Fr. Pat Griffin, CM steps down
Fr. Patrick Griffin to step down as Director-General of the Daughters of Charity Fr. G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, announced that, due to health concerns, Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M....Vincentian Contributions – New Evangelization
Vincentian Contributions to the New Evangelization by: Celestino Fernández, CM Presented during the Formation Sessions for the leaders of the Vincentian Family (Paris, January 18th, 2014) Evangelization, the task of all Christians Some clarifications with regard to...
Vincent and Louise on varieties of martyrdom
FamVin is happy to present this translation into English of an article on martyrdom by Corpus Juan Delgado, CM. It looks at the concept of martyrdom as it appears in the writings of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The concept is examined from the...Fatal attraction
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), January 26, 2014 – Is 8, 23b – 9, 3; 1 Cor 1, 10-13. 17; Mt 4, 12-23 Praising God and enjoying favor with all the people (Acts 2, 47) Rather than impose, brightness attracts. Whoever imposes admits he is not attractive. St. Francis...100th World Day of Migrants January 19
The followers of Vincent and Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth Seton who work with migrants and refugees throughout the world can take courage from the message and actions of Pope Francis.Sunday 19th January the Church marks the 100th World Day of Migrants and...
Nine Days Of Prayer, Penance And Pilgrimage
On January 22 our nation will mark the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the U.S. Promotional and planning resources are available for leaders. Since that tragic decision, more than 55 million...20 ways you can fight trafficking
US State Department offers 20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking (Graphic courtesy of http://www.stopenslavement.org/) After first learning about human trafficking, many people want to help in some way but do not know how. Here are just a few ideas...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
