Articles

The SVP works to help those in need in a variety of ways.  Its core business is through helping those locally in need through the parish conference.  However, it is also very activ[...]

The SVP founder Fredric Ozanam started his first conference in 1833, having been challenged how his faith was relevant against the stark misery of the lives of the poor in Paris.  [...]

This is the fifth article summarising an important book by Father James Mallon, which is based on his experience of renovating and renewing his Canadian parish.  There are lessons [...]

This month, in the last of our current series on the St Vincent de Paul Society, we look at the life of Frederic Ozanam. Frederic Ozanam was born in Milan on 23 April, 1813 of Fren[...]

We continue our series on key people involved in the development of the SVP with the first of two articles on Blessed Rosalie Rendu.   Over a century and a half apart, Blessed Rosl[...]

The People Behind the Society of St Vincent de Paul ~ St Louise de Marillac In this second article on key people influential to the formation of the St Vincent de Paul Society we a[...]

The Hallam News has recently carried a number of articles about the Society of St Vincent de Paul, which have been well received.  People have appreciated getting to know more abou[...]

At the annual gathering of the priests of the Diocese last October the speaker was Tom O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology at Nottingham University.  Tom gave the priests [...]