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“Louise was a woman who needed to communicate and wanted to share her ideas and thoughts with others. She lived a profound human and spiritual experience and felt a need to communicate that experience. She cared deeply for those young women and through her correspondence she was able to make them feel supported, encouraged, and [...]

She will be officially commissioned at the Society’s annual meeting on Sept. 3, 2011 as the first woman to lead  the SVdP’s 172,000 members in 4,600 communities in USA. Sheila has a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and a Master of Science degree in public and environmental affairs, both from Indiana University.  In addition, [...]

With at least three Facebook pages and their own YouTube channel the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati are making fine use of social media. Sisters of Charity Office of Peace, Justice and the Integrity of Creation Sisters of Charity  Health System Sisters of Charity Spiritual Center Office of Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation YouTube channel Famvin [...]

Juventino Castillero  has posted a video on his Facebook page that captures the spirit and requires no translation. See a shorter YouTube version without Spanish titles. Related FAMVIN Posts:SVDP handout at Madrid Vocation FairPictures – Final Fiesta Vincentian Family Gathering MadridWhere will you find 1737 Vincentian Youth – WYD MadridOnly 25 days left… 1,800 Vincentians [...]

It is more expensive to deal with the consequences of homelessness than getting at root causes and preventing homelessness. Study after study in each of the these countries in effect call into question the cost benefit ratio of shelters as band-aid solutions. (Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland  and United States of America ) So there is an economic case for spending money [...]

The Sisters of Charity Cincinnati Office of Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation takes a look at Labor Day’s past, present and future in this YouTube video on Labor Day. Related FAMVIN Posts:Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati sponsor Elie Wiesel EventSisters of Charity Cincinnati celebrate 160 yearsSister of Charity – Patron Saint of ScavengingSisters of [...]

It depends! Here are some words of wisdom from a long time Non-profit activist, Jayne Cravens. The primary goal of a nonprofit, NGO, government agency or mother mission-based organization in using Twitter isn’t for its messages to go viral (to be retweeted/resent on a massive scale) Whether or not your organization should invest in using Twitter or another [...]

The USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development has issued its traditional statement for Labor Day . It is one of the most forceful statements from the USCCB in a long time. Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, California,  the head of the committee notes the long and fruitful collaboration between unions and the Church, the Church’s long-standing commitment to [...]

The Society of St. Vincent dePaul website shares the material distributed at the Vocation Fair during th e recent celebration of World Youth Day. (Click to enlarge) As a historical note it may be worth remembering that initially Vincent did not want to use the letters he received from the missioners as a means for [...]

According to the Sisters of Charity Federation website the New York Sisters of Charity are collaborating with parishioners of the Diocese of Spokane in their their long-standing support of the Mayan Indians in the Highlands of Guatemala. For further details see the Diocese of Spokane website. Thinking about collaboration or twinning… Many branches of the family [...]