The National Council of theVincentian Marian Youth (CoM-VMY) Philippines recently held its National Assembly last July 13-15, 2023 at the Betania Retreat House, Nivel Hills, Cebu City.
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Drinking Water Project in Nepal
by Spalding Hurst | January 20, 2025 | News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
The Bhatteghari Drinking Water Project, implemented by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and partners, addressed critical water shortages for a landslide-displaced community in Nepal, culminating in a formal handover to local authorities in November. The project, celebrated with cultural performances and community pledges, aims to foster sustainable income generation, environmental conservation, and poverty alleviation in the region.
“Conversations with Confreres” Video
by Famvin Media Resources | January 19, 2025 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
Fr. Dan Thiess, C.M., has spent most of his time in ministry working directly with the poor. In this video, he talks about how he came to choose the path of a Vincentian priest and about how Jesus is present in the poor.
Circular letter from Sister Maria Rosa, Superior General of the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne Antide Thouret, on the 2025 Jubilee Year
by Maria Rosa Muscarella, SC | January 17, 2025 | News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
“Closeness, compassion and tenderness: Dear Sisters, while I propose to you again what the Holy Father has told us, at the end of the General Chapter 2021, I would like to invite every Sister of Charity, in whatever territorial reality she lives, to celebrate this Holy Year of Hope with these three attitudes”. Thus writes the Superior General Mother Maria Rosa in her Circular on the occasion of the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025.
Sister Joany Ravaoary, DC, from Madagascar, Received Posthumously the Raoul Follereau Award for her Fight Against Leprosy
by Fanilo Feminasoa, DC | January 16, 2025 | Daughters of Charity, News | 0 Comments
On Thursday 28 November 2024, the prize was awarded posthumously by Mr Amin Maalouf, Permanent Secretary of the Académie Française, to Sister Joany Ravaoary, a Daughter of Charity of the Province of Madagascar.
Update on North American Vincentian Family Gathering: less than 2 weeks away!
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 13, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family
We are less than 2 weeks away from the North American Vincentian Family Gathering in Chicago. Over 22 branches of the Family will be present.
Engage in a Synodal Process with the Entire Vincentian Family
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 6, 2023 | Famvin 2024, News, Vincentian Family
We will ask that the synodal processes be completed and returned to the Vincentian Family Office by 24 November 2023.
The Declaration of Independence – Read It Recently?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
I confess Almost 250 years ago on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress set in motion a major systemic change for the United States of America… also the whole world. We know it as “The Declaration of Independence.” I confess that until last year I had not read...
It is Better to Give than to Receive
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jun 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
To receive something from another individual is a blessing and we experience joy. Jesus has told us that the joy of giving is even better than the joy of receiving.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent’s Table – Our Tables
by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Did this artist capture Vincent’s sprit? What do our tables usually look like?
Celebrating the Birthday of Three SSVP Co-Founders in July
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 28, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On July 8th and 18th, 2020, we will be celebrating the birthday of three of the seven co-founders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP).
Who You Calling a Vincentian”?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Who is a VIncentian? Is it an organization, a mindset, a federation of religious organizations? Let me suggest that it is a way of looking at things shared by a number of people.
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Equality, now with COVID-19 – Part II
by | Jun 25, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In a two-part series, we highlight reports in two different hemispheres that focus on women in the COVID-infected world. Part II.
MISEVI Missionary in Angola: No One Finishes Their Soup if the Person Next to Them Hasn’t Eaten
by C.T. | Jun 23, 2020 | News, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
In Angola, where two out of three people rely on the informal economy for their livelihood, the impact of the coronavirus is not so much medical as it is economic.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Recognizing the Frederics In Our Midst
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Do we recognize this generation’s Frederic and friends in our midst today?
June 20: Children of Mary Association (now the Vincentian Marian Youth Movement)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 19, 2020 | Formation, Vincentian Marian Youth
A brief history, a video, and a theme from their Book of Prayers: “Your life matters to me.”