Archive | November, 2006

Vincentian Family at Bethlehem

The Spanish language version of the Vincentian Encyclopedia features a link to a larger version of this graphic. MADRID, November 26, 2006 (famvin.org): A larger view of “La Familia Vicenciana en el Portal de Belén” (“The Vincentian Family at Bethlehem”) can be found on the Spanish Language Enciclopedia Vicenciana at: http://www.famvin.org/wiki-es/Imagen:NavidadVicenciana.jpg Related FAMVIN Posts:No Related [...]

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More Details on Vincentian Family Connection To House of Mary

The Zenit News service gives more background on the role of the CM’s and a Daughter of Charity in the rediscovery of the house in Turkey where Mary is believed to have lived.On July 29, 1891, two Vincentian priests, French Fathers Henry Jung and Eugène Poulin, gave in to the insistent requests of Sister Marie [...]

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Philippine Musical – Thunder in the Distance – Life of Pere Lebbe, cm

The faculty and students of St. John’s Institute in Bacolod City, Phillipines is set to portray the life and works of Belgian missionary Fr. Vincent Lebbe, CM. Lebbe is one of the respected missionaries in China and many credit the existence of the Church in China today top the fact that he pioneered rooting his [...]

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It's An Old Vincentian Family Story

So writes Arnie Simonse of the Vincentian Family Collaboration in West Virginia.ALMOST HEAVEN… News from the St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference of Southern West Virginia IT’S AN OLD VINCENTIAN FAMILY STORY… It’s not a new story for sure. The first chapter was written in the clogged streets of Paris in the early 1600’s by [...]

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Wikipedia – Vincentian Studies Institute

The Vincentian Studies Institute based at dePaul University has an entry on the world famous Wikipedia. The Vincentian Studies Institute article can serve as a beginning guide to Vincentian related resources in this secular encyclopedia (after which our own Vincentian Encyclopedia is modeled). This is a fine example of using main stream media to make [...]

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Two New Features in the Vincentian Encyclopedia

The Vincentian Encyclopedia now features two new services – reflections on Sunday Readings and a listing of what happened on this day in Vincentian History.Both are found on the main page. The Reflections on Sunday readings is in blue at the right of the main page. The historical listings are at the bottom of the [...]

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Nov. 29 – Anniversary of Foundation of the Daughters of Charity

Updated list of resources related to the Daughters of CharityVincentian Encyclopedia article Foundation of the Company of the Daughters of Charity International Site of the Daughters of Charity. Notes from a course by John Prager, C.M. Search of VINCENTIANA articles 1995-2003 Google search “Daughters of Charity Vincentian Encyclopedia Resources – Daughters of Charity Related FAMVIN [...]

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Congregation of the Mission in the Solomon Islands

The Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) has an International Mission in the Solomon Islands, about 12 km from the capital, Honiara. There there is a community of confreres working in the Holy Name of Mary Regional Seminary, as well as in Nazareth Apostolic Centre (a Lay Formation Centre) and a Rural Parish. The confreres are [...]

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Vatican Launches Justice and Peace Website

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 23, 2006 (zenit.org).- The Holy See has started a Web page dedicated to information about, and formation in, justice and peace. The initiative, www.justpax.it, was launched by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, whose president is Cardinal Renato Martino. For now, the Web page will publish information in Spanish, Italian, English [...]

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Halifax Sister of Charity Represents 22,000 Members of Canadian Religious Confer

Speaking on behalf of the CRC’s 22,000 members, Geernaert, a Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (Halifax), stressed that no country can act in isolation regarding the global problem of climate change stressing that cutting greenhouse gas emissions is a spiritual as well as a moral and ethical issueThe president of the Canadian [...]

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