A Call to Collective Impact and Thorough Formation #famvin400
Systemic change has got a “big sister” called collective impact. You’ve read about it often on .famvin. And formation — history and spirituality — well, you know, it’s just our thing! The Vincentian Family at Rome was privileged to...
The Finger of God
Just last week at the end of a sequence of calamitous happenings in the country and world, someone remarked that if he had one wish it would be that when turning on the news he’d hear something other than bad news. His wish caught the dark and heavy feelings of the...
We need to work smarter
The poor deserve more than good-hearted amateurs. They deserve experts.
Video of the Prayer Vigil for the 400th anniversary (Rome, October 14)
In the incomparable setting of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on October 14, in the afternoon, the Vincentian Family lived together a wonderful moment of prayer that joined thousands of participants in the Symposium of the Vincentian Family, as well as...
Wisdom that Is Hard to Resist and Believe
Jesus has the wisdom in speaking that his adversaries will be powerless to resist or refuse. The Pharisees love it when people recognize their wisdom and call them teachers. And they are wise, undoubtedly, as the tricky question they address to Jesus through theirs...
Homeless DePaul University Students now have a Place to Call Home
After much planning and hard work, there will be a Grand Opening and Fundraiser for Depaul USA’s First Dax House: a house for homeless university students. On October 19, 2017, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm, stakeholders and the DePaul USA’s extended community will gather in...
A Call from Vincent at Rome: “You will be on the right path!”
“You will be on the right path, the path that will lead you to the highest point of happiness and meaning in your life.” Calling to all people to join the grand movement of the Vincentian Family, its spiritual animator — today’s St....
Report of the 2nd National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Nicaragua
Dear Brothers and Sisters: The National Council of the Nicaraguan Vincentian Family greets you in the name of God and the Blessed Virgin, faithful to the spirituality of St. Vincent and to the legacy of organization received from blessed Frederic Ozanam. For several...
A Web “Game” for Thinking About Homelessness
The homeless simulation/online “game” called “Hobson’s Choice” is designed to help people understand what it might be like to try to survive being homeless.
Vincentian Lay Missionaries are looking for you!
This past weekend Lay Missionaries celebrated their annual retreat in Chicago. They had a great weekend and all the former missionaries were in their prayers! Here is a link to the new VLM application, due March 1st, 2018. Please forward it on to anyone you think may...
