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https://youtu.be/QB-rRuy3_bU Every group has its own past, present and future. Summertime (in the northern hemisphere) is a time when many young adults give their time in service. LeaderworX is one of those programs -- and dear to my heart -- with a storied past, a...
Vincentian Herstory is the history of the women who responded to the promptings of the Spirit that we now call the Vincentian charism. Recounting the history of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission, Australian Tim Williams, C.M., wrote It was not long...
The Daughters of Charity NGO Office encourages and facilitates learning opportunities for students at the United Nations. Their experience is that the learning is always two ways, as students bring so much. Carol Palacios interned with them for the spring term. Sister...
Tynesia Boyea-Robinson writes: My Aunt Janice’s biscuits are legendary. They are fluffy, buttery and light. Whenever we visit her in Alabama, we stop by to gorge ourselves on these delectable treats. I recently had a hankering for the biscuits so I asked for the...
At .famvin, we use a host of social media options. We like to tailor our content to each medium. We don't always follow our own directions ? -- as volunteers sometimes we have to rely on automated options -- but if you want social media to work for you, .famvin...
Although specifically directed to the members of the General Assembly, Fr. Mavrič's homily has thoughts for the whole Vincentian Family. The video of the homily in its original Spanish follows the text. After a long and intensive preparatory road leading us to the 42...
The newly elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, is fond of the image of St. Vincent de Paul as a mystic of charity. A regular contributor to famvin.org, Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M., has written, Authors write about Vincent’s...
Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. 24th Successor to Saint Vincent de Paul Homily, July 10, 2016 https://youtu.be/cNhozEvQBXA It is with great joy and thankfulness to God that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all the members of the different branches of the...
Members of the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, meeting in Chicago, joined the parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul parish and the Vincentian Family of Chicago in the celebration of Sunday Mass. Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, new Superior General of the...
Being organized for an event is now an intensely "social media" process. In the run-up to World Youth Day with Pope Francis in Krakow, young Catholics from across England and Wales signed up for a Social Media Masterclass on Mercy. Organized by the Catholic Bishops'...
