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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Lent 2013 – Two Sisters of Charity
Living the Days of Lent 2013 edited by Ellen Dauwer, SC and Mary McCormick, SC. A short meditation for each day of the season of Lent, with illustrations and detachable pages that can be posted for convenient reflection reminders. It is available on Barnes and Noble...
Ash Wednesday, Lent in 2 minutes
Looking for a quick way to explain Ash Wednesday to your friends? Look no further than Busted Halo’s® two-minute video that describes the day which begins the season of Lent, and why Catholics and many Christians receive ashes on their foreheads. First released for...
Ozanam – young, impetuous, needs guidance
"I am sending you two young men. They are very enthusiastic about the practice of charity but they are young and impetuous and they need guidance"  This is how one of the key figures in the founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Emmanuel Bailly stated a...
Vincentian Women – Women of Mission
You might be surprised at what Louise de Marillac, Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Catherine Harkins Founder of LCUSA had in common  beyond being women who lived lives of mission. All were widows. The first two are relatively well known. Catherine Harkins was twice widowed....
Systemic Change – Vincentian Family India
The Vincentian Family in India  will grapple with Systemic Change in a 3 day seminar featuring key members of the international Systemic CHange committee. Robert Maloney CM, Gene Smith SSVP, Pedro Opeka CM, James Claffey SSVP, Patricia deNava AIC, Norberto Carcellar...
Bl. Rosalie Rendu – February 7
Awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal, mysteriously still has fresh flowers put on her grave in Paris, stood at the barricades ministering and calling for peace in time of war, mentor to a group of young collegians who work continues today in almost every country...
“Big Questions” – Vincentian questions – DePaul University
"In Bangladesh, the camera crew slept on mats in huts, side-by-side with villagers who are using micro-lending to pull themselves out of abject poverty. In the county jail in Benton Harbor, Michigan, they were behind bars with the inmates — mothers whose lives, and...
What is your Lenten question?
Carolyn Woo, President & CEO Catholic Relief Services... "What are you giving up for Lent?" This is a question we ask each other as Ash Wednesday approaches. A slightly different question that I like to ask myself is, "What are you going to do during Lent?" She...
Ozanam Bicentenary resources
In 2013, all over the world, Vincentians are celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Frederic Ozanam . To celebrate this time of special grace and blessing for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the National Office of the US is offering the following...
Patrimony of the Poor – Wise Stewards Workshop
Managing the Patrimony of the Poor as Wise Stewards - August 9-11 Paris A workshop for members of the Vincentian family examining principles and practices of Vincentian asset management. The workshop, sponsored by the Vincentian Studies Institute of DePaul University,...
