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Statement of the Vincentian Family in the Face of Racial Discrimination
by Vincentian Family Office | June 15, 2020 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family | 4 Comments
As members of Vincentian Family, we do not want to nor should we remain impassive in the face of the discrimination that millions of people still suffer today.
Happy Women’s Day: Check out “Herstory” on .famvin
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | March 8, 2020 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, News | 0 Comments
Registration to the Film Festival “Finding Vince 400”
by Vincentian Family Office | September 19, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
Symposium of the Vincentian Family 2017
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | October 15, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
A Model of Vincentian Leadership and Transition
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2017 | Reflections, Vincentian Family
As everyone knows the United States of America is in the midst of a major transition in leadership and a vision of...
#famvin400 #AIC400 Resources and Conversations
by .famvin | Dec 31, 2016 | Announcements, News
We begin the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of our charism! Are you ready? We invite you to review what has...
A World of Merciful Vincentians
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 31, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, News, Social
[Jan. 25, 2016] As I write to you, I am happy to announce that famvin.org/en has a new editor! Working now along side Fr. John Freund, Elizabeth Astridge -- a Vincentian Lay Missionary of the United States -- will be helping to shape the future of .famvin. She will be...
Poverty as social sin
by John Freund, CM | Jan 29, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Poverty: An Opportunity for Encounter or Exclusion? By: Marian Lamoureux North Central Region Voice of the Poor Leader As Vincentians, have we ever thought about poverty as “social sin?” This notion of social sin is a powerful concept in Catholic social thought and...
Vincentian Family Leaders in Rome
by John Freund, CM | Jan 23, 2016 | Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
https://youtu.be/kLvDIoqWJ7I Vincentian Family Leaders - How many can you recognize? Hint - Start with the Superior General in the middle of the back row. How about Sr. Kathleen Appler, leader of the Daughters of Charity? Leaders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,...
Saint Vincent de Paul in helping the poor save taxpayers £11million per year
by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Research, by economists Oxera, shows that the Saint Vincent de Paul Society is helping taxpayers save £11million per year, and found that the visits made to the isolated and lonely by the Saint Vincent de Paul volunteers, helped improve their mental health, helped...
Talk to us in the New Year!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 2, 2016 | Announcements, News
It's time for New Year's resolutions, and .famvin wants you to talk to us! So make your resolutions this year: I will comment on every article I read. I will use the "send us news" link to share news, events, photos, videos, formation materials with the Vincentian...
New Year’s resolutions from Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions for 2016? If not, there's still time, and Pope Francis has some ideas for you. These are the ten things that he called upon Vatican employees to do: 1. “Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this...
Year of Mercy – special concern of Vincentians
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Year of Mercy: Presentation and Video for Vincentians This year the Church focuses on mercy, forgiveness, and healing in a special way. We, Vincentians, can and must be witnesses of mercy. In this special presentation, also available as a YouTube video, we reflect on...
Advent Letter – Mediators of God’s Promises
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections, Vincentian Family
In his Advent letter Father Gregory Gay reminds us that we are preparing the way for the Lord and, at the same time, we become mediators who bring God’s promises to fulfillment.
Dare I say I am Vincent?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 18, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
A LETTER TO MY YOUNG FRIENDS IN THE VINCENTIAN FAMILY Dear friends: Just like you, my life is shaped by Vincent; in a real sense, however small, I am Vincent. So are you. I met some of you for the first time at the USA/Canada Vincentian Family Gathering. Some of you...