Tuesday, March 7, 20236:00 PM – 7:00 PM Workshop Description: Building a Society whose diversity goes beyond the numbers but also seeks to create spaces that ensure both equity and inclusion at all levels. It is not enough to invite others to join us, we must be intentional and ever-growing in the ways we support… Read more »
Thursday, March 2, 20236:00 PM – 7:30 PM Workshop Description: Just as salt can lose its flavor, Vincentians can lose sight of the meaning and the necessity of home visits. When salt loses its flavor, it looks like salt but its essence is missing. Renewing your commitment to home visits and revitalizing the ways in… Read more »
Tuesday, February 28, 20236:00 PM – 7:00 PM Workshop description: Vincent de Paul was asked to hear the confession of a dying man living in the county on the vast de Gondi estates. The man said that he would have died in sin if not for the priest (Vincent) who heard his confession. It touched… Read more »
What do we mean when we refer to “Vincentian Spirituality?” Why are home visits so important to our Ministry? We will provide the answers to these questions and more at the Ozanam Orientation. You are invited! 📅 February 4, 2023 🕗 8:45AM to 3:00PM ⛪ St. Francis of Assisi Conference … Read more »
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul San Diego Diocesan Council is inviting you to a FREE Advent Retreat with St. Paule Freeburg, DC. Sr. Paule Freeburg, DC is a Daughter of Charity and serves as SVDP Western Region Spiritual Advisor. We are delighted she is returning to San Diego to meet with us. When… Read more »
Connect, Learn, Pray and Advocate! Each year at the end of January, Catholic leaders gather in Washington, D.C. for the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG). For the past 30 years, this has been a must-attend event! I was fortunate to attend the last two in-person events in 2019 and 2020. As I reflected on how best to share the… Read more »
Bishop Hying, the National Episcopal Advisor for SVDP, was the keynote speaker at the 2018 National Assembly, held in San Diego. He spoke about Paul’s writings, Philippians 2:5-11, known as the Kenosis Hymn and how it reflects the life of Christ, how it reflects the life of Vincent and how it is a road map… Read more »
You are invited to encounter the presence of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the “holy ground” of Emmitsburg, Maryland, and to know her as daughter, wife, mother, friend, spiritual seeker, foundress, and saint. WHAT: A 2 ½ day in-person seminar at St. Joseph House, Emmitsburg, MD We are also offering the six presentations as a… Read more »
If you are looking for assistance related to the pandemic, please visit our Assistance & Services page. A founding activity for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Home Visit is a time for Vincentian voluneers to visit the homes of neighbors in need, identify their needs, and explore ways to help. In the wake… Read more »
With immense joy, the SSVP Council General International reports that we have just obtained a portrait of the founders Félix Clavé. The illustration is inside a book from 1851, written by the chronicler Maurice-Oscar Honoré de Bourzeis, from France. Pierre-Emmanuel-Felix Clavé was born on July 8, 1811, in Toulouse (France), and died on November 9,… Read more »
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