FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

Some 36 participants representing 21 institutions from the VinFam in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines gathered for the Vincentian Leadership “Train the Trainer” Program. This is a collaborative endeavor of De Paul University, Adamson University and the Vincentian Center for Asia Pacific  Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, CM and Sr. Patricia Bombard, BVM, both from [...]

Spanning 200 years, the images in this collection include institutions such as hospitals, churches and seminaries. Some highlights of the collection are French postcards relevant to St. Vincent’s life, the residence of Estelle Doheny who was a patron of the Vincentians, and posed scenes of models acting out the work of Daughters of Charity in [...]

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 [...]

With the growing number of Vincentian-oriented podcasts the Vincentian Encyclopedia now has a page devoted to making these more easily accessible. There is a companion page intended to serve as a guide for podcasters.

September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events.
2 – Bl. Louis-Joseph François,  Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-René Rogue, Priests and Martyrs,
7 – Frank Duff founds the Legion of Mary -1921
8 – Death of Frederic Ozanam – 1853
9 – Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam
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