Vincentians from several branches all over the world joined to listen to our all-women panel explaining how they developed their “13 Houses” projects.
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Quarterly Newsletter from the Daughters of Charity in the Province of Rosalie Rendu
Enjoy the latest quarterly newsletter from the Daughters of Charity in the Province of Rosalie Rendu.
The Pope Video • Church on the Way
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Church on the Way.
Writing and speaking about poverty
Two posts concerning writing and speaking about poverty caught my eye. So much depends upon where you stand. The first piece by well-known author Barbara Ehrenreich laments the fact that only the moderately well-to-do can afford to write about poverty. The second...
Six DC California hospitals transferred to secular control
The Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) Board of Directors has selected BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a private investment firm to recapitalize its operations. BlueMountain is contributing over $250 million of capital and is sponsoring...
Collaborating on Mobile
SSVP in Brazil launches a Vincentian mobile app This is the age of apps! At .famvin we've been encouraging you to think of using apps for your news of the Vincentian Family. We've even created a mobile app for you. Now, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Brazil has...
Caring Touch for Homeless and Marginalized Persons
VinFormation features a video from the Daughters of Charity archives about “Seeing Christ in the Poor” through the ministry of massage therapy for homeless persons.Here are some other examples of this ministry. There is a very interesting site called...
Vincentian universities and “Laudato Si”
Three Vincentian universities continue to move ahead on climate issues. DePaul's Sustainability Efforts Aim To Produce Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurs For DePaul University, sustainability innovation goes hand in hand with one of the school's major strengths:...
Miraculous Medal Associations celebrate Feast of the Assumption
Beginning August 7, at 8:00 a.m. CT, we will honor our Blessed Mother here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal with a very special Assumption Novena of Masses. On each of these nine days we will celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in...
VFG Denver registration moving to capacity
VFG Denver registration moving to capacity - We just received good news that there are already 120 people registered for the Denver Meeting of the Vincentian Family. Potentially this presents a somewhat pleasant problem. The capacity of the meeting room is 200. So to...
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on “Laudato Si”
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth have spoken out on Laudato Si. In a July 2 article that just came to our attention, the Leavenworth Diocesan paper ran an article "Local Catholics weigh in on ‘Laudato Sí’" Jessica Langdon (jessica.langdon@theleaven.org) wrote...
Where in the World are Vincentians? – Try Oceania
Where in the world are Vincentians? - Try Oceania - In this case Vincentians refers to the Congregation of the Mission rather than the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. For information about what they are doing visit their website http://vincentians.org.au/ or try their...
