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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Transformative Aging – Thanksgiving and Elder’s Creed
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Some have written about process called From Ageing to Sage-ing.”. Twenty four Sisters of Charity Nazareth above 65 years of age spent five days in prayer, reflection and retreat in Mokama, India from October 22 – 27
Sitting in the Side Pew – a retreat with Elizabeth Seton
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2014 | Vincentian Family
A recently discovered gem… “In this month’s Retreat Guide, Sitting in the Side Pew, we look at the shining example of North America’s first native-born canonized saint, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton.”
Make your bed
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 28, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, November 2, 2014 – Lam 3, 17-26; Rom 6, 3-9; Jn 14, 1-6 If we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him (Rom 6, 8) Whether at death I rest eternally in God or my heart stays restless will depend on...
I was a stranger and you welcomed me…
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
I was a stranger and you welcomed me by Janet Gildea. A story with many levels of meaning… two Sisters of Charity from different Congregations, the hospitality of of the New Jersey Sisters of Charity for a teacher and human rights activist in Sudan …
Celebrating the Sisters of Charity Federation 1947
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
VinFormation has put together its collection of celebrating the Sisters of Charity Federation which was established on October 27, 1947 to provide mutual support to one another in living their mission of Charity in the modern world.
Sounds of Silence – Signs Everywhere – Consumed by Love – Saints Struggle
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 27, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sounds of Silence – Signs Everywhere – Consumed by Love – Saints Struggle
A Holy Hangout with the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Social, Social Media, Vincentian Family
In case you missed it live here is the complete video of “A Holy Hangout with the Vincentian Family”
Watch the panel focusing on Vincentian Collaboration stressing the importance of working together to serve the poor!
The more things change, the more they stay the same
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The tone of the debates about the document, “The Church in Modern World”, during a two year discussion of the document that has shaped the church for 50 years, seems eerily reminiscent of the discussion of the Synod of Bishops.
Priesthood – Endangered and Dangerous Vocation
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2014 | Formation
As the United States celebrates Priests Sunday this article by Josephine Mckenna of
Religion News Service Italian priest, unfazed by death threats, goes after the Mafia caught my eye.
Not every priest finds himself in such a position. More often than not the priest today shares the lives of people in their best and worst of times.
It’s not too early – Vincent dePaul Society prepares for Christmas
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
William Graham of Canada writes of “Christmas that magical time” and what the Society of St. VIncent de Paul is already doing to make it a magical time for those on the margins. Without help for them it can be painful rather than a magical time.