By Lynn McCormick Our Lady of Refuge SVdP Conf. President Why would anyone wake up before dawn, wear layers of clothes, and walk a neighborhood they have never been to? It’s very simple………. to see Jesus. I recently participated in the city of Long Beach’s Homeless Count. I can honestly say that I…
Our member volunteers are at the heart of St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles. These members are called “Vincentians,” and they are actively helping friends in need throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. Our Vincentians work in groups called “Conferences of Charities,” which are based in local Catholic church parishes. However, some…
The cabin door just closed on my flight home from the SVDP National Assembly in Baltimore, 2022, and I am writing this from seat 23D on Delta Flight 508. This Assembly will always remain memorable for me for a couple of reasons. After serving six years as your Board President, this has been my last SVDP…
Fireworks, no matter when or where we see them, always seem to conjure up the 4th of July. They have been part and parcel of the festivities from the very beginning. The tradition of setting off fireworks began in Philadelphia on the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence–July 4,1777. That celebration began and ended…