by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2015 | Formation
Pope Francis – See, Judge, Act A prominent theologian remarks on the structure of the encyclical Laudato Si of Pope Francis. He points to the See – Judge – Act methodology. The following highlights this methodology for the followers of St. Vincent...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration, See the following letter from Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dear Vincentians, Last year, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 68,000 immigrant...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 24, 2015 | Social
The Vincentian Family is all over the web. Simply browsing all .famvin has to offer can take days. So, you’re a busy person, and it can be tough to keep up. But our sites (famvin.org, vinformation, etc.) produce a helpful little thing called RSS. Here’s...
by Ross Dizon | Jun 23, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), June 28, 2015 – Wis 1, 13-15; 2, 23-24; 2 Cor 8, 7. 8. 13-15; Mk 5, 21-43 For your sake he became poor (2 Cor 8, 9) Death no longer has power over Christ. Does it still have power over us who have been baptized into his death...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2015 | News
1,243 CEOs sleepout, raise almost $6,000,000. These are the impressive stats from the annual SVDP CEO Sleepout in Australia! And the final count is not in. The city of Adelaide had to postpone their event. It could be well over 6 million! On the 18th June 1300 CEOs...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2015 | Formation
A handy way to refresh your knowledge of the 5 Vincentian Virtues and other basic elements of the Vincentian Charism. Read it online or download the e-Book.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
Join a group of young Daughters of Charity as they explore in this Holy Hangout “I’m not alone in my “yes”” Visit their YouTube channel for many other videos in this series and their “60 seconds with…”...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 22, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Humility Opens our Eyes – God is Calling You – True Friendship – God Loves All Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday June 23, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: You are in my prayers this week. Some of you may be traveling and I pray for safe trips...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) pilot program aims to predatory, high-interest payday-loans with affordable bank loans to help otherwise creditworthy, debt-stressed borrowers get a fresh financial start. After telling the typical story of a woman named Nancy...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
Daughters of Charity and Vincentian Volunteer program work with visually impaired children in Great Britain. Dee Mansi, President of the AIC in Britain submitted this material. St Vincent’s School for visually impaired (VI) children was established in West Derby,...
