by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Leavings, a moving reflection by Ellen Dauwer in Global Sisters Report Series at the NCR This time of year, between fall and winter, is one of letting go. As the Earth embraces the falling leaves and begins the decaying process to form fertile soil for spring, we too...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Nov 16, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday November 17, 2015 Who Has Seen the Wind? – Going Deeper into Our Lord – Hear God’s Voice – Christ made us Holy Vincentian Family always pray and visit Famvin for prayer, knowledge and sharing. Pray...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Nov. 20th marks the 170th Anniversary of the Vincent de Paul Society in the USA (1845-2015) On November 20, 1845, a group of nineteen Catholic laymen and a priest met in the school room attached to the Cathedral Church in St. Louis to establish a Conference of the...
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 16, 2015 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Federation of the Sisters of Charity of North America is comprised of 12 women religious congregations, representing more than 4,000 members, who recognize their particular character and spirit in the charism of the tradition of Charity founded by St. Vincent de...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
“Thanks for Listening” writes Pat Griffin in his series on Considering Consecrated Life Brandon Stanton is a young, New York Times’ bestselling author with three books in print. He draws over 15 million followers on Facebook. His ambition, he says, is to take...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2015 | Formation, News
As we approach the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy .famvin is happy to present an eBook called “The Value of Mercy According to Vincent de Paul” by Paulino Sáez López, C.M. Reflecting on the understanding of the words “mercy” “compassion” and...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | Daughters of Charity
Pray the Rosary with the Daughters of Charity (in French): listen on SoundCloud or...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Featured Videos, Reflections
Sister Mary Catherine Conway, D.C., says she learned one of her greatest lessons in ministry from a first grader. Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos from Daughters of Charity throughout the Year of Consecrated Life. Daughters of Charity Website: Year of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
Dan Borlick CM writes from Paris… Let our hearts and prayers open today for the people of France, who, yet again, are facing violence on a gruesome, callous scale not experienced in a long time. From those who have emailed me, thanks for your concern (and...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family
Austria honors Wolfgang Pucher CM with its Silver Medal for meritorious service to the Republic of Austria through the 38 “VinziWerke” or innovative “VinProjects” he has inaugurated. The breadth of these projects is staggering. Among them...
