Author Archives: Editor 01

Pray for the October ’23 synodal assembly

This October, the synod of bishops will gather in Rome — and women religious, priests & deacons, lay women & men will join them. Together, they will continue the deliberations from the past two years of the Church’s global listening  more…

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on Pray for the October ’23 synodal assembly

Mission and Vision

Click to read our parish Mission and Vision Statements.

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on Mission and Vision

What does Christian Nationalism mean?

Posted in Social Action, Uncategorized | Comments Off on What does Christian Nationalism mean?

August 2023 Note from Council President

Dear Sisters and Brothers of St. Vincent de Paul parish family,Greetings and happy summer. You haven’t heard from me for a while because the Parish Council (PC) did not meet in July. We did meet for our regular meeting on  more…

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on August 2023 Note from Council President

In their memory

This beautiful votive candle-holder was made by young artisans at the South Baltimore Community Land Trust, which organization works for development without displacement. In our prayer alcove, the parish keeps this perpetual light beside the names of those who have  more…

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on In their memory

Click above to make a donation to St. Vincent’s Parish (#1406 – use the drop-down menu) through GiveCentral. Please use the “notes” field to indicate whether your gift is for regular Offertory, for Donations General (to support the missional life  more…

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on

Finding Our Why

The Vision Statement of St. Vincent de Paul Church (adopted Advent 2022).

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on Finding Our Why

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on

Welcome to St Vincent’s!

Our Saturday 6 PM Mass is in-person only. Our Sunday 10 AM Mass is hybrid: both in-person and live-streamed. We live-stream on the parish YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/stvincentchurchbaltimore Join us!

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on Welcome to St Vincent’s!

Synod 2021-24

Read and share Enlarge the Space of Your Tent: the Document for the Continental Stage of the synodal process. This document “… is loaded with the exquisitely theological treasure contained in the experience of listening to the voice of the  more…

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on Synod 2021-24

All are welcome: come as you are!

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on All are welcome: come as you are!

To My Fellow Pilgrims

From the Pastor Reflections on our Covid-imposed pilgrimage and journey. If we see and experience this time as a pilgrimage, there are some things to be on the lookout for and be mindful of.Read the rest of Pastor Ray Chase’s  more…

Posted in Communications & Outreach, General Interest | Comments Off on To My Fellow Pilgrims

Bishop Madden’s Prayer Walks

One evening a month at different parishes around the city, parishioners from St. Vincent’s (typically Peggy Meyer, Mary Laukaitis, Louise Gregg, and myself, and including at various times Joe and Peggy Cronyn, Anne Maura English, Denny and Rita McMullin, Sue  more…

Posted in Communications & Outreach | Comments Off on Bishop Madden’s Prayer Walks

St. Ignatius Catholic Community

The responses of the St Ignatius Parish Community are actions of their Justice and Peace Committees and the committee named “The Women of the New Testament Ministry.” They have issued this press release sent out from Candra V. Healy Chair  more…

Posted in Parish Council | Comments Off on St. Ignatius Catholic Community

St. Vincent’s Response to the Need for Church Reform

The parishioners of St. Vincent’s share a deep concern over the crises of abuse and lack of accountability in the Church, and the culture that contributed to this terrible situation. Committed to healing, justice, and peace, we call for, and  more…

Posted in Home Page | Comments Off on St. Vincent’s Response to the Need for Church Reform

St. Vincent’s Response to the Crisis in the Church 2018

ST. VINCENT’S AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CHURCH REFORM 2018Committee MembersJim Casey, ChairpersonAl Reichelt, Colleen McCahill, Maureen Daly, Pat Ball, Ray Heil, Pastor Ray Chase, Geri Fialkowski, Geri Sicola, and Amber Hendricks (ex officio member as President of Parish Council) Committee Meetings  more…

Posted in Parish Council | Comments Off on St. Vincent’s Response to the Crisis in the Church 2018

What Must Happen by James Martin, SJ

What-Must-Happen James Martin

Posted in Parish Council | Comments Off on What Must Happen by James Martin, SJ

Church Reform Primary Source Documents

St Vincent De Paul Church Committee on Church Reform Primary Source Documentation Primary Source Documents which may help contribute to a better understanding of many areas of influence that led to the Child Abuse Crisis along with what might be done  more…

Posted in Parish Council | Comments Off on Church Reform Primary Source Documents

Pastoral Theology for a Post-Modern World: The Pastoral Theology of Pope Francis

Following is the text of a speech delivered by San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy at the 2018 assembly of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests meeting in Albuquerque June 25-27, 2018. Reprinted with permission. We are living in a wonderful  more…

Posted in General Interest | Comments Off on Pastoral Theology for a Post-Modern World: The Pastoral Theology of Pope Francis

Baltimore’s Homeless Jesus to Rest Among Those Experiencing Homelessness

The life-sized bronze statue by Ontario artist Timothy Schmalz, which can be found in more than 60 cities across the globe including the Vatican, will be installed on the grounds of St. Vincent. In other cities, the statue has been  more…

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Baltimore’s Homeless Jesus to Rest Among Those Experiencing Homelessness