coronavirus
What are God’s Plans for the Members of the Vincentian Family during this pandemic?
by Sidney Batista França | August 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The world is suffering from a difficult and challenging situation. A pandemic has changed the reality of millions of people across the planet.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #8: Focus on Important Things and Put Aside Those that are Merely Accessories
by Vicente Hernández & Inmaculada Escribano | August 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
During this pandemic, we are learning not to lose sight of the risks and our absolute dependence on God, to make the most of each day that we live, and that we use these days to share more love with our family members as well as those outside our family circle … to dispense with which is not important.
Members of the VMY and the Daughters of Charity Bring Hope to Copiapó (Chile)
by Vincentian Family Office | August 17, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
We highlight the work of the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentian Marian Youth in Copiapó (Chile).
The “13 Houses” Campaign expands in the USA amidst Covid-19
by Vincentian Family Office | August 16, 2020 | Homelessness, News | 0 Comments
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Letter from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the Occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Sep 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM has sent a reflection to the entire Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul on September 27.
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Swim in the mud
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
False news is omnipresent on the Internet and is not limited to the pandemic. They are everywhere and affect all the information that comes to us with regard to any topic.
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St. Vincent’s Charitable Association Mobilizes During the Pandemic (Peru)
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 14, 2020 | News
ACASVI (St. Vincent’s Charitable Association) has provided comprehensive services to some sixty-five elderly men and women.
“Vincent Helps”: Organizing in Time of Pandemic
by Gregg Bañaga, Jr., CM and Geowen Porcincula, CM | May 13, 2020 | News
Vincent Helps is our modest attempt to organize charity to ease a bit the sufferings of the most vulnerable.
The Saint of Wuhan in Poland
by Annie Josse and Krzysztof Zielenda, O.M.I. | May 12, 2020 | Formation, News
An extraordinary discovery has been made in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas in Bolesławiec in Poland.
International Prayer to Go Viral!
by Gayle Westfahl, SVDPYA | May 11, 2020 | News
Let’s make the Society’s network of charity around the world become visible through our prayer and care for others!
New Website for Covid-19 Vincentian Projects in Need of Funding
by Vincentian Family Office | May 11, 2020 | News
A new website with the aim of connecting projects in need of funding from local organizations worldwide, and people of good will who wish to help financially to keep these works going.
Volunteering; Vincentian Style, in a Time of Fundraising Fears
by Dee Mansi | May 10, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Globally, in the shutdown, fundraising has dwindled, and many charities are in crisis – including those of our Vincentian Family.
Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Patron Saint in Times of Quarantine
by .famvin | May 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Elizabeth offers us a guide, a light in a time of darkness. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Pray for us!
Missionary Silence and Action During the Time of Pandemic
by Rolando Gutiérrez Zúñiga, CM | May 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The first task of the missionary is to read the signs of the time. Indeed, the whole church is called to engage in that task because from that process flow the evangelizing commitments that are most necessary for each historical moment. Therefore, it would be a...
Vincentian Solidarity Against COVID-19
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 7, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Vincentian solidarity against COVID-19: 13 Houses Campaign and Coronavirus The "13 Houses" Campaign is expanding due to COVID-19 to support the poorest of the poor and the homeless. All monies raised by the Famvin Homeless Alliance through Depaul International will be...
COVID-19 Crisis and Advocacy on Homelessness
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | May 7, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The COVID- 19 pandemic has exasperated the existing inequalities and very specially the condition of homeless people in urban areas.