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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Connecting the head and the heart
Two seasoned spiritual directors in in conversation….
Sandra C. Smith and Susan Stabile exchange ideas about connecting the head and the heart in spiritual companionship and living.
Praying in Thin Places
In her Spirit of the Daughters of Charity ” blog Sr. Denise LaRock shares some of quotes that impacted her from a recent presentation by Fr. Patrick Griffin, the Director General of the Daughters of Charity. As she puts is “think of him as the spiritual director for the worldwide community.”
Vincentian Edowment Challenge milestone
The Vincentian Endowment Challenge has now passed $ 3.2 million in donations on the way the $ 5 million goal! Click on the link to the VSO October Bulletin (or paste it into your browser) and learn about one of the beneficiaries of the Vincentian Endowment Challenge....
Step Up Assists Vincentian Missionaries
Step Up signs recently a consulting contract with the Vincentian Missionaries Social Development Foundation, Inc. (VMSDFI). The non-government organization is based in Quezon City and has tasked Step Up to formulate a business plan for a community enterprise that it helped establish in Payatas.
The spread of the charism of charity
Persecution led a former Daughter of Charity on the path to sanctity and who in turn inspired others to sanctity. From St. Jeanne Antide Thouret to St. Agostina Pietrantoni whose story VinFormation presents. When the Daughters of Charity were disbanded during the...
An idea to be adapted/imitated?
Dr. Hung Le, Niagara’s vice president for international relations, is challenging students to collectively raise $1,000 in support of a school in Saint Marc, Haiti. If so, he will match their $1,000
Formation Friday – Vincentian Social Media
Can we find you on Facebook? Here are some of you we found… This is by no means a complete list. We know there are a lot more of you. See our resources for understanding social media.
WYD themes 2014-16
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has decided on the themes for the next three World Youth Days. These mark a three-year itinerary of spiritual preparation that will culminate with the international WYD with the Successor of Peter scheduled for Krakow in Poland in July...
Vincentian – “We don’t need a power structure”
The NCR recently featured a story about a Vincentian Archbishop who heads a Bishops Conference in Africa. The article begins... "Catholics across Africa are seeking a revitalized church under Pope Francis that is "true to its call to the Gospel and not a power...
2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering
THe Ladies of Charity website posts this invitation to register for the 2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering LCUSA Becoming “a Church that is Poor and for the Poor” February 2-5, 2014, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC At the 2014 Catholic Social Ministry...