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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Contemplation: Go Gently, Pray Much

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  The challenge of poverty seems always to be urgent, to demand our immediate attention and action. As people of action, Vincentians can even sometimes become impatient with one another as we seek to put into motion new plans and new works…

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Connecting SVdP Thrift Stores to Our Mission

People have asked, “How are SVdP Thrift Stores connected to our overall mission?” This is a great question. Many SVdP thrift stores have been around for a long time raising financial resources and giving merchandise from their stores to help their Neighbors in Need (NIN). Other stores, like the one you will see in the…

10-23-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 Devine PR Postings

10-23-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Just Ask — Sharing the Blessing Of Our Vocation As Vincentians, we are each called to live our vocation through the simple yet profound acts of friendship, service, and spirituality. Every home visit, every prayer shared, and every meal served brings us closer to Christ through those we serve. But this vocation—this blessing—is not meant…

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