I was determined to experience the waterway itself — that huge, 300-mile expanse that flows from the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York state all the way south to New York Harbor, eventually connecting with the Atlantic Ocean.
News
The Daughters of Charity arrested in Ethiopia released
Early this week we were hit by the news, via a message from Sr. Françoise Petit , Superioress General of the Daughters...
Lift Up My Soul: 15 Days of Prayer with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Join us on a 15-day journey of prayer with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, an ordinary woman who endured extraordinary suffering, and became the first American-born Saint.
A Little Addition to famvin.org
While you slept Sunday night, we were working.... There are now easier ways to get to famvin400 resources, the 400th Anniversary Symposium site, and the Vincentian Family Press Center. ?➜➜ https://youtu.be/y-ZPVZVuXY8
Daybreak, DePaul USA: Homelessness Has No Place In Macon
“The people change, but the numbers stay the same.” Martel said. “Homelessness isn’t a group of 200 people. We see about 1,500 people a year at Daybreak. There’s not a lot of variation, but it kind of proves the point that poverty in Macon is a big issue.” Close your...
Connect with the World: a Vincentian Family Press Office
At the initiative of Fr. Tomaž Mavrič and the Vincentian Family Executive Committee, the .famvin Digital Network is launching a Vincentian Family Press Office online. Here it is! http://famvin.info. The purpose of this office and the press initiative is to acquaint...
Meeting of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Honduras
On January 14 and 15, the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Honduras met. Here is a brief summary of this meeting: Saturday, January 14 The meeting began with an opening prayer and welcome by Mirna Guzman. Then a brief description of the objectives of the...
Angie Panelo is a Youth Leader!
March 31. Philippines. Angie Panelo, who is a member of the SSVP PH National Youth Committee heads for the Vatican this weekend, together with our dear Fr. Conegundo B. Garganta. She has become an acknowledged world youth leader! Vincentian of... wherever? The...
St. Vincent De Paul USA Annual Midyear Meeting
“Servant leadership is alive in our Councils.” – Sheila Gilbert, SVdP National President Last week, March 22-25, nearly 200 Vincentian leaders from across the country traveled to St. Louis to attend the annual National Midyear Meeting at the Hilton St. Louis at the...
Vincentian Secondary Schools: Come to the Symposium! #famvin400
On behalf of the VFEC and the Vincentian Family, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič is inviting the Vincentian Secondary schools to come to the Symposium in October. He's written a special letter to leaders, urging them to make plans to come and join with the whole Vincentian Family in...
Beatified Joseph Mayr-Nusser, Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Italian layman Joseph Mayr-Nusser who refused to take the Hitler oath was beatified March 18 in his home town of Bolsano. In 1944, Mayr-Nusser, a Catholic husband and father, refused to take the oath of allegiance to Hitler after being drafted into the German army. He...
Women On The Move: St. John’s Celebrates International Women’s Day with Spotlight on Women Refugees and Migrants
All around the world, women move not only themselves and their families to safer locations but they move their communities to overcome injustice. Commemorating International Women’s Day, the St. John’s CRS Global Campus Committee organized a panel of experts focusing...
