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by Beth | Sep 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
“PUT YOUR TRUST IN HIM AND FOLLOWING HIS EXAMPLE, ALWAYS ACT HUMBLY, GRACIOUSLY, AND IN GOOD FAITH.” – SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL The two fundamental sources of Saint Vincent de Paul’s teachings are the Gospel and lived experience. He wanted his followers to put the...
by Beth | Sep 22, 2024 | Formation
Fr. Rooney continues a series called “Vincentian Theological Terms.” This week:...
by Beth | Sep 22, 2024 | News
From the Famvin Homeless Alliance. Visit their website Elspeth Robinson’s testimony from Kumi Community Foundation, Uganda In 2002, after being made redundant from St John of God Hospital in Scorton, North Yorkshire, I found myself on a life-changing journey to Kumi...
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by Beth | Sep 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We are useless servants: such is the testimony that must give those who unite to serve God and men. […] Not to show ourselves, but let us to be seen: such could be our formula and is, more or less, among the maxims of a great apostle of charity, Saint Francis de...
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by Beth | Sep 21, 2024 | Famvin 2024, News
This fictitious letter is intended to capture the spirit of St. Louise de Marillac and her unwavering commitment to charity and service to those most in need. The 2024 convocation in Rome is an opportunity to renew this commitment in a context of synodality and...
Westminster Abbey began as a Benedictine monastery in 960 AD. The Abbey is rich in history and could tell many stories.
On this Feast Day we encourage you to start or continue reading St. Vincent's correspondence often, to be spiritually fed and supported by his guidance.
The “Educa Já” Project, an ongoing initiative by SSVP Brazil in São Paulo/SP, reaffirms the importance of education in human development and social inclusion.
St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton weren’t holy card or fairy-tale figures, but flesh and blood human beings who struggled with earthly dreams.
The Second Convocation of the Vincentian Family, November 14-17, will be a space to listen to the diverse voices within the Family, including ordained, married and single lay people, and all those committed to the Vincentian charism.