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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Daughters of Charity Video gallery
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has a page devoted to their Video gallery Apparition Of July 18, 1830 Louise De Marillac - A Saint For Everyone In The Vincentian Spirit The Children Vincentian Marian Youth Saint Louise Patron Saint Of Christian...
Vincentian Family Haiti update
Two representatives each from six separate Vincentian organizations doing work in Haiti have been named to a new National Implementation Council (NIC) to support the work of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative (VFHI). Under the leadership of Project Director Regine...
Award winning films from “Why Poverty”
"Why Poverty?" is a groundbreaking cross-media event reaching more than 500 million people around the world via television, radio, internet and live events in November 2012. TVO is one of 70 broadcasters worldwide taking part in the initiative, and throughout the...
To make new ways
Over the centuries, the Baptist has become a call that keeps urging us to prepare ways that will allow us to welcome Jesus among us. Read more Read: Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior (Phil. 3:20)
CM Eastern Province – revised site
Just in time for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception the Eastern Provine of the Congregation of the Mission unveiled its new website. Visit Fr. Mike Carroll's inaugural post about the significance of the Immaculate Conception in the life of the Congregation of the...
Vincentian Family Visits China
Representatives of A.I.C. and Vincentian Marian Youth visited Hong Kong and China from November 14th to the 25th accompanied by members of the Chinese province of the Congregation of the Mission. The invitation was to “come and see.” The remarkable rise of China on...
Mary in 2 minutes
Busted Halo writes, "Ever wonder what the big deal is with Catholics and the Virgin Mary? Do they worship her or just pray to her? What’s the Annunciation? What’s the Immaculate Conception? What’s the Assumption? All these questions and more answered in this short two...
Daybreak: Hope for the Homeless in Macon, Georgia – Amanda
"One of the most popular images lately is that of a New York police officer giving new boots to a homeless man". Amanda Kerns continues her reflection "It reminded me that I had never written in this blog about a wonderful event that happened a few weeks ago in...
The Immaculate Conception – Faith of Vincent and Louise
VinFormation celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception - The presence of Mary is abundant, clear and solid in the experience of St. Louise and St. Vincent. As Vincentians, let us draw from this wellspring available to us. St. Vincent and the Immaculate...
Catholic activism on the death penalty
John L. Allen Jr. writes a brief dispatch from Denmark on Catholic activism on the death penalty. Rumors of the death of the church's passion for social justice have been greatly exaggerated, at least to judge by a high-profile international conference in Rome on...
