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The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
The Paul Ryan debate
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2012 | Church
Noted Catholic commentator and media personality Father Robert Barron picks up a theme familiar to Vincentians  and applies it very effectively to Catholic social teaching  which is coming to the forefront of political discourse today. Fr. Barron speaks of Catholic...
Sisters Run 2012 – Marathon of Chinese Sisters
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2012 | Vincentian Family
There may be individual Sisters who run marathons,  but only in China is there a marathon for Sisters. there there is no event like this anywhere in the world. It is particularly odd that it would develop in China. But we are here, we are not going away, and this year...
A “registry” for things people need to live
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In support of one of their sponsored ministries the Sisters of Charity have created a sort of registry for practical things people need in their Bronx catchment area. It seems like an interesting variation of the bridal gift registry approach. They use their Part of...
FAMVIN’s “best kept secret”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Famvin is much more than news! Need formation resources? VinFormation, a website within famvin, has lots of goodies. But it has been hidden in plain sight with a link to "Formation" towards the top of every FamVin page. VinFormation has prepared a list of links...
Four goes into one – DC archives
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise Archives now has a blog to go along with our Facebook page and website! Website:Â http://www.daughtersofcharity.org/ Facebook:Â www.facebook.com/dcarchives Blog:Â http://dcarchives.wordpress.com This is an exciting time for...
Vatican’s Publishing House signs agreement with Apple
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Vatican's Publishing House is taking a step forward in the tech world. Most recently it signed an agreement with Apple, allowing it to post the Pope's books in electronic format. One of the Pope's books titled "Man in Prayer," is already...
15 years since the beatification of Frederic Ozanam.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The international site of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul writes... Pope John Paul II during the audience he was gracious enough to give on April 27 th 1983 to the Vincentians from all over the world who came to Rome for the celebrating marking a century and a half...
Church lags in Social Media oversight
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2012 | Social Media
ABPnews writes... "Churches without policies governing online activity risk embarrassment, or worse. Sheryl Fancher likes to tell social media nightmare stories that make ministers cringe. Like the one about a pastor who posted derogatory remarks about church members...
Vincentian roots of Jesuit Saint
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago, Chile said 20th century saint Alberto Hurtado's example of devotion, love and sacrifice rooted in Christ inspires Catholics to transform their lives. Readers of famvin may recall an article that traces the Vincentian roots of...
Vincentian artist explains his work
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Bro. Mark Elder, CM writes.... "Finally after 3 summer sessions, I finished a rather large public mural in Germantown of Philadelphia. The color is bright and those of you who know Germantown…it’s by choice. It’s called ‘St. Vincent’s Orchard’. Please give a look at...