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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vision of Depaul USA
If you have ever looked closely at a letter from Depaul USA, you will have seen the tag line at the bottom, "Everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community" writes Charles Levesque Director of Depaul USA. That tag line is our vision. Every...
Sister of Charity receives fellowship for environmental leadership
GreenFaith announced today that Sister Carol De Angelo, a Sister of Charity of New York, and SC Coordinator of Special Projects, has been named a GreenFaith Fellow and will join the 2012 Class of the GreenFaith Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Program is the only...
Spotlight on the Foundation of the Daughters of Charity
As part of VinFormation's new attempt to provide seasonal resources we celebrate the Foundation of the Daughters of Charity by spotlighting material related to them on the site. IN a similar spirit visit the recently announced Vincentian Advent pages.
Celebrating the “Sisters” on World Aids Day
December 1, World AIDS Day, reminds us of the courage and compassion of those who ministered to persons with AIDS. Generations of Sisters and Daughters of Charity learned by heart that the central purpose of their vocation was to honor Jesus Christ by providing him...
Synergy – Vincentian Lay Missionaries, St. John’s U. and Daughters of Charity
"When Christine Jones (’09C) first came to St. John’s University as a wide-eyed freshman from Oregon, she had never heard of the Vincentian Charism. Six years later, it has come to define her life in an incredible way." Thus begins an article on the St. John's...
Pope calls for abolition of Death Penalty
Benedict XVI greeted a delegation gathered in Rome that is working to abolish the death penalty. The group included members from Illinois where the death penalty was recently outlawed. View his presentation at RomeReports TV.
Who is a Vincentian? Thinking outside, yet in the box
Anthony Thornton, President of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, calls for some fresh thinking by going back the basics of the Society. "We really need to think creatively about new forms of coming together as Conferences. We need to be...
Sisters of Charity Nazareth to mark 200 years with live video
The Sister of Charity of Nazareth Family will celebrate their 200th Anniversary! Hundreds of SCN family members are expected to gather here at Nazareth to mark this amazing milestone. "Today we finalized testing of our link to view our webcast so we are pleased to be...
Charity begins at home: but what is charity, where is home?
Fr. Christopher Jamison connect the dots in a reflection presented at CAFOD (Catholic Overseas Development Agency UK) that leads to rediscovering forgotten truths about a banking industry. Independent Catholic News provides the full text of Fr Christopher Jamison’s...
Homelessness from A-Z
Homelessness from A-Z Younger homeless people from the CONNECTION’S Digital Group TOUCHBASE have developed an inspiring A_Z series to warn other people about the harsh realities of being homeless. They have created "A-Z" to help educate and prevent other people...
