Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Newmarket

  Charity is no substitute for Justice withheld. Charity without Justice is not Charity.   Charity is no substitute for Justice withheld.   ...

A prayer by Fr John Bucki, SJ Lord, Jesus Christ who reached across the ethnic boundaries between Samaritan, Roman and Jew who offered fresh...

  By Terry McCann Someone asked me: How do we help our members understand why reconciliation is something the SSVP needs to address? Do we h...

  Sculpture by Banksy REFUGEES By Brian Bilston They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or m...

  Things that have long stuck in my mind about the Christmas manger scene are the sounds and smells. Our mangers are dusted and clean when w...

  Christ of the Breadlines - Fritz Eichenberg Today's parable tells us that the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe, chos...

Following is an extract from a reflection on the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Steven P Millies The Gospel from Matthew today (Matth...

Today we continue Laudato Si’ #246 Firstly, simply read what the pope wrote. Then read it again, finding and reflecting on a word, phrase ...

The following is reprinted from  the Jesuit review, " America " , under the title: In Easter message, Pope Francis proposes univ...

MESSAGE CONCERNING THE PANDEMIC - By Archbishop Emeritus Sylvain Lavoie OMI   National Spiritual Advisor Archbishop Emeritus Sy...

Third World Day of the Poor - Questions for reflection and discussion  The numbers in parentheses refer to the Pope's Message which...

Learning the Land: Walking the talk of Indigenous Land acknowledgements Indigenous activists have drawn attention to threatened waterwa...

(Updated 8 October 2019) Jesus told the pharisees: “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow, red sky in the mor...

... and who is my neighbour? "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." -...

Those of us who believe in the sacred inviolability of life from conception to natural death usually have no difficulty speaking out against...

On Good Friday this year, as on every Good Friday, I read about the trial of Jesus Christ before Pontius Pilate and how, in a travesty of ju...

As Vincentians, we not only want to help the poor, but we need to work with others to find and address the root causes of poverty and its ef...