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El Pozo: Una Refrescante Fuente Vicentina Feb 2026 1048 584 Tim Williams

El Pozo: Una Refrescante Fuente Vicentina Feb 2026

Dilexit Nos y nuestra Vocación Por Rita St. Pierre, Presidenta del Comité Nacional de Espiritualidad En la edición de primavera de “El Pozo” 2025, Marge McGinley utilizó una imagen muy inspiradora para ayudarnos a entender la Formación Vicentina: la importancia, de que los jugadores de fútbol puedan comprendan las distintas formaciones en su libro de jugadas.…

The Well: A People of Prayer 150 150 Tim Williams

The Well: A People of Prayer

As Spiritual Advisors and as Formators, we are often called upon to lead prayers, either spontaneously, as part of a meeting or ceremony, or as a dedicated time of prayer with our Conferences and Councils. For most of us, saying prayers is easy, but it is not always easy to find or to write those…

The Well: Dilexit Nos and our Vocation 150 150 Tim Williams

The Well: Dilexit Nos and our Vocation

By Rita St. Pierre, National Spirituality Committee Chair In the Spring 2025 issue of The Well, Marge McGinley used a truly inspired image to help us understand Vincentian formation –the importance of football players understanding various formations in their playbook. Indeed, as we strive to live our Vincentian vocation, with prayer to the Holy Spirit,…

The Well: Seeing Through God’s Eyes 150 150 Tim Williams

The Well: Seeing Through God’s Eyes

By Marge McGinley, National Formation Committee Chair As Bl. Frédéric once said of his newborn daughter, “I cannot behold that sweet little face, all innocence and purity, without seeing the image of the Creator more clearly mirrored in her, than in us… Could God have selected a sweeter means of teaching, correcting, and placing me…

Contemplation: Can I Get a Witness? 720 563 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Can I Get a Witness?

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  In the early days of the Vincentian Family, St. Vincent instructed the priests of the Mission to regularly read The Martyrology, a listing of the names and stories of the Church’s martyrs. St. Louise required the Daughters of Charity to read…

1-29-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVdPUSA

1-29-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Winners, Losers, and the Wisdom of God We’re back in the National Football League playoffs, that short championship season that ends this Sunday in Santa Clara, California. Unlike the Fourth of July or Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is truly America’s civic high holy day – the one moment each year when we all come together…

Contemplation: The Word 720 450 Tim Williams

Contemplation: The Word

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Most Vincentians are aware that we should not use the word “client” to refer to the neighbors we assist, but this is more than a matter of preference for specific labels, or even euphemisms. The reason we don’t say “client” is…

1-22-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVdPUSA

1-22-2026 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

From Transactions to Relationships: A Vincentian Examination of Heart There is a quiet shift happening in many places that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul cannot ignore. Some forms of our charitable work, even when generous, are drifting from relational to transactional – from presence to process, from shared life to “service delivery.” The Society…

Contemplation: Spiritual Refraction 720 448 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Spiritual Refraction

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  In order to grow in holiness together, as our Rule calls us to do, it is essential that we take the time to truly reflect on our experiences, our growth, and our understanding both individually and with each other. When we…

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…

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