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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincentian who annointed President Kennedy
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Vincentian Father Oscar Huber was a hard-working, dedicated pastor who made many friends throughout his years of faithful ministry. He is still remembered for all that... And for one other thing. A Dallas pastor at the time, he administered last rites to President...
How did I live the Year of Faith?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2013 | Daughters of Charity
On the threshold of the Year of Faith Sr. Catherine was stunned by a call to go to Turkey even though she did not speak the language. The story of this Year of Faith is recounted on the international website of the Daughters of Charity and begins..."How did I live the...
Joy, Energy – Seton Spirituality Center
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2013 | Sisters of Charity
Sisters of Charity – Halifax asked S. Lorraine: “What gives you joy?… Energy?”
Vincentian Family Statistics
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2013 | Vincentian Family
What is your guess about how many are in the Vincentian Family?
These are the latest reliable statistics and does not represent a complete list.
Google resources for Typhoon Haiyan
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2013 | Disasters and Responses, News
Google launched several crisis tools for those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever, which has ravaged towns and villages across central Philippines, leaving a suspected 10,000 people dead in just one city and more than 600,000 displaced....
Papa Francis, The Prodigal, and “the Good Son.”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
How do you feel about Pope Francis’ style? It is no secret that his now famous interview has provoked quite a variety of reactions, frequently serving as a kind of Rorschach test. Dr. Gregory Popcak come to grips with his own reactions when he writes "I recently had...
Vincentian Center Bereavement Conference
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Vincentian collaboration focuses on bereavement and healing. The universal experience of grief and the ever expanding fields of neuroscience and spirituality drew almost 250 persons to St. John’s on November 9 for a bereavement conference, The Journey to Healing:...
Learning the Vincentian spirit at home
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Learning the Vincentian spirit at home and passing it on in your own home That's the story of the Vincentian tradition in Jeanne Harper’s life as written up in the Green Bay Wisconsin Diocesan paper "The Catholic Compass". "A framed print of the poem “Children Learn...
Formation Friday – Pinterest and our charism
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Pictures are worth a thousand words! The Vincentian Family use of Pinterest to tell the story of the charism of Vincent, Louise, Frederic, Elizabeth, etc. keeps growing. The following story barely scratches the surface of that presence. FamVin would like to begin a...
Go west, Daughters!
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A story about a truly heroic journey, that of the seven Daughters of Charity who traveled from Emmitsburg to San Francisco in the summer of 1852 to begin the Community's ministry in California. The Daughters of Charity Provincial Archive features a guest post by...