FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

The website of the Ladies of Charity USA (LCUSA) continues its weekly Lenten reflections.

“Building new life out of fragility” is one of the themes of the Superior General’s Lenten letter. What can  Vincentians do? No one can doubt the fragility of life in Haiti. But followers of Vincent and Louise ask what are the next steps, “long term solutions”? Here are some next steps – big and little,  [...]

Manny Sanchez of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Los Angeles sent these resources to his Young Vincentians group.

Changing our attitudes, Transforming our world Reflections based on Lenten Letter from Superior General G. Gregory Gay, CM. dated 17 Feburary, 2010. View the letter Promoting new life through non-violent means Non-violence towards the planet Building new life out of fragility Our fragility and that of others The VinFormation section of famvin.org offers thoughts starters [...]

My brothers and sisters, the reflection on non-violence is very much a part of our tradition as Catholic Christians and very much at the heart of what Lent means to us. We focus on the need to change our attitudes in order to live more deeply the life that has been given us in the [...]

The Pope blamed indifference for the death of hundreds of millions who die of hunger, thirst or due to a lack of medicine. That was part of his Lenten message dedicated to justice released by the Vatican. Zenit text,  YouTube video