FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

The third of 3 videos taken by the Superior General during his recent visit to the CM and DC missions in Kenya. This one features the postulants and celebrations of the Daughters of Charity.

As he interviews the Irish Daughters of Charity he captured some precious footage of the children they work singing  “Frere Jacques” in their native language.

Famvin has obtained  the first of three videos (done with the $150  FlipVideo) of Fr. Gregory Gay’s visit to Kenya.

“Since having written my Advent letter … I have received many reflections concerning those for whom there was no room.  In this Lenten season let us ask ourselves if perhaps we act too quickly to protect ourselves and our own interests.  … we need to reflect on our willingness to sacrifice, or what we call [...]

“From the 9th to the 29th of November, 2008,  I visited the Province of the Daughters of Charity in Thailand which includes Cambodia and Laos, as well as members of the Congregation of the Mission of the Philippines Province who are stationed in Thailand with the desire of expanding their mission into Cambodia and Laos, [...]

In his recent Advent letter Fr. Gregory Gay aked us to focus on the theme “There was no room in the inn.” It would seem natural for the followers of Vincent and Louise to use a well done series of advent daily reflections (pdf) focused the rights of children on the occasion of the 20th [...]

“And there was no room for them.”… This Advent, my brothers and sisters, I would ask us to reflect on this concept of no room left for them, no room left for others, no room.

The Superior General of the C.M. and the Daughters of Charity, Father G. Gregory Gay, describes and shares pictures of his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Congo Brazzaville, where he met with the missionaries of the C.M., the Daughters of Charity, and diverse groups of the Vincentian Family.

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.

October 8 marks the 55 birthday of the Superior General, Fr. G. Gregory Gay, CM.

The Superior General’s Office forwarded a link to petition to United Nations, International Human Rights Organizations, Heads of State, World Citizens, Government of India end to violence in India.

Major renovations launched at the birthplace of St. Vincent. Tom Krafinski, CM provides us with an unofficial translation from the French  famvin.org site .