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Contemplation: His Will Be Done 899 667 Tim Williams

Contemplation: His Will Be Done

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Indifference, St. Vincent taught, is the key to attaining holiness. Bl. Frédéric prescribed the same disposition using the word resignation. To our ears these words carry negative connotations, implying apathy or quitting. Something certainly is lost in the translation, because, far…

Contemplation: All Things Considered 720 471 Tim Williams

Contemplation: All Things Considered

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  In the Society, our actions are guided by Holy Scripture, by our Rule and traditions, and by guidelines. We honor them in that order of precedence; where guidelines contradict the Rule or Holy Scripture, the guidelines must be changed. Guidelines appear…

Communicating the Charism and Spirituality of Saint Vincent de Paul 1024 540 SVdPUSA

Communicating the Charism and Spirituality of Saint Vincent de Paul

Rome, 27 September 2025 To the members of the Vincentian Family Communicating the charism and spirituality of Saint Vincent de Paul: a legacy that never fades Dear members of the Vincentian Family, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! Each year, the Solemnity of Saint Vincent de Paul is a special…

9-25-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 SVdPUSA

9-25-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

September 25, 2025 Q: The definition of memberships is somewhat vague in the Manual. Does National have any additional guidelines on what constitutes a full voting member of a Conference, especially on how many meetings members need to attend to maintain active status? A: The Rule, Part III, Statute 3 identifies clearly the membership types.…

09-25-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 SVdPUSA

09-25-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

Seeing Christ through Personal Encounter Why did I join the Society of St Vincent de Paul, and why am I still a member? Fifteen years ago, I was retiring from paid work and a friend of mine asked if I would consider joining the Society.  I had “new” free time, felt I had been blessed…

Q&A with Ingrid Delgado, SVdP National Director of Public Policy and Advocacy 448 346 SVdPUSA

Q&A with Ingrid Delgado, SVdP National Director of Public Policy and Advocacy

When Ingrid Delgado talks about her journey into advocacy, she often returns to the stories she grew up hearing around her family’s dinner table. Her parents, immigrants from Cuba, refused to denounce their Catholic faith, even when it meant her father became a political prisoner and her mother was barred from pursuing the studies she…

Contemplation: Alongside the Road 720 478 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Alongside the Road

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  The parable of the good Samaritan is a favorite among Vincentians, depicting, as it does, the personal encounter between the wounded victim lying by the side of the road and the traveler who stops to personally help. The Samaritan is exactly…

Vincentians at St. Vincent de Paul Chapel in Paris, France
September is a Month of Vincentian Celebration and Veneration 1024 768 admin

September is a Month of Vincentian Celebration and Veneration

September is a Month of Vincentian Celebration and Veneration By Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation & Leadership Development A feast is a celebration, and September marks two great celebrations for Vincentians – the Feast of St Vincent de Paul on September 27, and the Feast of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam which occurred on September 9.…

09-18-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders 1200 1200 admin

09-18-2025 A Letter from Our Servant Leaders

A Beautiful Weekend in Emmitsburg Last weekend, I had the privilege of being in Emmitsburg, Maryland for the 50th anniversary celebration of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s canonization. What a joyous celebration it was! On Saturday, Father Tomas Mavrik, the Superior General of the Vincentian Family worldwide, celebrated a special Vincentian Family Mass. Sunday’s public Mass,…

Contemplation: Two Faces of a Single Reality 2560 1703 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Two Faces of a Single Reality

Leer en Español By Timothy P. Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “The Society has held from the beginning,” our Manual reminds us, “that the funds donated to the Conference belong to the poor…members should never adopt the attitude that the money is theirs, or that the recipients have to prove that they…

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