Eavesdropping on the Daughters of Charity
Listen in and watch the Holy Hangout YouTube recording with Daughters of Charity as they reflect on their experiences as...
Saturday Study Hall – How to know Vincent
What is the best way to study about Vincent? Although Vincent himself did not write books we do have about 4,000 letters and a a host of bibliographies. This edition of Saturday Study Hall offers Thomas Davitt, CM perspectives
Catholic Schools week USA
National Catholic Schools Week 2014 January 26 – February 1 “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service” National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last...
Correction – Patron of the abused
An earlier article about a Vincentian martyr as a possible patron saint of the abused requires further nuance. THe article was based on three different sources which collectively missed a significant nuance. FamVin has learned from Vincent Hermans, secretary of the...
Formation Fridays – Getting the big picture
VinFormation has created visual guides to Vincentian Family Saints, Vincent’s life and times, and various groups in the Vincentian Family.
Knock knock, Vinnies needs you
This is not a “knock, knock” joke but a notice about the AUstralian SVDP “Doorknocker” campaign. They have a recruiting drive in Catholic secondary schools and beyond the borders of parishes into the general community is expected to boost the...
Time to stop blaming the poor
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates…The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months,...
Daughters of Charity Health System seeks buyer
The Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) Board of Directors announced today its decision to solicit proposals from Catholic, public, non-profit and for-profit organizations to purchase DCHS hospitals individually or the health system in its entirety. This...
Second Chances for people and things
Thanks to a new systemic change project ex-offenders have a second chance in their lives as they receive training in running a business built around giving things a “second chance.” The Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, member of the Charity...
