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Position Papers

This section contains Society of St. Vincent de Paul National Council approved position papers.  

• A Just Wage for Employees of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, April 2001  (view) 43.15KB (44186 bytes) 
• Affordable Housing for the Poor, February 2002 (view)  43.47KB (44514 bytes) 
• Health Care for the Poor, Feb. 2004 (view) 224.10KB (229483 bytes) 
• Position Statement on Immigration, Sept. 2004 (view) 61.88KB (63367 bytes) 

• Position Statement on Fair Wages, Sept. 2005 (view) 69.02KB (70679 bytes) 

• Position Statement on Restorative Justice, Sept. 2006 (view) 69.00KB (70655 bytes) 

• Position Statement on Predatory Lending, April 2007 (view) 74.49KB (76277 bytes)    New!
• Position Statement on Homelessness, Aug. 2007 (view) 71.82KB (73540 bytes)     New!

If the love of God, is a fire, then zeal is its flame; if the love of God is a sun, then zeal is its rays.  Zeal is what is most pure in the love of God.  Now my brothers, how can we possess this spirit of simplicity, of humility and gentleness if we do not have the spirit of mortification which has us see good in everything?  And, how will we possess this spirit of mortification without zeal, which helps us rise above all sorts of difficulties, not only with the force of reason but also with that of grace..."                                                                   St. Vincent de Paul