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05-19-2022 Disaster Services Update 836 627 SVDP USA
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05-19-2022 Disaster Services Update

SVdP-USA Disaster Services Corporation (DSC) has deployed a Rapid Response Team this week to respond to the wildfires that are aggressively spreading across New Mexico. The fires have burned more than 468 square miles over the last 42 days to earn the distinction of being the largest fire in the arid state’s recorded history. It’s also…

05-19-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1368 1387 SVDP USA
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05-19-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

One of my earliest leadership roles was in the fourth grade. I started a Legion of Super Heroes club among my classmates, based on a popular comic book at the time. Each of us took on the identity of one of the heroes – there were about 25 of them, thus a “legion” – and…

Contemplation – Sufficient Graces 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Sufficient Graces

Servant leadership is the calling of every Vincentian, and term-limits for Conference Presidents ensure that every three to six years, somebody new will be invited to serve in that role. [Rule Pt III, St 2 & 12] The next time, it might be you. All too often, though, many of us pull back, insisting that…

¡Fue un placer verlos en Raíces y Alas!!  900 900 SVDP USA
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¡Fue un placer verlos en Raíces y Alas!! 

Fue un placer conectarnos con usted en Raíces y Alas, celebrando juntos nuestra alegría y fe católica. Vicentinos con la Sociedad de San Vicente de Paúl ponemos nuestra fe en acción, siguiendo a Cristo a través del servicio a las personas necesitadas y dando testimonio de Su amor Somos una red de amigos, inspirados en…

News Roundup May 7 – May 13 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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News Roundup May 7 – May 13

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: Professor Luke O’Neill asks people to join charity Sleepout in support of homelessness services AUSTRALIA: Chris Christofi: The man on…

Daily Prayers May 9 – May 13 940 788 SVDP USA
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Daily Prayers May 9 – May 13

Monday, May 9 Beloved St. Louise, motherless child, Your own trials led you to your vocation Pray for us that the Lord may lead us To follow your example, To trust in His Providence, To seek to do His will, To serve his poor and suffering. Amen Tuesday, May 10: God of my fathers, God…

05-12-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1368 1387 SVDP USA
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05-12-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Every week, it seems we Catholics are asked for our positions of the social crisis of the day. For a religion that is so often ridiculed or ignored by the media, they sure do ask often for our opinions! It fascinates me that our brothers and sisters in different faiths are rarely asked how they…

Contemplation – Where Charity is Practiced Cheerfully 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Where Charity is Practiced Cheerfully

Commenting on Conference meetings, President-General Jules Gossin wrote that “In France, what even the best men fear most is boredom; and, in that respect, the men of every country are more or less French.” He went on, in his Circular Letter of November 1, 1847, to say that “Boredom is to a Conference what smoke…

News Roundup May 7 – May 13 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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News Roundup May 7 – May 13

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: Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout puts female champions at the forefront AUSTRALIA: Vinnies welcomes housing and homelessness commitments AUSTRALIA: Vinnies aims for…

Daily Prayers May 2 – May 6 940 788 SVDP USA
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Daily Prayers May 2 – May 6

Monday, May 2 Lord, in my anger calm me With the peace of knowing Your love In my impatience reassure me With the peace of trusting Your will In my suffering comfort me With the peace of Your kingdom above Amen Tuesday, May 3: Lord Jesus, I thank You for Your sacrifice That greatest act…

05-05-2022 A Letter From Your Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA
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05-05-2022 A Letter From Your Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, Last weekend the National Football League held its annual draft of college players. It has become a major sports-media event as team managers take their turns identifying the new talent their teams need to complement their current rosters. Fans are interested in these picks and speculate on the contribution of new players…

Young Catholic Professionals: Thy Will be Done 1421 1421 SVDP USA
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Young Catholic Professionals: Thy Will be Done

Last week, a delegation of Young Adult Vincentians from across the country met with other Young Adult Catholics at the Young Catholic Professionals annual conference in Dallas, Texas. This year’s theme, Thy Will Be Done, focused on guiding attendees in finding the right path through life’s peaks and valleys to align themselves with God’s will.…

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