by Joshua Plandowski | Mar 27, 2026 | All Posts
Let Your Light Shine is what each of us is called to do at St. Vincent de Paul Society, in Dayton. Employee Illuminations highlights dedicated employees who take this mission to heart and embody the love of Christ in their daily work. Today we are humbled and honored...
by Joshua Plandowski | Mar 16, 2026 | All Posts
Roland started volunteering with St. Vincent de Paul in December of 2024. His reasons for choosing to volunteer at the shelter included his desire to directly help others. He did his research on various agencies in the Dayton area and found information online about...
by Joshua Plandowski | Mar 18, 2025 | All Posts
Homily on the Gospel of Mark 13:24-32 Given at the Five Year Anniversary of the SVDP Dayton Chapel Although we do not generally spend a lot of time thinking about the end of the world or about what will happen when the world ends, there are times when such thinking is...
by Joshua Plandowski | Mar 4, 2025 | All Posts
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, 40 days spent in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. Lent gives us the opportunity to serve others through almsgiving, practice self-control through fasting, and abstain from luxuries to help lead us to...
by Joshua Plandowski | Jan 8, 2021 | All Posts
Timothy was doing everything he could to protect his three children – ages 6, 7 and 8– from an abusive situation. Shortly after taking full custody and already stretched financially, Timothy lost his job. Soon they were without a home. “For two nights we slept...