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The Vincentians dedicate their lives to the mission of St. Vincent de Paul. This year’s jubilarians are celebrating 50 and 60 years of service.

Cheryl and James Klein find meaning and fulfillment in their volunteer work at St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at Holy Redeemer parish in San Antonio.

Carol White, at 88, looks back on a life of service to the Catholic Church in San Antonio and her home parish, Holy Redeemer.

Fr. Kevin Fausz, C.M., is pastor of three parishes in San Antonio, Texas, and looks back on the path that took him from nursing to the priesthood.

After serving in the Army, Ernie Wish enrolled in DePaul University and started at 75-year relationship with the Vincentians.

Established in 2017, the Western Province’s Walking With the Poor program has distributed $682,000 in grants to help the less fortunate.

Fr. Rajesh Lakra, C.M., overcame a period of doubt in the seminary by immersing himself in prayer for days on end.

Vincentian ministries like DePaul Woodworking in Nairobi will benefit from recent successful Vincentian fundraising campains.

The food pantry at Holy Trinity Parish in Dallas is a great help for its clients and an outlet for its service-hungry volunteers.

Fr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., for Provincial of the Western Province, has been named President of St. Luke Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland.