The heart of Saint Vincent continues its pilgrimage through France and with each step, the heart of St. Vincent moves...
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by Elizabeth Astridge | June 9, 2017 | News | 0 Comments
by Vincentian Family Office | June 5, 2017 | News | 0 Comments
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by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 22, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 14, 2017 | News
The heart of Saint Vincent continues its pilgrimage through France and with each step, the heart of St. Vincent moves...
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 8, 2017 | Announcements, News
If you are planning to come to Rome for the Symposium in October you MUST register online...
by Suzanne Johnson, President, Ladies of Charity USA | Aug 8, 2017 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
On August 2, 2017, Mary Ann Dantuono and I appeared on EWTN Live as guests of Rev. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. The invitation to...
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 20, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
"Vincent de Paul: A Mystic of Charity": this is the theme that Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, proposes for next September 27, feast of St. Vincent de Paul, in a letter addressed to all the Vincentian Family. After the text you will find links to download this letter in several...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 18, 2016 | Formation
Watch a YouTube video that describes how St. Vincent’s spiritual vision evolved over several decades, as he was influenced by his collaborators (particularly his work with Louise de Marillac, the Ladies of Charity, and the Daughters of Charity).
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
How is it that some people who are poor have such resilience? I come from a show business background: the theatre. From the artist's pen comes music and lyrics that touch the human experience. Listen to this haunting song from "The Color Purple" by Stephen Bray,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Only by encountering another do we learn what charity is and who we are: brothers and sisters with capacities and responsibilities. Many of you know I am a blogger at Medium.com, where I develop ideas, some of which I share on .famvin.org as "IamVincent" and...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
Reconciliation in the Anniversary Year When people are hurt, they shut down, they have entered another kind of deep poverty. They pray, and sometimes there's no answer. People adopt a Code of Silence because they are afraid. Vincentians are called to serve body and...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 1, 2016 | Church, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Violence is sometimes the fruit, sometimes the cause of poverty. Non-violence has deep Christian roots. To say #IamVincent means to commit to a stance that rejects violence, so the poor will not suffer. As Christians committed to a more just and peaceful world we are...
by James Claffey | Aug 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A recent U.S.A. news headline: “Poor seem far down list on candidates’ agendas.” No real surprise there! In the last presidential campaign in the United States, neither President Obama nor Mr. Romney ever mentioned people living in poverty in major campaign addresses...
by .famvin | Aug 30, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, News, Social
Our international digital network, .famvin, has been very lucky over the last 20 years to work with a team of excellent editors, several of whom have served from the very first day on. We are grateful to all of the volunteers who have shared or continue to share their...
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 22, 2016 | Formation
Years before Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission or the Daughters of Charity, the Vincentian charism of service began to take its first steps in a small town in eastern France, called Châtillon-les-Dombes (today Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne). Today,...