FAMVIN News

The Sisters of Charity mark 200 years of service – 1812-2012. The Journey Vol. I 2012, a publication of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is available to read online right now. Click here to read the current issue along with past issues of the magazine. Inside this issue: Bicentennial Opening Ceremony, Presentation Celebrates, Mother Catherine Banner, Stamp Unveiled at Nazareth, A Journey Back [...]

Fr. Ed Udovic CM announces a Collaborative Project “What did Louise say?” A searchable database of quotable quotes.   He  writes “As we approach the feast of Saint Louise de Marillac, the Vincentian Studies Institute and the Office of Mission and Values at DePaul University would like to invite you to participate in the second [...]

SCN Volunteer Effort Prepares for Tornado Damaged Henryville Sister Luke Boiarski writes “We went out to assess the tornado damage in Henryville, Indiana. Our workforce will begin this Wednesday with chain saws etc. Visit the site to see what they faced. Related FAMVIN Posts:Vincentian Academy 80 YearsKnitting creates sign of God’s loveSisters of Charity of Nazareth [...]

For Saint Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity were daughters of the Church and should participate in its Mission. The Daughters of Charity international website shares some ways in which the Daughters are doing this in a large country with many different social realities: Brazil, where there are 6 provinces of the Daughters of [...]

This picture from a church site in England got me thinking. Would Jesus use a mobile phone? What about Vincent, Louise, Frederic, or Elizabeth?  They all used the tools of their time. St. Vincent wrote some 30,000 letters! Imagine if he texted! I suspect he would be using a cell phone big time! But how? Would he [...]

This month, the Holy Father has asked Catholics everywhere to pray: “That the whole world may recognize the contribution of women to the development of society.” Fr. Kubicki reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention for March 2012 in this video produced by the Apostleship of Prayer. Related FAMVIN Posts:Vincent a man who focused [...]

This high level training session  was the first in the history of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and took place between February 15 and 18th. Eleven international leaders took part: MarieFrançoise Salesiani, Thomas Tan,  Joseph Pandian, Basile Ondigui Fouda, Joseph Makwinja, Pius Ehiagwina, Renato de Lima, Eduardo Marques, Edmund Keane, Albert Zoghbi, Ella Bitar, Erwin Tigla. The CGI [...]

“Louise de Marillac – a saint for everyone”  This excellent presentation could aptly be sub-titled “Life’s Lessons from Louise”. No doubt members of the Sisters of Charity Federation will see foreshadowings of the journey of Elizabeth. PARIS:  This month we celebrate the feast of Saint Louise de Marillac,  Co-Foundress of the Daughters of Charity and Patron of [...]

The Sisters of Charity of New York invite you to enjoy this presentation which details the experiences of the young women who joined them for Charity in the City in 2011. The program is an outreach of the Sisters of Charity of New York to Young Adults as together they serve those in need in NYC. This blog [...]

Sisters and Associates gathered in Smith Hall on Saturday, February 25, for the first Congregation Day of 2012. The theme of the day was, “Crossing the Threshold: Integration of Interview Perspectives within the Paschal Mystery.” The meeting was facilitated by John Reid and Maureen Gallagher, who were asked by our Leadership to help implement the [...]