Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Newmarket

 We received this update from Peter Gruneberg, president of the Peterborough Particular Council which runs the Vinnies Food Pantry and the V...

  Image credit: waldenu.edu Sr Mary McGlone's reflections on this Sunday's readings  have a lot of encouragement and good advice for...

  By  Linda Dollard , National President, SSVP Canada reprinted from Chez Vincent Bulletin How exciting it was to see the white smoke in Rom...

Reflection by Deacon Steve “Set your hearts on the greater gifts…If I give everything I have to feed the poor…but have not love, I gain noth...

  Image Credit: www.catholicregister.org by Deacon Steve, Homily for 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024 In our contemporary films and TV pro...

  San Damiano Cross While often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, the Peace Prayer wasn’t written by the saint. However, it remains a pop...

  Thanks to all of our Vincentians who have completed the virtual training for Bingo World! By volunteering your time in this way we are abl...

  Image credit: https://crossfitodyssey.com/sunday-story-sticks-and-stones/ When I was a little boy and people used unkind words I was told ...

  Blessed Rosalie Rendu - February 7, 2023 This Tuesday February 7th, is the feast of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, who was a member of the Daughte...

  River Jordan. Image credit https://faith.nd.edu / Selection by Deacon Steve: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord “Jesus rises from the water...

This Sunday's gospel reading about the visit of Jesus to the home of Martha and Mary generates more than its fair share of popular opini...

  Curated from Bread for the World This poem was composed by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw in November, 1979. It draws inspiration from St O...

  Image: crosswalk.com Reflection by Deacon Steve selected from Thomas Merton “The cult of the Holy Sepulchre is Christian only in so far as...

  Selection by Deacon Steve “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing ne...

Image: thevalemagazine huacachina-peru-desert-oasis-south-america The following reflection is taken from  “The Lessons of St. Francis: How t...

  Image credit: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56364339 On seeing that today, July 31st, is the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, I decid...

  When I first heard the readings for mass this Sunday (16th Sunday: Jeremiah on selfish, lazy shepherds, Psalm 23, Jesus the Good Shepherd ...

  Spiritual Reflection - Monday June 14, 2021 Thomas Merton writes,  “One thing above all is important: “the return to the Father.” The Son ...

  Saint Marguerite d’Youville Saint Marguerite d’Youville, PATRON SAINT OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL IN CANADA. An ordinary woman...

Following spiritual reflection is by Denise Bondy, Chair of the ONRC Spirituality Committee. Read the original reflection on the Spiritual...