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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincentian Family and the New Faces of Poverty
Reflections of a translator Part II: The Vincentian Family and ministry with the poor After having examined the ways in which the different branches of the Vincentian Family define their ministry and after listening to various voices explain their experience of...
“Doorknocking” – leading political figure gives back to Vinnies
The Canberra (Australia) Liberals Leader has taken part in the Vinnies' doorknock campaign most years since he was a child and he and his family, newly arrived migrants from Croatia, were given a helping hand by the society. The Opposition Leader says his father...
Balance in approach to use of social media
The CatholicTechTalk website has a cautionary article underlining the importance of balance in the use of social media. “Update your website!” “Create a Facebook page!” “Post videos online!” “Engage your members during Mass!” Amid the commotion surrounding New Media,...
See what Frederic set in motion
Frederic never visited New South Wales, Australia. But his spirit has definitely taken root there. Vincent wrote long before Frederic, "The community is not now what it once was nor is it what it will be." Ray Reynolds, President, NSW Provisional Board, introduces a...
Sr. Ellen Lacy, DC on current conscience issues
Sr. Ellen Lacy, DC writes.. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is a federal statute that provides for comprehensive health insurance reforms that will unfold in the next 4 years. Most deadlines for implementation of...
Blessed Rosalie Rendu – February 7
Awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal, mysteriously still has fresh flowers put on her grave in Paris, stood at the barricades ministering and calling for peace in time of war, mentor to a group of young collegians who work continues today in almost every country...
HHS mandate and its effect on Vincentian Family ministries
The various branches of the Vincentian Family are deeply involved with hospitals, universities and service organizations. According to the website of the United States Catholic Bishops "The HHS has issued a rule forcing nearly all private health plans to include...
Mea Culpa from the techie Webmaster
FAMVIN was unavailable for the past couple of days due to a grave error on the part of the techie who is supposed to keep this site up and running like a clock. In an effort to speed up our response time, compression was enabled. The theory was that this would make...
Elizabeth Seton’s way of loving
The Spanish language site Somos has posted an article "Elizabeth Seton's way of loving" which was originally found on the site of the New York Sisters of Charity. Much has been written and said about the many deep relationships that St. Elizabeth Seton had with...
Felix De Andreis, C.M., first Superior of the CM in USA
See also the Vincentian Encyclopedia biography of Felix de ANdreis, CM Felix DeAndreis, C.M., and Life on the American Frontier 1816-1820 Frontier Missionary: Felix De Andreis, 1778-1820: Correspondence and Historical Writings
