Father Bernard Massarini, Coordinator of the Vincentian Family in France, tells of how the Vincentian Family came together in France.
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A .famvin Triduum
by .famvin | March 27, 2024 | Announcements, News | 0 Comments
Triduum is important. It’s the center of the Church year and marks the center of our Vincentian lives too. Creativity needs time to re-center itself as well.
A new house in Belize in honor of Sister Evelyn
by Sisters of Charity Federation | March 26, 2024 | News | 0 Comments
A lay missionary group traveled to Belize in February under the guidance of Sister Luke Boiarski, SCN to build a home, in Sister Evelyn’s honor, for Dorla and her 6-year-old grandson, Tephawn.
Charity Earth Network: Webinar April 19
by Sisters of Charity Federation | March 25, 2024 | News | 0 Comments
The Charity Earth Network invites you to a webinar, “Charity Votes Earth: Bringing Earth’s Cries to the 2024 Electoral Season.”
Central African Republic – Rich in diamonds and very poor
A home in Namibia, beds in the Netherlands
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | May 9, 2021 | News
As part of the jubilee, the Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (CMM) started the ‘Sheltering the Homeless’ project inspired by the 13 Houses Campaign of the Famvin Homeless Alliance.
“Be Merciful, As Your Father is Merciful,” the New Book of Brother René Stockman
by Vincentian Family Office | May 8, 2021 | Formation, News
Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity, has published a new book titled Be Merciful, As Your Father is Merciful.
Welcoming the Stranger initiative of the SVDP
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2016 | Formation, News, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Newly Approved SVdP Immigration Position Paper Stresses “Welcoming the Stranger” The new position paper should be of interest to all branches of the Vincentian Family at a number of levels. It represents a comprehensive approach to a very complicated series of issues...
† Archbishop Emeritus of Gdansk Tadeusz Goclowski, C.M. (1931 – 2016)
by Tomasz Zieliński | May 3, 2016 | News
On the Feast of Our Lady the Queen of Poland, May 3, 2016, Archbishop Tadeusz Goclowski CM, former Metropolitan of Gdansk died in the hospital after suffering extensive stroke two weeks earlier. He was Vincentian for 67 years, priest for 60 and bishop for 33.
Missionary Servants Return to Chicago
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 3, 2016 | News
St. James Church in Chicago, Illinois recently welcomed Missionary Servants to take over their pastoral care ministry. Newly appointed pastor Father John Edmunds, S.T., shares his first impressions below: “St. James is a good place for the Missionary Servants. The...
Vincentian Marian Youth Gathering
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 30, 2016 | Formation, News, Vincentian Marian Youth
VINCENTIAN MARIAN YOUTH GATHERING, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA Vincentian Marian Youth-West hosted a National Formation Weekend on March 18-19, 2016 at Seton Provincialate in Los Altos Hills, CA. VMY leaders came from California, Arizona, Alaska and Missouri to spend...
The Vincentian Family and parish renewals in Brazil
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2016 | Church, Collaboration
Parish renewals in Brazil involve the Vincentian Family. "Popular Missions"- in language that dates back to the early days of the Congregation of the Mission - refers to what we would call today parish missions. Eli Chaves Dos Santos, CM, Assistant General, describes...
Niagara University Hosts Social Justice Conference, Announces New Diversity Initiatives
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 29, 2016 | Justice and Peace, News
Since the 1960s, the Western New York region has borne witness to many teachable points of inspiration regarding racial equality and social justice. The most recent occurred April 15-16 at Niagara University during an intergenerational forum, “Fostering Racial and...
Sharing Experience Is Collaboration Too
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 29, 2016 | Collaboration, News
A meeting with extramural (correspondent) students (studying family consulting and catechetics as major) from the Institute of St. Thomas Aquinas and took place in the “God’s Gift” House in Kiev. Volunteers from Vincentian Family, Sisters of Mary of Miraculous Medal,...
Nightstop UK
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 29, 2016 | News
Nightstop provides a bed for the night for young people who need it, in a moment of crisis. Providing a safety net to those forced to leave their home, Nightstop places young people in a safe and warm home for the night, provided by a vetted and approved volunteer. It...
I am Vincent #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 28, 2016 | Announcements, News
The International Vincentian Family website, http://famvin.org, is publishing stories of young adults who have been captivated and formed in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. Called, “#IamVincent”, this project was launched to allow young Vincentians to connect with...