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6-12-25 Weekly Questions & Answers – Clarification 1200 628 admin

6-12-25 Weekly Questions & Answers – Clarification

Clarification to the June 12, 2025 Q&A  Q: If a Vincentian moves to a new parish, can they remain with the Conference in their old parish or should they join the Conference in their new parish? The recently published answer to the question above included the statement, “Members of the Society should affiliate themselves with…

6-26-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

6-26-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

June 26, 2025 Q: Is it permissible for non-Catholic associate members to be members of our board of directors? A: Non-Catholics may not be officers. That is confirmed in the Rule, Part III, Statute 3: “Only Active Members hold office in the organization.” Non-Catholics cannot be Active Members. Many of our Councils have members of the community…

Contemplation: The Best of Our Ability 720 476 Tim Williams

Contemplation: The Best of Our Ability

Leer en Español By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “Serve the poor to the best of your ability,” St. Vincent taught, “and entrust the rest to the goodness of God.” [CCD VII:256] We understand this, correctly, as an admonition to trust in Divine Providence, and to act with humility, understanding that…

Feature: Poverty Program committees 1280 853 admin

Feature: Poverty Program committees

A Tradition of Transformative Action  By Steve Uram, National Director of Poverty Programs The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is composed of individuals who seek personal holiness through works of charity – in other words, we are called to action. When you think of advocacy, your mind may immediately move to our National Voice…

6-19-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

6-19-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

June 19, 2025 Q: I would like to know if the National Council has written procedures as to how SVdP Conferences should handle the problem of people who want to give SVdP a donation and specifically designate an individual to be paid directly or indirectly by those funds donated or gifted. A: This is effectively a gift…

Contemplation: Simple, Gentle Humility 720 537 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Simple, Gentle Humility

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Blessed Frédéric warned the Society against a “proud pharisaism that sounds the trumpet before it”, and the establishment of “bureaucracies which impede our march by multiplying our machinery”, believing these would be the Society’s downfall. [310, to Amélie, 1841] It was one of his regular…

6-12-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

6-12-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

June 12, 2025 Q: If a Vincentian moves to a new parish, can they remain with the Conference in their old parish or should they join the Conference in their new parish? A: Members of the Society should affiliate themselves with their local parish Conference and Diocese. This will allow the member to continue to…

Contemplation: The One I Love the Least 720 476 Tim Williams

Contemplation: The One I Love the Least

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “Do you love me?” Christ asked Saint Peter not once, not twice, but three times, leaving the Apostle distressed, because Jesus, knowing all things, surely already knew His disciple’s love; Peter did not need to prove it, nor to convince Jesus it was true. The…

6-5-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

6-5-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

June 5, 2025 Q: Are there any guidelines regarding reimbursement of Vincentians for attending national and regional meetings? Who is eligible, what is covered, what about spouses, and what about side events? (trips, golf, etc.) A: If a member is designated as one who must attend a national or regional meeting, such as the National…

Feature on Formation: The Society and Catholic Social Doctrine 788 998 admin

Feature on Formation: The Society and Catholic Social Doctrine

The Society and Catholic Social Doctrine – Learning is Available By Tim Williams, Senior Director of Formation & Leadership Development In his book A New Century Dawns, Fr. Robert Maloney, CM, raises the interesting point that if you were to ask the average Catholic to name the Ten Commandments, the Seven Sacraments, or the Theological…

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