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Contemplation: A Virtuous Inspiration 720 414 Tim Williams

Contemplation: A Virtuous Inspiration

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Last week, my very good friend James Davis died, finally at rest following years of illness and other trials. Through them all, his great good cheer continued to bless all who were privileged to know him, many of whom had no…

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SVdP’s International Twinning Program: Connecting Vincentians Across the World

By Valeria Vlasich, International Twinning Coordinator The Society of St. Vincent de Paul International Twinning Program is a powerful way for Conferences to connect with Vincentians in communities around the world. Through this program, Conferences in different countries form meaningful partnerships, sharing friendship, prayer, and support in the true spirit of St. Vincent de Paul.…

Michael Acaldo, National CEO
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11-13-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

We Are a Youth Movement On April 23, 1833, his 20th birthday, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam and his university friends started a powerful movement we now know and love as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Frédéric always recognized the important role the young play in revitalizing the Church and his Society: “…it is essential for…

Invitation For Renewal 940 788 Megan DeClue

Invitation For Renewal

What is Invitation for Renewal? It is a leadership formation program for current and emerging Vincentian Leaders. It is intended to help the Society return to its roots to better understand its mission and values. It Develops and strengthens leaders to move the Society forward in ways that are true to both our spiritual foundation…

Contemplation: One in Love 720 470 Tim Williams

Contemplation: One in Love

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  We often repeat St. Vincent’s words, that we should “love God…with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows” [CCD XI:32], understanding this (correctly) to mean that all of our works of charity are expressions of love for…

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11-6-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

A Gospel Mandate, Not a Political Choice: Why We Must Act Now Last Friday, I issued a letter regarding the current government shutdown and the moral failure of leadership and service by all parties involved in allowing it to hurt the needy and the innocent. I received a number of responses from some of our…

Contemplation: The First and Final Principle 720 470 Tim Williams

Contemplation: The First and Final Principle

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  It seems to be the central irony of this Vincentian vocation that our Society’s primary purpose is our own growth in holiness. Most, if not all of us join the Society in order to serve others, only to learn later that…

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A Bipartisan Moral Failure: How Both Parties Weaponized the Defenseless

This week, millions of mothers are wondering how to feed their children. Government doors are closed, but hunger will not wait. Allowing the innocent and vulnerable, children, families, people with disabilities, and the poor, to become casualties of an ideological political struggle is an egregious moral failure. The present government shutdown in the United States…

10-30-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 Devine PR Postings

10-30-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Responding to the Government Shutdown with Both Charity and Justice We currently find ourselves in the second longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with no end in sight. As a result, our neighbors in need will suffer. As of this writing, there is no federal funding being directed to critical nutrition programs like the Supplemental…

Statement from John Berry, National President of SVdP USA, on the Federal Government Shutdown 1080 1350 Devine PR Postings

Statement from John Berry, National President of SVdP USA, on the Federal Government Shutdown

The government shutdown is increasingly devastating with every passing day, leaving most federal workers without pay and causing uncertainty and delays in federal programs that serve the poor.  Our most economically vulnerable brothers and sisters should not be forced to go without basic needs as a result of a partisan impasse, and it is time…

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