As members of Vincentian Family, we do not want to nor should we remain impassive in the face of the discrimination that millions of people still suffer today.
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by John Freund, CM | October 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Mission Sunday theme – “Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World.” certainly has strong echos of the Vincentian call to walk in the footsteps of Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor!
by Catherine Prendergast | October 10, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Overview of the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, which addressed issues of emerging forms of modern slavery among many other topics.
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | October 3, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Protesters sent powerful messages to world leaders gathering at the United Nations for the Climate Action Summit.
by Vincentian Family Office | September 30, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The joy of each one of the members of the Vincentian Family in Panama has been strengthened throughout the year 2019.
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 15, 2020 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
As members of Vincentian Family, we do not want to nor should we remain impassive in the face of the discrimination that millions of people still suffer today.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Gradually I became aware of the Body of Christ frozen in time in Michelangelo’s masterpiece, The Pieta.
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jun 11, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
After recent events, you may ask, “What has the UN done to help eradicate racism?”
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 24, 2016 | News, Systemic change, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
At the Bronx Campus of Mount Saint Vincent College, on February 26, representatives of several branches of the Vincentian Family met to discuss ways to more effectively work together to help people living in poverty improve their living conditions through Systemic...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 19, 2016 | Church, Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family
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,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 17, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
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...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 15, 2016 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
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...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | Formation, Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
AIC's Natalie Monteza was Facebooking up a storm on International Women's Day (March 8). Guillermo Campuzano, C.M. -- the C.M. representative at the United Nations -- wrote me about this, too. Here's a good summary of what the U.N. is up to. Senior United Nations...
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 3, 2016 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian charism. On January 25, 1617, what we call "the first sermon of the Mission," took place by St. Vincent de Paul in Folleville: "the confession of a dying peasant, in Gannes, who publicly proclaimed his...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 3, 2016 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On December 11, 195 nations reached an agreement in Paris which could save the planet—The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Agreement, however, will not take effect unless a sufficient number of member states officially sign onto it between...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 18, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As it drew to a close Friday, the UN’s 54th Commission for Social Development (CSOCD) passed a resolution setting its theme for next year; one close to Vincentian hearts: “Strategies for the Eradication of Poverty to Achieve Sustainable Development for All.” The...
by Tomasz Zieliński | Feb 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Now available...the Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family in eBook and other various formats. Click the image to download the version you wish to use: eBook PDF Scribd