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Brothers of Charity in Indonesia: 90 Years of Ministry
by Javier F. Chento | October 17, 2019 | News | 0 Comments
On October 15, 2019, it was exactly 90 years ago that the first Brothers of Charity from the Netherlands arrived in Indonesia, more specifically in Purworejo (Java), where they started the Dutch East Indies School with 286 pupils.
Vincentian Scholars Commissioned
by Lisa McMahon, Niagara University | October 16, 2019 | News | 0 Comments
Vincentian Scholars are part of a four-year scholarship program that forms leaders in the Vincentian tradition—academically, practically, and spiritually.
The Daughters of Charity Visited the “Ángel de Amor” Foundation in Costa Rica
by Vincentian Family Office | October 14, 2019 | News | 0 Comments
The “Ángel de Amor” [Angel of Love] Foundation received a visit from the Daughters of Charity who live in Guápiles, Pococí, Costa Rica.
Vincentian Family Homelessness Ministry Map
by Javier F. Chento | October 13, 2019 | News | 0 Comments
The Famvin Homeless Alliance is gathering information on all Vincentian homelessness ministries and placing them onto an accessible map.
Sister Piedad Aparicio, DC: Thirty Years of Ministry with Prisoners
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 30, 2020 | News
Sister Piedad Aparicio is an admirable Daughter of Charity. She visits the prison daily in Basauri (Spain) and offers the men various workshops.
Rebuilding Beirut, Rebuilding Lives
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 29, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The members of SSVP Lebanon are providing emotional and material support as well as health care to the people affected by this tragedy.
Ladies of Charity Caregiving Announces New Kansas City Site
by .famvin | Nov 28, 2020 | News
LOCC is happy to announce that we will be expanding to Kansas City and expect to begin operations there by spring 2021.
Vincentians among Syrian hostage victims
by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2015 | News
Vincentians among Syrian hostage victims
Jesuits Offer Spiritual Retreats for the Homeless
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
Those who are homeless need spiritual nourishment as much as any of us.
FamVin Facebook in Spanish Launches!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 27, 2015 | News, Social
Famvin is now on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in English and Spanish. The channels will provide News, Formation, images and more.
What most do not know about the new Vincentian Cardinal
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2015 | News
“Despite the horrors of prison and solitary confinement, I found it transformative. It led to a spiritual rebirth for me. I had nothing, literally nothing, in solitary, so I cried out to the Lord from the depths of my being. I truly felt the presence of Jesus in those dark days.”
Celebrating untold heroism of a Sister of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2015 | News, Sisters of Charity
Sister Anthony O’Connell was known throughout the Union Army as “the Angel of the Battlefield.”
Sisters of Charity legacy continues decades after the Sisters
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2015 | News, Sisters of Charity
Although her school has been independent of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth since 1973, McClure continues some of the traditions the order started at the school’s founding.
Vinnies – looking for plan for jobs
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
“The St Vincent de Paul Society supports an approach which actually invests in people and supports them so that they can participate in society and, where appropriate, in paid employment.
“Music for the Mission” DC support Mission in Eritrea
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
Returning lay missionaries recorded a CD with the support of the Parish of the Sagrado Corazon de Grosseto. This is a musical CD that contains a song in which the children of Eritrea sing and alternate with the voices of the Missionaries and some other individuals.
World Youth Day message: “Have the courage to be happy”
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2015 | Pope
Pope Francis has told young people to “have the courage to be happy” in his Message for the 30th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in dioceses around the world on Palm Sunday.