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Contemplation: Not Our Help, but Our Hearts 715 442 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Not Our Help, but Our Hearts

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  It is easy to understand, in the practice of humility, that the credit for any of our good works does not go to us, but to God; as our Rule puts it, “we can achieve nothing of eternal value without His grace.” [Rule, Part I,…

5-29-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

5-29-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

May 29, 2025 Q: I’m an active member of our St. Vincent de Paul Conference and working on recruiting new members. I read somewhere in SVdP documents that it’s best to keep active members to about 10 and associate members to about 20. We have eight active members but no associate members. Can you tell…

Contemplation: A Union Made Perfect 1062 678 Tim Williams

Contemplation: A Union Made Perfect

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  “Home Visits,“ our Rule reminds us, “always are made in pairs.” [Rule, Part III, St. 8] Although this may offer protection from liability, that is an entirely unintended effect, given that the requirement predates our modern, litigious society by millennia. It predates even the Rule,…

5-22-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

5-22-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

May 22, 2025 Q: I am taking office as a new Conference president. I would like to have an audit done for our Conference. Is it proper for me to do so? A: Yes. The Rule is explicit, Conferences are required to have an informal annual audit. It is especially recommended when a new president…

Contemplation: With Singular Prudence and Modesty 720 720 Tim Williams

Contemplation: With Singular Prudence and Modesty

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  Contemplation:  With Singular Prudence and Modesty “It would be well to lay down this principle,” Blessed Frédéric advised François Lallier, “that humility is as obligatory on associations as on individuals.” [Baunard, 130] Frédéric did not believe, as some of the other early members did, that…

Feature: How SVdP Madison’s Work Release Partnerships Support Successful Reentry 944 655 admin

Feature: How SVdP Madison’s Work Release Partnerships Support Successful Reentry

Rebuilding Lives: How SVdP Madison’s Work Release Partnerships Support Successful Reentry By Brooke Trick – Senior Director of Retail Operations – North Central Region In 2024, nearly 1.8 million people were incarcerated in state or federal prisons or local jails across the United States. With one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, the…

5-15-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

5-15-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

May 15, 2025 Q: I am a member of a Conference, and I have heard that fifth Sunday second collection of the church should be for St. Vincent de Paul. However, it became apparent that our church is not following that. I would appreciate it if you could send me in writing when and how…

Contemplation: Broken, Blessed, and Shared 1075 810 Tim Williams

Contemplation: Broken, Blessed, and Shared

By Timothy Williams, Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development  We do not go to the poor because we are better, stronger, or more capable than they are, or to share our great wisdom, or the secrets of our success. Rather, our Rule reminds us, we go to them “aware of [our] own brokenness and…

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Feature: Young Vincentian Excellence Awards

Young People in the Spotlight for the 2025 Young Vincentian Excellence Awards By Linda Roghair, National Vice President of Youth, Young Adults & Emerging Leaders    A Society-wide search for young people doing amazing work in their community is happening now. Vincentians from across the U.S. are invited to nominate emerging young Vincentian servant leaders from their Conferences,…

5-8-25 Weekly Questions & Answers 1200 628 admin

5-8-25 Weekly Questions & Answers

May 8, 2025 Q: I am struggling with a decision made by our Conference.  I disagree with it.  How do I deal with this? A: The decisions of a Conference or Council are made by the Conference or Council as a whole either through consensus or by a vote.  Once the decision is made, all…

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