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Contemplation: A Conference in Heaven 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation: A Conference in Heaven

The Society is united by our three Essential Elements of spirituality, service, and friendship. [Rule, Part III, Statute 1] Frédéric once remarked that perhaps friendship was “the reason that in Paris we wished to found our little Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and it is also for this reason perhaps that heaven has seen…

12-09-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 168 191 SVDP USA

12-09-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

At the age of seven, I began my lifelong journey of service as an altar server at St. Luke Catholic Church in River Forest, IL. I remember the purpose and pride I felt in being a part of the Church and the feeling that it brought me closer to God. Since then, I have endeavored…

Contemplation – True Charity is Always Poor 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation – True Charity is Always Poor

Conferences, following the example of St. Vincent de Paul, are expected to keep detailed and accurate records of contributions, donors, and assistance provided to neighbors in need, and to report them periodically to their Councils. There can be a temptation, looking back on the numbers, to puff up our chests about all the good that…

12-2-2021 News Roundup 1200 1200 SVDP USA

12-2-2021 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 IRELAND: Helping out at festive season is not just putting your hand in your pocket IRELAND: ‘We have to make sure…

12-2-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1363 1363 SVDP USA

12-2-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

We are now firmly in the season of family and friends. This year feels extra special, as we may be with people who could not be with us for many pandemic months. Whether it is at a holiday party, family dinner or a large-group holiday service activity, we will all be asked first, did COVID…

Contemplation – The Soul of Our Souls 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – The Soul of Our Souls

Bl. Frédéric’s wife Amelie once said that she had never seen him wake up or fall asleep without making the sign of the cross and praying. In fact, “he never did anything serious without praying.” [Manual, p.65] Following his example, Vincentians are people of prayer. St. Vincent taught that prayer is a “lifting of the…

11-24-2021 News Roundup 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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11-24-2021 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: ‘Urgent need’: Vinnies Shops need volunteers CANADA: ‘Made with love’: St. Catharines’ Ozanam Centre provides free lunch to those in…

11-24-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leader 1367 1520 SVDP USA
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11-24-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leader

Dear Vincentian Friends, Last week I had the privilege of being with Vincentian leaders from all over the United States to attend the Invitation for Renewal leadership-formation program in St. Louis. One of the perennial highlights of this retreat-based program is a film called “Celebrate What’s Right with the World.” Focusing on what’s right and…

Contemplation – Trust to God for the Rest 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Trust to God for the Rest

If we truly trust in providence, truly abandon ourselves to the will of God, does that mean we are called to simply let things happen? On the contrary, Frédéric taught, our “detachment from the world must not be turned into discouragement about our duties… We must think as if we were to quit the earth…

11-18-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA
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11-18-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, Last week, with the help of our national office staff, I filed our National Council Annual Report with the Council General International in Paris. Yes, I have to file an annual report, just as our Councils and Conferences are required to do. I know we all like to complain about these reports,…

Contemplation – Our Participation In The Divine Light 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Our Participation In The Divine Light

It is perhaps the central irony of our Vincentian vocation that while our “ideal is to help relieve suffering for love alone, without thinking of any reward or advantage for [ourselves]” it is also true that we do this for ourselves, as a necessary step towards our growth in holiness. [Rule, Part I, 2.2] So…

SVdP Named One of America’s Best Charities 530 530 SVDP USA
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SVdP Named One of America’s Best Charities

Each year, the Chronicle of Philanthropy releases a list of America’s 100 Favorite Charities. Their ranking system is based primarily on cash-support received by cause-driven nonprofits. That means the total value of charitable contributions of money and stock. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is honored to be a part of the list this…

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