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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
“Mother Teresa of the Street Kids” – Her Own Words
Sr. Mary Rose McGeady died September 13th at the age of 84. In the process of reconfiguring our provinces and getting to know one another, we each wrote up a mini bio for a book. Sr. Denise shares what Sr. Mary Rose wrote,"After the Seminary (novitiate of the...
Letter Writing: A Long Lost Ministry of Words
Amanda Kern writes...."Nobody uses snail mail anymore. That's a generally accepted fact here in the United States and probably around the world. USPS is declining in business, we get more than a handful of emails a day but all the snail mail we get is junk mail, and...
Sister of Charity (Nazareth) Visits Riot Relief Camps
Assam Riots Leena Padam, SCN, visited the four relief camps at New Bongaigaon Diocese, Kokrajhar Dt, Assam along with two Holy Cross Sisters. Thousands of people are living in very congested areas with whatever belongings they were able to collect when the riot broke...
What did Louise say?
New Database Spreads the Wisdom of Louise de Marillac What did Louise say? The Vincentian Studies Institute of DePaul University has launched a searchable, interactive Internet database that provides worldwide access to the wisdom of St. Louise de Marillac. It serves...
Depaul International celebrates Vincent around the globe
Depaul International affiliates draw their inspiration from the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul. This year, the Depaul International affiliates will commemorate St. Vincent’s feast date (September 27th) with a week-long series of service activities, celebrations,...
SVDP – Voice of the Poor
WHAT IS VOICE OF THE POOR (VOP)? The Phoenix website of the St. Vincent de Paul Society asnwers this way. Voice of the Poor is the advocacy arm of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. As followers of Christ, we are challenged to help create conditions for marginalized...
Where in the world are the Daughters of Charity
The international website of the Daughters of Charity offers an interactive map of the world. Click on any portion of the map to see the countries as well as the provinces and houses in which the Daughters of Charity work.
Vincent on keeping historical records…
Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives Facebook page writes "Long before anyone had even begun to codify archival practices, St. Vincent de Paul laid out what today would be called “best practices” for documenting the history of those who followed him. To a great...
Parish as Evangelizing community
Your Parish As The Light Of Christ Online Catholic Tech Talk writes ... “Come and see.” says so much in regards to the goal of evangelizing doesn’t it? Come and see. Not “convince”, but just come and see because we know you’ll be amazed. "It’s amazing and speaks...
Message to the Vincentian Family
Father Gregory Gay, CM extends a a video invitation to a convocation Vincentian Youth to be held in conjunction with World Youth Day in Rio de Janiero. The gathering will take place in Belo Horizonte from July 19-21. (Those of a “certain age” will remember July 19 as the day on which St. Vincent’s feast was celebrated around the world.)