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Place of Mary In the Vincentian Tradition
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - VinFormation has collated a number of resources that help appreciate the place of Mary in the Vincentian Tradtion. Mary in the Vincentian Tradition Thomas McKenna, CM Five Faces of Mary Robert Maloney, CM St. Vincent de Paul and...
Santa, Motorcycles and the Vincent dePaul Society (Australia)
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The Toy Run 2010 marks the 16th year that St Vincent de Paul Society has been part of the Toy Run. Led by Santa up to 20,000 motor cyclists participating in the annual Run will make thisChristmas a happier time for thousands of children. Due to their generosity and...
Facing the realities of climate change
by John Freund, CM | Dec 5, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Suppose not only your house was flooded but your country slipped beneath the waves of the ocean. This situation is not fiction but reality for the 12,500 inhabitants of the Island of Tuvalu. Sister Germain Price, CM reports from the “Climate Change”: Conference at...
Sister Evelyne, DC – global perspective on Vincentian collaboration
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“A Global Perspective of Vincentian collaboration & the future challenges we face”, emphasised the importance of collaboration within the Family. Her presentation on 11/25/2010 drew 60 people from 14 organisations within the Vincentian Family in Britain gathered...
SCN Lay Associates flourish and inspire
by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2010 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Not only are the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associate flourish.some of them leave the comforts of home to direct preschool in Africa.
In the news… Daughters of Charity work with AIDS
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
"For the past 14 years, the Daughters of Charity (DC) have been bringing hope and serving the victims of HIV/AIDS. St. Vincent’s Home started in 1996 with 25 patients; now it has 73 (men, women and children). “We are happy to be with them and serve them because we see...
Fr. Gregory Gay Announces Vincentian Youth Gathering (video)
by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Gregory Gay Announces Vincentian Youth Gathering and tell of plans for a Vincentian Youth Meeting in conjunction with World Youth Day in August 2011.
Catherine Laboure and the gift of dialog
by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In his letter to the Daughters of Charity Fernando Macías, CM write "Dialogue frees us from our nakedness, dispels our suspicions, opens doors, solves conflicts, draws people closer together, binds people together in unity and is the “mother” of sisterhood and...
Vincentian Heritage Ozanam issue
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The VINCENTIAN HERITAGE JOURNAL special issue on Frederick Ozanam is now available online at http://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/ Read on for the contents. Frédéric Ozanam's Tactical Wisdom For Today's Consumer Society Thomas McKenna C.M. Frédéric Ozanam, Catholic...
Daughters of Charity – “Advocating for Social Justice”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The November issue of the Joint Newsletter of the Daughters of Charity Advocacy and Social Justice Committees is now online. It features a lead article on Climate Change and Fr. Greg Gay's affirmation of the goals of the Newsletter as well as the following topics:...