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The GOD minute
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 8, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, Social, Social Media | 1 Comment
A new podcast series to fuel your prayer – The God Minute
Lenten Reflection On Fasting, by Sister of Charity (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | March 22, 2019 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Social Media | 0 Comments
Sister Rejane Cytacki, SCL, generously shares some great ideas about fasting from “time-eaters”– those things that take our focus away from our prayer relationship with God.
Mary’s Digital Home “Liked” By Almost 3 Million People
by John Freund, CM | December 8, 2018 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Do you know the address of the Facebook page that has been “liked” by 2.9 million people?
Surprised Into Prayer By the Vincentian Film Festival
by John Freund, CM | October 26, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses | 0 Comments
I must admit “Finding Charity in Art: The Challenge of the Vincentian Festival” surprised me into prayer! “
9 ways to pray
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 23, 2018 | Formation, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
"The biblical call to charity, justice and peace claims not only each believer, but each community." In 1994, the...
The Most Obvious Reason People Share on Social Media
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 16, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
It seems that most Vincentian Family groups don’t understand why people really share on social media. Yes, people use...
A Vincentian Telegram
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 20, 2016 | Announcements, Social
Back in February, we shared, Telegram is a free communication tool available for most electronic devices and platforms, including Android & Apple tablets and smartphones, and also PC, Mac and Linux desktop operating systems. Wouldn't you like to be part of a...
#famvin400 Learning the Resilience of the Poor
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
How is it that some people who are poor have such resilience? I come from a show business background: the theatre. From the artist's pen comes music and lyrics that touch the human experience. Listen to this haunting song from "The Color Purple" by Stephen Bray,...
AIC International Renews its Website
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 14, 2016 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News, Social
The International Association of Charities, the oldest branch of the Vincentian Family, has renewed its website. You can visit it at http://www.aic-international.org/. The new website is available in three languages: English, French and Spanish. AIC strives to be a...
Facebook Live
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 13, 2016 | Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
Those of you who followed the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission on Facebook probably noticed .famvin's Toma Zielinski making use of Facebook Live. Here are a two notes to help you find out about how this Facebook feature can help you in your...
VinFormation Slideshares
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 6, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Did you know that VinFormation maintains a Linkedin/Slideshare resource? Like this one on Collaboration? See them all here. Slideshares are also great for viewing on mobile when you're on the go! [slideshare...
#famvin400 Breaking the Code of Silence
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
Reconciliation in the Anniversary Year When people are hurt, they shut down, they have entered another kind of deep poverty. They pray, and sometimes there's no answer. People adopt a Code of Silence because they are afraid. Vincentians are called to serve body and...
Are you a Candidate for the .famvin Editorial Team?
by .famvin | Aug 30, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, News, Social
Our international digital network, .famvin, has been very lucky over the last 20 years to work with a team of excellent editors, several of whom have served from the very first day on. We are grateful to all of the volunteers who have shared or continue to share their...
Attracting Return Visitors to your Site (or Facebook Page)
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 23, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Yes, we all want return visitors to our web and social media sites. 50 First Dates is a movie where a girl has short-term memory loss and every day, she forgets the guy she’s dating. He has to re-introduce himself every day and make her fall in love with him...
How will we communicate to those not online?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 16, 2016 | Justice and Peace, Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
While it may seem like half the world is chasing Pokemon right now, the other half is not even on the Internet. About 3.9 billion people, or 53 percent of the population, will still be offline at the end of this year, the International Telecommunication Union...