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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
The Irritable Saint: St. Vincent de Paul
Chesterton once said that the difference between a sinner and saint is not that the saint doesn’t sin. The difference is that the saint knows they’re a sinner. This is what strikes me with St. Vincent de Paul. You might expect, and certainly you will get to some...
Daughters of Charity partner with Muslims in Gaza
Partnering with Muslims and Christians in Gaza, the Daughters of Charity help bring people to the fullness of health and relieve suffering, which enables recipients to better cope with a stressful post-war situation under an extremist government. The dedicated,...
Celebrating the Missionary Spirit on Vincent’s feast
Sr. Denise LaRock offers a gallery of photos from and a reflection on Vincent's missionary spirit as carried out today in the Cook Islands. Complete with references to the movies "Whale Rider" and "Invictus" the post offers not only a geographical orientation to the...
Zafen unveils “Chemen Lavi Miyò” (CLM), “Pathway to a Better Life”
Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM), “Pathway to a Better Life”. It is an outstanding program set up by our partner in Haiti, Fonkoze, with a 95% success rate in helping participants acquire the skills needed to emerge from poverty. Participating families are the poorest of the...
Amanda’s open letter to Vincent on his feast
Amanda writes in An Open Letter to St. Vincent de Paul Dear Monsieur Vincent, I feel that I should begin this letter with an introduction, but I believe you already know who I am. Or at least I hope so - I hope you hear all those times I whisper under my breath "oh,...
Vincent – a life in Mosaics
Mosaics that formed generations of Vincentians at Mary Immaculate Seminary are available as a resource for celebrations of the feast of Vincent. Father John Carven, CM provides commentary for each of the 32 scenes in the four approximately 12 foot by 4 foot mosaics....
The surprising and still relevant Frederic Ozanam
No Time Like Now- the Life and Times of Frederic Ozanam. This video puts Frederic squarely in the life and times of a country facing massive social change. In doing so it presents a side of Frederic that is perhaps too little appreciated. There is much food for...
Homeless Awareness Weekend – Celebrating Vincent’s Feast
On 23-25 September 2011 the five national subsidiaries of Depaul International celebrated the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul by launching their first Homeless Awareness Weekend. The goals of the weekend are to raise international awareness of the issue of...
Quote of the day “exercised by the question of God”
“Agnostics, who are constantly exercised by the question of God, those who long for a pure heart but suffer on account of our sin, are closer to the Kingdom of God than believers whose life of faith is 'routine' and who regard the Church merely as an institution,...
First woman appointed to International Board of SVDP
Dr. Michael Thio announces the appointment of MarieFrancoise Salesiani-Payet as Vice President of Formation replace Jean Cherville. The text from the international site reads as follows.. Dear Vincentians, The Peace of Christ be with you. I'm pleased to inform you...
