 26 to March 4 1200 1200 SVDP USA

News Roundup Feb 26 to March 4

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: News Corp pledges $1m to flood relief, teams up with St Vincent de Paul AUSTRALIA: Lotterywest funds for Vinnies to…

Weekly Prayers February 28 – March 4 940 788 SVDP USA

Weekly Prayers February 28 – March 4

Monday, February 28: Heavenly Father, hear my voice Raised up to you in prayer; My words of thanks, My song of praise, My cry for help, My silence. Help me, Lord to hear the poor, Their words, their songs, Their cries, their silence, And answer them with love. Amen Tuesday, March 1: Lord, in Your…

03-03-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA

03-03-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, Right now, you should be reading a Lenten message from Bishop Hying, our National Episcopal Advisor. The events in Ukraine, however, have gripped all of us, and many have asked if our Society has been preparing to provide aid to refugees and other victims of the war. Please look for the bishop’s…

SVdP Director of Formation Published in Vincentian Heritage Journal 1200 628 SVDP USA
  • Jill Pioter

SVdP Director of Formation Published in Vincentian Heritage Journal

National Director of Formation Tim Williams is a featured author in the latest e-book edition of Vincentian Heritage. Titled “2020 and Beyond: DePaul University’s Community Responds to Crises,” the edition focuses on the watershed issues faced by the United States in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and a highly divisive…

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