The FAMVIN Digital Network
The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Blessed Christmas FAMVIN
All of us involved in the various FAMVIN language sites and project wish you all the blessings of Christmas in this brief video! http://youtu.be/wQLFT00-pjs?t=14s
Shepherds seeing what others miss
Today more than ever we need to find our God in unexpected places and unexpected people. May this year's biggest blessing be learning to see the Christ in ourselves and one another with the shepherds' eyes of faith! Have a blessed Christmas!
Daughters of Charity library resources
The international website of the Daughters of Charity has a Library page with the beginnings of a very rich source of historical texts related to Vincent and Louise. Life of Saint Vincent de Paul Louis Abelly, Vincent de Paul vol. 1 vol. 2 vol. 3 Louis Abelly,...
Christ in the manger today
As we approach the body of Christ in the manger we might reflect on Christ in the mangers of the world today. Saint John Chrysostom writes... Do you want to honor Christ’s body? Then do not scorn him in his nakedness, nor honor him here in the church with silken...
First world problems seen by 3rd world
How one views problems all depends where you start from... or what you have when you start. A 60 second movie about perspectives on developed world problems in the context and through the eyes of people in under-developed areas... the graphics tell the story. "I hate...
US Bishops – Response to Newtown
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today's movies, videos and television...
Religion in America
Gallup poll - Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious But Protestant population is shrinking as "unbranded" religion grows Religiousness is distributed quite unequally across various subgroups and segments of the U.S. population. Key findings further...
Daughters of Charity health merger
Ascension Health Alliance and Daughters of Charity Health System Sign Affiliation Agreement December 21, 2012 – Ascension Health Alliance, the parent organization of Ascension Health, and Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS), a regional health system with 22...
Vincent and the Incarnation
We are accustomed to view Saint Vincent from the perspective of his relationship with the poor. In doing so we run the risk of narrowing our vision in such a way that we simply consider him as a great philanthropist or a compassionate humanitarian. Why was Vincent so...
Women believers
After receiving God’s call announcing to her that she will be the mother of the Messiah, Mary sets out alone. A new life in the service of her son Jesus starts for her. She goes “in haste,” with resolve. She feels the need to share her joy with her cousin...
