Contemplation: To Discern, Not to Decide
By Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation & Leadership Development In the Society of St Vincent de Paul, “all decisions are made by consensus after the necessary prayer, reflection and…
read moreBy Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation & Leadership Development In the Society of St Vincent de Paul, “all decisions are made by consensus after the necessary prayer, reflection and…
read moreBy Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation & Leadership Development The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Home Visit both were formed when Frédéric Ozanam declared in 1833…
read moreUnlike that of humans, God’s judgment, we are taught, is equal to His mercy. This is one reason that we refrain from judging the neighbors we serve; our judgments, sometimes…
read moreBecome a Monthly Donor As an Everyday Saint, you don’t just help one family on one day. Your giving unlocks an extraordinary chain of generosity and care that extends to…
read moreDear Vincentian Friends, I have a question for everyone who is a Conference President: Have you visited your pastor yet this year? If not, this is a good time to…
read moreIn 2018, a set of seven “Cultural Beliefs” was incorporated as Statute 2 in Part III of our Rule. Because the Society has always been governed by both the Rule…
read more“There but for the grace of God go I.” We tend to share this idiom most often when a peer, a friend, or a colleague suffers a misfortune – somebody…
read moreSpeaking about the home visit in 1834, Blessed Frédéric said that it “is one of the best rendered charities and one that produces the best results, above all, in these…
read more“There is no act of charity,” St. Vincent once wrote, “that is not accompanied by justice…” [CCD II:68] We so often see the words “charity” and “justice” used together that…
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