Duquesne SVdP

12/03/2018

As we enter into the season of Advent and begin preparations for Christmas, here is a blog post reflecting on the joy of the simple things.

One Sunday night as we were heading back to campus, we walked past two men sitting on the curb. We stopped as we usually do and asked them if they needed anything. We didn’t have much left since we…

11/15/2018

Thank you to everyone who has come to out to our events in observance of Homelessness Awareness Week!

We still have one last event - tonight at 9 pm join us in the 2nd floor Towers SCM Center at CEL. The SVdP board will be presenting on the opioid epidemic at CEL.

As the week finishes out - check out this reflection written by a board member about what it means to protect human dignity.

Protecting human dignity involves focusing on the little things. It involves taking the time and care to focus on a minute detail that would otherwise be overlooked. Being compassionate over a mini…

11/10/2018

Join us as we observe Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week - beginning Monday November 12th.

Here is a list of our events:

Monday November 12th 8:30 pm, 2nd Floor Towers SCM Center - a conversation on the opioid epidemic and pizza

Tuesday November 13th 4:30 pm, Africa Room - Light of Life Mission will be on campus screening a documentary and hosting a panel discussion

Wednesday November 14th 8:30 pm, 2nd Floor Towers SCM Center - make Thanksgiving Treat Bags to be distributed during our outreach downtown

Thursday November 15th 9 pm, 2nd Floor Towers SCM Center - SVdP will be presenting at the regular Consistent Ethic of Life group

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/27/2018

“Go to the poor, there you will find God.” - St. Vincent de Paul

Happy feast day to our name sake!

07/24/2018

Check out this reflection about the real signicance behind getting to know those you serve, and why it’s not just some fluffy sentimentality. No names are disclosed in this piece, despite the title and subject matter.

One of the things I’ve always considered special about what we do on Sunday nights is the relationship building which occurs. When I first started coming I was amazed at the older students who coul…

04/07/2018

Mixing it up with a poem written about what was taken away from a prayerful encounter that took place downtown.

Forbes walk sign is on to cross Forbes but I am standing still and I am enveloped in grace because if you take the last 3 letters of William you are left with the words “I AM” and whoev…

03/28/2018

A thought provoking piece reflecting on the last 7 phrases Jesus spoke on the cross, side by side things we have been told by those we serve.

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” – “These rich people walking by, they’re blinded man, I’m tellin’ you.” How often do we find ourselves in the middle of blindness to our fell…

03/23/2018

Join us tonight in the Chapel at 7pm for Vincentian Stations of the Cross. A small reception will follow!

03/16/2018

Thank you to one of our volunteers for providing this reflection about her first time serving with us!

As my journey into service with the homeless began with the Saint Vincent de Paul (SVdP) organization, I felt an intense need to reflect upon the values that have lead me to this point, and that co…

02/28/2018

One of our member's takes on both what it means to see Christ in the poor, and the implications of doing so.

The words, “seeing Christ in the poor”, can easily become the noise you tune out, because you hear it so much and are never too sure of what exactly it means. But when asked, “why are we loo…

02/08/2018

Be sure to come by the Spiritan Campus Ministry Center on the 2nd floor of Towers at 8 pm tonight for our first general membership meeting of the semester!

01/29/2018

Here's a reflection about the level of intentionality we bring into our interactions.

On a typical Sunday night, our group will often meet an individual who more than anything, wants to talk. He wants to talk about the lottery, and ci******es and all the good music he knows. So, we …