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by Beth | Sep 24, 2024 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “All those who have experience of public charity,” wrote Bl. Frédéric in 1848, “know that the poor are never better helped than by the poor.” [To Good People, L’ere Nouvelle, 1848] Those who have suffered deprivation and...
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by Beth | Sep 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. Hence, he wants us to be meek and lowly of heart also, and not at all haughty. John and the other disciples way well be as jealous for Jesus’ sake as Joshua was for Moses’. Or they may be so haughty. Haughty enough to think that...
by Beth | Sep 24, 2024 | News
Oxfam Intermon, a prominent humanitarian organization known for its work addressing global inequality and poverty, released its 2024 report on September 23rd, painting a grim picture of the world’s economic inequality. The report, titled “Multilateralism in an...
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by Beth | Sep 24, 2024 | Famvin 2024, News
The Louise de Marillac Vincentian Foundation, a non-profit institution with a deep humanitarian and Christian vocation, has been a fundamental pillar in the assistance and integral promotion of the most vulnerable people, especially the elderly poor, in Colombia. Its...
by Beth | Sep 23, 2024 | News
This article originally appeared in the June 2024 edition of the Western Province’s quarterly newsletter, The Vincentian. Mary and Willy Miranda are devoted to feeding Patterson’s needy After 11 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Patterson, CA, Mary Miranda hands out...
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