Homeless for the First Time at 73 Years Old

Maureen is smart, funny and more than a little bit feisty. At 73 years old she’s as proud of her Native American heritage as she is of her self-sufficiency. For 38 years Maureen worked with animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, and for the last 22 years she has lived in the...

Turning Miles into Mission

Making a gift to St. Vincent de Paul doesn’t always come in the form of writing a check or dropping off a box or two at the donation dock. For some local families, it’s looked more like handing over the car keys. St. Vincent de Paul accepts donations of cars, boats,...

Vincentian Reflections: Second Sunday in Lent

Gospel:  (Matthew 17:1-9)  Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light.  And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to...

Vincentian Reflections: First Sunday of Lent

Gospel: (Matthew 4:1-11) At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.  He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.  The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that...

Vincentian Reflections: Ash Wednesday

Gospel:  (Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18)  Jesus said to his disciples: “Be on guard against performing religious acts for people to see. When you give alms, for example, do not blow a horn before you in synagogues and streets like hypocrites looking for applause…Keep your...