Author: St. Vincent de Paul

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill We are a less than a week away from our Thanksgiving

Great occasions for serving God come seldom but little ones surround us daily. St. Francis de Sales We are 1½ weeks away from our Thanksgiving

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” – St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta We are 2 ½ weeks away

We must mirror God’s love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrrors of God’s love, so we may show Jesus by our lives.

I am sent not only to love God but to make Him loved.  It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love Him. St. Vincent de Paul

We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit

And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’

We should recall that no man is an island, entire of itself. Our lives are involved with one another, through innumerable interactions they are

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless.  The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest

Our true worth does not consist in what human beings think of us. What we really are consists in what God knows us to be. St. John Berchmans  Too

Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance. St. Vincent de Paul Our Back To School

Each of you knows that the foundation of our faith is charity. Without it, our religion would crumble. We will never be truly Catholic unless we

You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love. St. Catherine of Siena We see your donations to

Love proves itself by deeds, and how shall I prove mine? … I can prove my love only by scattering flowers, that is to say, by never letting

At the end of our life we shall be judged by charity. – St. John of the Cross We are so thankful for the charity you show our neighbors every

Helping a person in need is good in itself.  But the degree of goodness is hugely affected by the attitude with which it is done.  If you show

Kind hearts are the gardens,Kind thoughts are the roots,Kind words are the flowers,Kind deeds are the fruits. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The kindness

I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this

It is certainly true that he who is humble is also faithful to God, because the humble man is also just in giving to all their due, and above all, in

Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own