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![“One day, a woman” Entrepreneurial Project in Rwanda](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/one-day-a-woman-project-rwanda-projets-rosalie-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“One day, a woman” Entrepreneurial Project in Rwanda
Thanks to a beautiful entrepreneurial project run by the Daughters of Charity in Rwanda, 10 women have regained their financial autonomy and pride in working to support their families. This project started in January 2022 by making the women aware of their training...
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Valentine’s Day and the Love That Never Fails
The love between spouses is a mirror of God’s enduring love for us. Few examples of such love are more poignant than Elizabeth Ann Seton’s tender care for her dying husband William during their long quarantine in a damp lazaretto after their journey to Italy.
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Vincentian Voices Network
I would like to invite Famvin members to consider joining this group through our Facebook page.
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Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Honduras
On January 20-22, 2023, a group of representatives from the various branches of the Vincentian Family in Honduras gathered together in San Pedro Sula to participate in a Systemic Change Workshop.
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Mother Seton and St. Paul Show Us a 4-Fold Path to Change
The conversions of Paul and Elizabeth Ann Seton may seem exceptional, but each of us, in our own life, can experience the same grace by opening our heart when Christ calls.
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Charity Shower Project for Homeless in Brazil
Basic necessities such as access to a shower, hygiene products, clean clothes and health care were a luxury out of reach for the street population, before this project.
![Ladies of Charity USA President’s Message for Start of New Term in 2023](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/holly-walter-letter-new-term-2023-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ladies of Charity USA President’s Message for Start of New Term in 2023
We are all back together again after a difficult few years to continue our work to help the poor and marginalized of our communities and nation and to meet with each other to share ideas and resources in that effort.
![Embracing the Tears and Joys of Motherhood with Mary of Nazareth and Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/presentation-of-the-lord-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Embracing the Tears and Joys of Motherhood with Mary of Nazareth and Elizabeth Ann Seton
Like the Blessed Mother, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s faith-filled devotion helped carry her through the pains and trials of motherhood, and can inspire us today.
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“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
It was at Mass in 1974 that I first heard the Black National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – a poem written by James Weldon Johnson in 1899
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Saint Louise de Marillac, Mystic of the Holy Spirit
St. Louise’s spiritual life is particularly characterized by her constant openness to the Holy Spirit.