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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Hope’s daughters – Anger and Courage
Susan Stabile writes "Robert Maloney, C.M., former superior general of the Congregation of the Mission has a piece in the current issue of America Magazine on hope. In it, he cites a quote attributable to Augustine of Hippo: “Hope has two beautiful daughters; their...
Sisters of Charity – 200 years in Philadelphia
February 10 is opening day for the newest exhibit of the DC Provincial Archives , "Beginning the Good Work: 200 Years of Service in Philadelphia." Elizabeth Ann Seton first sent three Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's to Philadelphia in 1814, the first mission...
News of the Congregation of the Mission
The January Issue of NUNTIA containing international news of the Congregation of the Mission is now available online. It marks the last issue of the current editor Juventino Castillero, CM. His duties will be assumed by Fr. Jorge Rodriguez of the Province of...
An app for Catholic social teaching
A new iPhone and iPad application from a Washington, D.C., think tank aims to spread Catholic social teaching through Church documents, news and commentary. So writes the Catholic New Agency. The Ethics and Public Policy Center said its free app is “a great resource...
A Vincentian fish story from Haiti
Vincentian Family Fish Farm in Central Plateau Breaks Ground Nine acres of carefully selected land in Haiti’s Central Plateau will become the new home for 25,000 baby tilapia, or “fingerlings,” in early 2014 as the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative launches a...
Same ole same ole?
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), February 16, 2014 – Sir 15, 15-20; 1 Cor 2, 6-10; Mt 5, 17-37 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation (2 Cor 5, 17) Jesus, with his announcement of the kingdom and his lifestyle, represents conversion and newness. But radical...
A rear view mirror look at vocation
78 years earlier "Seeking a Steadfast Friend and a Bit of Adventure" Originally posted on the blog "Sprit of the Daughters of Charity. The following was written by Sister Mary Zita McLaughlin, D.C., who, after 78 years of vocation, passed away in January. This is her...
Vincentians DC Catholic Social Ministry Gathering
From February 2-5 the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering took place in Washington DC, it's theme was: "Becoming a Church that is Poor and for the Poor." Four of our SJU students Gina, Cara, Laura and Anna along with many other members of the Vincentian Family...
Serious conversation?
"Communications is not "the transmission of content" but rather "the reduction of distance." Pope Francis. These word of Pope Francis came to mind when reading "Serious Conversation? byTim Williams CM, Provincial Director of the Daughters of Charity in Australia. The...
They kept coming… The story of POTS
Part of the Solution, or POTS, was opened in a storefront on Fordham Road in 1982 by Fr. Ned Murphy, SJ, Tim Boon, and Sister Jane Iannucelli, SC, (current President of the Sisters of Charity) to help feed those living in poverty in the Bronx. This video tells the...
