Archive | October, 2008

20th Annual Southern California VINCENTIAN FAMILY DAY

Celebrating the theme “Vincentians: Together – We Are Saints in the Making” De Paul Evangelization Center in Montebello hosts the 20th Annual Southern California VINCENTIAN FAMILY DAY. Montebello. Related FAMVIN Posts:Vincentian Marian Youth April 2013VMY International President’s LetterVincentian Family Visits China VMY Bulletin OctoberEarthquake in Chile

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Bloggers discuss poverty

Aidan Rooney CM writes… On October 15, 2008, over 12 thousand bloggers banded together to discuss a single issue — poverty. I wonder how many Vincentian Family members were present? They raised awareness, took action and shook the web. Read more about it at http://blogactionday.org/. Meet Romina Oliverio, an online community coordinator at non-profit called [...]

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And the Word becomes digital

“An assembly of Catholic bishops on Monday called for the use of mass communications — including television, cinema, DVDs and even iPods — to be used to spread the Bible in as many languages as possible.” Reuters reports. An official Vatican statement writes “The voice of the Divine Word must resonate over the radio, on [...]

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November in the Vincentian Family

* 9 – Anniversary of the Beatification of Rosalie Rendu, D.C. – 2003 * 11 – First Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth arrive at the Leavenworth Landing – 1858 * 13 – Martyrdom of St. Agostina Pietrantoni, a Sister of Charity of Jeanne-Antide – 1894 * 23 – Thomas Judge, C.M. – +1933 * 27 [...]

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VINFORMATION – Systemic Change presented visually

Famvin is adding a formation site to it news and reference sites.  This week’s feature – “Systemic Change“ – highlights an easy to follow unfolding of key concepts .  VINFORMATION is still in early stages of development but we are posting sections of it to invite your comments and suggestions. If you run into any [...]

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International Vincentian Youth Study Day report

Summary of Group Discussions Salamanca, Spain June 4-8, 2008 (pdf document) Related FAMVIN Posts:Young Vincentian Meeting in Salamanca, SpainSVDP youth receive advocacy awardFinding the Picassos in SVdP’s KidsNew High School Vincent dePaul ConferenceMatching grant for Vincentian youth to WYD

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Vincentians in Kerala declared innocent

After 21 months of rigorous investigation, but with no evidence against the Retreat Centre, the Vincentians took their complaints to the Supreme Court. On 11 March 2008, the Division bench of the Supreme Court, after closely examining the report of the police investigation team, verified that the allegations levelled against the Retreat Centre in the [...]

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Celebrations for 350th anniversary of deaths of Vincent and Louise

The planning committee for the preparation of celebrations on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Vincent and Louise make the following suggestions… Related FAMVIN Posts:Legacy of Vincent and LouiseSaturday afternoon at the opera with Vincent and LouiseVincent and Louise! – It really is an opera!350th Jubilee Year – Retrospective July 18 [...]

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350th anniversary (2010) of deaths of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac

The Superior General has written about the plans to celebrate the 350th anniversary (2010) of the death of St. Vincent de Paul and of St. Louise de Marillac. Related FAMVIN Posts:Legacy of Vincent and LouiseSaturday afternoon at the opera with Vincent and LouiseVincent and Louise! – It really is an opera!350th Jubilee Year – Retrospective [...]

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Slide show of Superior General's visit to Madagascar

CMGLOBAL, the international site of the Congregation of the Mission, features a slide show with comments by the Superior General about his recent visit to Madagascar. Related FAMVIN Posts:A month in the life of the successor of VIncent…Something new is happening … in ParisMother and Superior GeneralPhoto Gallery – Pope and Superior GeneralThe Pope and [...]

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