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1-15-26 Monthly Questions & Answers 1200 628 SVdPUSA

1-15-26 Monthly Questions & Answers

January 15, 2026 Q: Do you know of anywhere that we might find a written history of the Black Bag? Several of our Conferences have asked, but I’m not sure where to look. A: The secret collection goes back to the beginnings of the Society. In the beginning, the funding for the Conferences came strictly…

Light After the Storm: SVdP Lifts St. Louis Community from Tornado Rubble 1661 1336 SVdPUSA

Light After the Storm: SVdP Lifts St. Louis Community from Tornado Rubble

By Wendy Todd, Grants Writer, SVdP Archdiocesan Council of St. Louis May 16, 2025 began as a bright and sunny day, but at 2:39 that afternoon, everything changed. A tornado darkened the skies and tore through parts of St. Louis, damaging over 5,000 homes. Five people were killed. North St. Louis, an area that has…

Michael Acaldo
1-15-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVdPUSA

1-15-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

To the Heights! Can a young person change the world? This may sound like an easy question to answer. If so, why do so many struggle with this question? To answer this question, we all must first define what it means to be a young person. It’s not about chronological age! It’s a state of…

Contemplation: At the Center 720 451 Tim Williams

Contemplation: At the Center

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Shortly after the election of Pope Francis in 2013, photos of the crowd awaiting his first appearance were published alongside photos of an earlier crowd awaiting the appearance of Pope Benedict XVI. In 2005, the massive crowd simply stood waiting. Eight…

Statement from John Berry, National President of SVdP USA, on Negotiations to Extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits of the ACA 1080 1350 SVdPUSA

Statement from John Berry, National President of SVdP USA, on Negotiations to Extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits of the ACA

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA welcomes bipartisan efforts in Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We urge members to continue good faith negotiations to ensure that health care continues to be affordable for the millions of Americans who purchase coverage through the health insurance…

Formation is More than Reading (But Reading Helps!) 659 439 SVdPUSA

Formation is More than Reading (But Reading Helps!)

By Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development We understand formation to be our lifelong journey of becoming, and our Vincentian vocation to be the special pathway we have chosen for that journey. As Vincentians, we further our growth along the way, most importantly through our person-to-person service of the poor, and equally…

1-8-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVdPUSA

1-8-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

The Thread Each of us has at times, in our own way, felt a quiet thread running through our lives. A steady pull of love that stretches from Jesus’ simple command to love one another, to the personal encounters, phone calls, and conversations we share with our neighbors in need. Every time we sit at…

Contemplation: Every Moment of Our Lives 720 451 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Every Moment of Our Lives

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  To answer a call to volunteer is to do something. To answer a call to vocation is to be something. This distinction is at the heart of what it means to be a member of the Society. While it is certainly…

Contemplation: Credit Where It Is Due 720 446 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Credit Where It Is Due

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  When our personal efforts pay off with the results we’d hoped for, we naturally feel a sense of exhilaration, and even pride in our accomplishment. We pat ourselves on the back a little bit, hang a certificate on the wall, or…

“We’re Finally Home”: SVdP Helps Families Rebuild in Western Kentucky 1170 814 SVdPUSA

“We’re Finally Home”: SVdP Helps Families Rebuild in Western Kentucky

Four years after a devastating tornado tore through Western Kentucky, families in Princeton and Dawson Springs are finally getting the keys to a new beginning — thanks to a powerful collaboration led by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Disaster Services of Western Kentucky and The Hope Initiative, a Christian organization dedicated to…

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