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Articles from the Famvin News Archive

The Paul Ryan debate

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...

FAMVIN’s “best kept secret”

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...

Church lags in Social Media oversight

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

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

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...

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