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The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Elizabeth Bayley Seton was first and always a mother
Sr. Regina Bechtle offers this reflections for Mothers Day... Today’s readings picture a God who shows no partiality, a God who remembers kindness and faithfulness toward us, a God whose truest name is Love – abundant, unconditional, unearned. What a perfect...
How times have changed!
According to Rome Reports, the Pope is to attend a public performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony in the opera house of La Scala in Milan. When I was ordained in 1965 clerics were forbidden to attend public spectacles in opera houses.
The surprising history of Mother’s Day
The history of mothers day did not begin with Hallmark. View this remarkable video four minute video "The Mother's Day Movement" to see how far removed the early celebrations of Mothers Day are from the Hallmark version.
Understanding homeless Moms
InvisiblePeople.tv: Changing the story of homelessness. ** Mother's Day is this Sunday. Support Moms who are homeless and everything they go through for their families, by sharing these stories. and forward to a friend for Mother's Day. Jean and her five...
Training resources for the Ladies of Charity/AIC
Twice a year, AIC publishes the Training Booklets and the Spiritual Reflexions about specific topics, as well as a Newsletter called AIC-INFO. Although these documents are written for the AIC "Volunteers" (as LCUSA members are called internationally) They are a...
Vatican declares NJ Sister of Charity “Servant of God”
Servant of God Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, American professed sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth (1901-1927). "The website of the Sisters of Charity Convent Station asks the question about one of its own. For more information about...
Trouble keeping up with the Vincentian Family?
Here is a source to check out for Vincentian Family presence in social media. Scroll through the page to see links to live feeds for FamVin.org Project Facebook pages, Twitter, You Tube Channels and Pinterest, as well as other Vincentian Family branches on Facebook...
Pope blesses US bishops’ social media efforts
Pope Benedict XVI has given his personal approval to bishops in the southeastern United States who are using social media to evangelize. So writes the EWTN website. “He understood and supported us in our use of this vehicle because it does allow the Church to enter...
Vincentian Family represented at International conference on inclusion
From March 16th-20th, Fracarita International, founded by the "Belgian St. Vincent", participated in an international conference on inclusive development of persons with disabilities in New Delhi,India. Bro. Jos Mathijssen, coordinator of Fracarita International,...
Zafen saluted by BusinessFightsPoverty.org
According to Business FIghts Povefty Zafèn (www.zafen.org) Tops the Million Dollar Mark on Second Anniversary View Blog Profile May 8, 2012 Port-au-Prince--Zafèn, a crowd-sourced funding opportunity for small growing businesses (SGBs) in Haiti, has surpassed the $1...
