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Mount St. Joseph University Announces Project Ready Expansion
The purpose of Project Ready is to increase access to high quality, early literacy and learning experiences for children living in poverty.
National Council of the Vincentian Family is Established in Uruguay
The virtual event brought together Vincentian leaders from all the Uruguayan branches. On June 19th, a virtual meeting...
Young Adult Ministries Virtual Event: In Conversation With LGBTQIA+ Vincentians!
In Conversation With is a virtual gathering for young adults to be in conversation and reflect with members of the Vincentian family about current topics each month.
On the Line for Justice in Perú
Dear friends at .famvin, I hope you are well. Here's the article about the March for Life in Perú: The March for Life is organized by the Archdiocese of Lima. We look to defend life from conception. In this fourth time, around 750,000 people participated. God unites,...
Sr. Teresa Tambelli, D.C, Angel of “Marianelli” on the way to sainthood
The Vatican website has announced that a Daughter of Charity, Teresa Tambelli (1884 – 1964), has been given the title as Servant of God. She knew another Daughter, the recently beatified Sr. Nicoli, and inherited her works, method, purity of life, piety and tireless...
Meet Me at the Mission #IamVincent @DePaulMission
Meet Me at the Mission is a Vincentian Heritage Initiative that invites students to explore what it means to be a Vincentian leader. Often, we’re so caught up in serving — and rightly so — we don’t take time out to explore the richness of the Vincentian tradition. At...
#IamVincent Editorial: Is Herstory Invisible?
Herstory[1.Jane Mills, "Womanwords: a dictionary of words about women", 1992, ISBN 0-02-921495-5, p. 118] : history (knowledge obtained by inquiry) written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women, or told from a woman's point of view. Many have...
Commission on the Status of Women: You can participate!
From March 14 – 24, 2016, the UN Commission on the Status of Women will convene to consider "Women’s Empowerment and its Link to Sustainable Development." Sr. Teresa Kotturan, SCN of the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO at the UN, invites us to, Engage in the...
What Day …? a Vincentian Family Calendar
Have you ever asked, “What day is that?” A calendar can be a helpful thing. Since we just moved the Solemnity of St. Louise de Marillac from today to May 9, we thought it would be a good thing to remind you that at famvin.org, there’s a calendar called Vincentian...
Men, Women Religious Gather to Study Better Response to Migration
The international conference “The religious and migrations in the 21st century: perspectives, response and challenges,” organised by the representation before the United Nations of the Passionists International, the Congregation of St. Joseph, Augustinians...
“The Pope Video” (3): For children and families in difficulty
The third video of "The Pope Video" series, an initiative promoted by the Vatican, was released Thursday, March 10. In it, the Holy Father explains his intentions for universal prayer and evangelization. Every month we will see a new two-minute video from Pope Francis...
Servant Leadership; “To serve and not to be served” Mt. 20-28
NON SEQUITUR @2013 Wiley Ink, Inc. Dist. By UNIVERSAL UCLICK. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. You shouldn’t need a slap upside the head to realize that you are called to be a Servant Leader. Sr. Alicia Martin, D.C. led the January Reflection Weekend...