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Celebrating the CM journey 1625 to Kenya 2014
To celebrate the anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission on January 25, a special presentation: the De Paul Centre in Nairobi.
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...
International Vincentian Family Meeting
International leaders of VIncentian Family meet in Paris
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...
Gathering to focus on ‘A Poor Church For The Poor’
From the first Pope Francis has made clear his desire for 'A Poor Church For The Poor' It should be no surprise that the 2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering will focus on the message and vision of Pope Francis: “Becoming ‘a Poor Church for the Poor.’” The...
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 children's...
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...
Christian Unity Week Vatican resources
BIBLICAL REFLECTIONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE ‘EIGHT DAYS’ Click and scroll down through Vatican resources... Day 1 Together... we are called to be saints Exodus 19: 3-8 You shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation Psalm 95: 1-7 We are the people of his...