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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Paul VI on Vatican II liturgy
The rejection of the Vatican II liturgy is a rejection of its ecclesiology and theology. In his newly published book True Reform: Liturgy and Ecclesiology in Sacrosanctum Concilium, Massimo Faggioli narrates Paul's response when his philosopher friend Jean Guitton...
“Grasshopper theory of poverty” Sheila Gilbert
Meeting people in poverty face-to-face is the fundamental first action of Vincentians, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are called. Strengthened by prayer and reflection, they go two by two to relieve human need, always beginning with a personal visit....
@Pontifex – 1 million followers first day
With more than 1 millions followers on his first day Pope begins tweeting in 8 languages 12/12/12/ The user name of each account is @Pontifex . Language identifier follows in other languages than English. Here is the complete list of the official Pope’s Twitter...
Sandy invites us into solidarity with the world’s poorest
"It's like a war zone."I've heard this statement many times as I've walked the storm-damaged streets around my home in the weeks after Superstorm Sandy made landfall. Every time I heard it, I would nod politely and say a silent prayer of gratitude that, in fact, it...
Superior General celebrates at All Hallows Ireland
All Hallows marked the launch of a new Mission Statement (link no longer active) with a ceremony in November 2012. Mass was celebrated by the Superior-General of the worldwide Vincentian Family, Rev Gregory Gay CM. Fr Gegory welcomed the promulgation of the college's...
Sisters of Charity Halifax honored
At a special ceremony on December 8, the Mount's Chancellor, Sister Donna Geernaert, was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on behalf of the Sisters of Charity for their contributions to the advancement and education of women and to achieving...
Pinterest and the Year of Faith
Famvin has pointed to the amazing growth of Pinterest in previous posts.  Now Tami Heim of Sticky Jesus offers 10 Amazingly Easy Ways to Live Out Your Faith on Pinterest. If after reading this would like to share your Vincentian Faith...
Bl. Durando, CM – Vincentian Family pioneer
An early  promoter of Vincentian Family collaboration,  Bl. Marco Antonio Durando fostered the propagation of the Marian Association of the Miraculous Medal among young people. The Association became a fertile ground for vocations; in only ten years, 260 young women...
Depaul UK smashes Rubik’s cube record
The Rubik's Challenge, organised by Depaul UK to benefit the homeless, was smashed on Thursday 22nd November when 1,414 school-children twisted their way into the Guinness World Record books by solving 80’s phenomenon, the Rubik’s Cube, at the SAME TIME in the SAME...
More on how to run a homeless action week
Poverty & Homelessness Action Week: get your church organization working to Close the Gap! From the folks atPoverty and Homelessess.. Poverty & Homelessness Action Week 2013 will run from 26 January to 3 February. We organise the Week jointly each year with...