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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Historic meeting of Vincentian Family Leadership of US & Canada
Over twenty leaders representing some 20 Vincentian Family organizations gathered as a Vincentian Family Leadership group in North America for the first time. This gathering represents a milestone in the awareness of how widespread and effective the charism of...
Vincentian eBooks, ePubs, etc.
VinFormation has mounted the first 6 short Vincentian eBooks which are available for download to Smartphones or in PDF. format. They are can be useful for handouts at meetings or as something to send to the growing number of people who rely on Smartphones. This first...
When there is no dialogue, there is no love.
Fr. Armada Riyanto CM, a Vincentian from Indonesia, offers a moment of reflection on the theme dialogue from the heart. "When there is no dialogue, there is no love. When there is no love, life is but cloudy and dark. No violence is justified in any reason. There is...
Relevance of Vincent in our age
"Can a saint who lived four centuries ago have something to tell us Christians of the 21st century, men and women of post industrial society, of the technological world, of the space era, of the world of computers and the internet/web sites?" Noted Vincentian...
Fr. Carl Pieber, CM on Catholic TV
The Director of the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal, Fr. Carl Pieber, will be featured on an online TV program called www.CatholicTV.com at 8:00pm. He is interviewed by Christine Caswell from ClearVoice TV show and he discusses the video and radio pieces...
Take a risk – Serve JMV Secretariat in Madrid
VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT. TAKE A RISK! Dear young adults: I am writing to you with the intention of finding an English speaking young adult, that would be willing to offer 2 or 3 years of their lives to work as a volunteer in the...
Lessons from Vincent’s Life’s Journey
Jean Pierre Renouard, CM writes "We cannot separate Vincentian spirituality from the person of Saint Vincent. We should enter first through the door of the spiritual experience of Saint Vincent. This is an absolute prerequisite. But, conscious of the time element, I...
SVDP (Australia) – Pushes for overhaul of support payments
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia will continue its push for a major overhaul of the support payment system during Anti-Poverty Week 2011. Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Falzon, says if the Government really wants to address poverty it can...
Food is a moral issue
Susan Stabile, occasional famvin poster, offers the following reflection on World Food Day. "Today is World Food Day. It is also Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of raising...
Latin American bishops modeling possibilities of the Internet
Soon, the bishops of Latin America will be fully connected to one another through a new website. It's called episcopo.net. Through the website, bishops can share documents, information and even have video conferencing meetings. The website will officially launch on ...
