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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
What is your idea of a Vincentian?
When a person is invited to join the Society, is it in terms of humanitarian service, not very different from an invitation from Lions or Rotary or is the invitation to grow in the life of Christ?
Pope – practical environmentalist
Rome Reports During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis talked about the need to protect the Earth and its resources. More specifically, he talked about not wasting food. Wednesday marks 'World Environment Day,' and so the Pope talked about not giving into a...
“Wait-Watchers” discernment
The title is not a typo but the theme of a  reflection "Wait WatcherS" by S. Janet Gildea, SC Late last August three of us decided it was time to get serious about losing some weight. Our insurance plan reimburses for the Weight Watchers program, so we joined and have...
New CEO – SVDP
Sheila Gilbert writes... I am very pleased to inform you that effective Aug. 15, 2013, David Barringer will become the Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dave brings more than 25 years of experience in both...
What exactly makes a person happy?
Romereports.com  asks "What exactly makes a person happy? What's does success really mean for a family, society or better yet, for an entire country? History proves that happiness is not directly related to money. So the question is how is happiness measured? The ...
Reflect and pray with Lynn
Move Forward – Don’t worry – Humility – Hold me Lord. Dear Vincentian Family: We generally have so much to pray for in our Vincentian work. As we end our working year there are many annual meetings, gatherings and training updates. We should always pray for the...
Those We Serve Need Your Involvement NOW
The Farm Bill Is Coming Up for a Vote and major Catholic groups urge action Sheila Gilbert, President of the St. VIncent dePaul Society USA writes... Those We Serve Need Your Involvement NOW Take Action! Dear Vincentians and Supporters of the Society of St. Vincent de...
Global, simultaneous Eucharistic Adoration
Technology opened up a new experience of the universality of Church when millions around the world were able to join in Eucharistic adoration with Pope Francis. RomeReports writes. "It was five o clock in the afternoon in Rome, when the Eucharistic Adoration began in...
Systemic Change – VinFamily Pinterest Board
VinFormation just created a new board devoted to images and links to Systemic Change on VinFamily at Pinterest. Without any publicity it picked up 30 followers in about 5 hours! If you visit this might be the time to explore the parent...
Anniversary Miraculous Medal Association
As we celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Association of the Miraculous Medal. VinFormation  offer a visual presentation of a reflection "A re-reading of the message of the Rue du Bac for our times" by Ferdinand Quintano, CM a former Director of the...