John Freund, CM
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Holy Hangout with the discerners who saw the Pope
Sr. Liz hangs out with discerners from 4 states who made the pilgrimage to Philadelphia to see the Pope. Each tries to sum up Pope Francis in one word And catch the new "sister hoodies" that each was wearing. https://youtu.be/NpFjwWaJvUU
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Jonah: The Protesting Prophet
Father Pat Griffin continues his series "Considering Consecrated Life" with this reflection on “Jonah: The Protesting Prophet” For the past two weeks and into this week, the Minor Prophets have provided many of the texts for our reflection at the Eucharist. Haggai,...
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The gift of meaning – T.McKenna
The Gift of Meaning (Lk 10:17ff) from a retreat reflection presented to the Daughters of Charity in Los Altos, California. Have you ever come across people who tell you that life for them has little or no meaning -- or even have you yourself gone through times when...
New resource tool for letters of Elizabeth Seton
Sr. Regina Becthle, SC writes about the resource tool for letters of Elizabeth Seton...This is to let you (and FAMVIN readers) know that the first installment of charts listing documents written to and about Elizabeth Seton, the Seton and Bayley families, and related...
![60 Seconds with Sister Brenda Monahan](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/10/Brenda-Monohan-DC.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
60 Seconds with Sister Brenda Monahan
https://youtu.be/8HohPJuxKBA Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos from Daughters of Charity throughout the Year of Consecrated Life. http://daughters-of-charity.com/year-of-consecrated-life #YCL2015
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SVdP Responds to California Wildfires
Give Help & Hope to People in Need! Vincentians are working with families who have lost their homes to the Middletown Valley and other California wildfires. There are three Councils working with the survivors. SVdP volunteers have met with more than 300 families...
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Daughters of Charity , government restrictions, kindness and wisdom
According to a report in the National Catholic Reporter Kindness and wisdom are key to serving poor, overcoming government restrictions in Vietnam. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul work closely with the numerous ethnic groups in the Daklak province of...
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Evoking Our ‘Yes’
S. Janet Gildea writes of Evoking Our ‘Yes’ in the latest issue of E-Voc, the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women wondering what new thing God is calling forth in their lives. What does Pope Francis...
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Daughters of Charity use Narnia Chronicles to evangelize
Some might be surprised that the Daughters of Charity use Narnia Chronicles to evangelize teenagers. Yet that is exactly what they do in the Province of St. Vincent Spain and... they involve 3,500 children the game. Some highlights from the Daughters of Charity...
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Ladies of Charity October prayer service
Sr. Carol Schumer, DC, offers an October prayer service for the Ladies of Charity . The season of autumn lends itself to marveling at God’s creation, especially after the most recent encyclical from Pope Francis. She reminds us of this quote from St. Vincent... “… the...