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Protect Them Both
We do not support Ohio Issue 1. St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dayton District Council believes in the dignity of every human person. We also believe that each person is created in the image and likeness of God. Every day we accompany our most vulnerable and forgotten...
Through the Eyes of Children
To see the world through a child’s eyes is a wonder. Their pure and innocent perspectives, unhurried by adult responsibilities, remind us of what is truly important. They see and feel everything but do not always understand. Raw emotion, true and untamed, rules their...
Perseverance in Prayer
August 27th is typically observed as the feast of St. Monica, patron of wives, mothers, and victims of abuse. She is recognized as a saintly mother whose deep faith and fervent prayers led to the conversions of her pagan husband and wayward son (that son being St....
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Everyday Heroes
We are THANKFUL for the amazing people who show up every day and love their neighbors through their work and their presence at St. Vincent de Paul. One such person is Rehousing Manager Angel Bernard, who was recently honored as an Everyday Ohio Hero by the Ohio...
Walking the Way of the Cross
A reflection for Holy Week as together we enter into the Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection: All of us experience moments of darkness, when everything we do can feel like failure, everything we want to change we can't change yet. Patience isn't asked; it's...
Simple to Say, Difficult to Do : A Lenten reflection on loving our enemies.
*This reflection by St. Vincent de Paul's Executive Director Michael Vanderburgh was originally published on The Catholic Telegraph website.* March 4: Saturday of the First Week of Lent Readings: Dt 26:16-19, Mt 5:43-48 Invitation to Prayer: “Behold, now is a very...
You are a masterpiece of His Love.
“You are a masterpiece of His love, wounded, disfigured by sin, but remade by the Redeemer, more beautiful than before.” (I Believe in Love, Father Jean C.J. d’Elbée) As our troubled world spins on, this week marks the beginning of the spiritual season of Lent. It is...
You Are Enough.
That first Christmas, Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem exhausted after their long journey and with nowhere to go. There was no room for them at the inn. There was no room for them at the inn. Mary just rode a donkey through the desert while nine months pregnant....
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