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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Two new famvin videos – Catherine, Daughters of Charity
Famvin Polska has just posted two videos produced by Sr. Pat Evanick, DC. They were formerly on her Facebook account but posting them to YouTube makes them more widely available. (Thank you Toma in Poland and Pat in the US) (Click Read More for the links)
International Daughters of Charity Advent Reflections
The international website has reflections for each of the days of Advent. Please visit and use the prayerful reflections prepared by Sr. Valerie, the French speaking Sister on the web team.
Survey of Vincentian Youth in the world
The Preparatory Commission of the Vincentian Youth Gathering in Madrid 2011 is requesting leaders to fill out a short SURVEY .
Miraculous Medal National Shrine (Philippines) marks 30 years
The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Posadas Village, Muntinlupa, celebrates its 30th anniversary today, Nov. 27. The 30th year coincides with the 180th year of the apparition of Our Lady to Catherine Laboure in July 1830 in her convent on Rue du...
SVDP volunteer names Young Australian of the Year
t Vincent de Paul Society volunteer David Bresnik has been named the 2011 ACT Young Australian of the Year. In 2006 he was elected president of the ACT Vinnies Youth Conference coordinating and being the voice for the society’s youth programs Australia-wide, and...
Advent/Christmas – Living Without Frontiers
VinFormation offers a series of visual reflections on those us who live Fr. Gregory Gay’s recent challenge “to go beyond the limits, the boundaries, the frontiers that many times we have constructed ourselves, or that have been constructed by the society in which we live.” (Letter to the Vincentian Family – Christmas: A Story of Living Without Frontiers.) Take time to view it here
Zafen has added many new projects
Just in time for Christmas, Zafen has added a number of new projects for folks to consider in gifting others
Why 300 million more people are suddenly poor
According to a story in the Christian Science monitor “In November, 300 million more people around the world were suddenly poor – on paper, at least. The latest numbers on poverty from the United Nations, released Nov. 4, include a new measurement for poverty and reveal some surprises.” Click the Read More button
Vincentian Family NGO’s in the news
Sr. CJ Wille, NGO Reresentative for the Sisters of Charity Federation is blogging from her extended tour of India. – The November newsletter of the Brothers of Charity NGO GLOBAL ACTION AGAINST POVERTY (G.A.A.P.) reports that they Click Read More
Thanksgiving in the Vincentian Family
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough."--Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) As the United States celebrates thanksgiving, over the next few weeks the Vincentian Family has many feasts to celebrate and much to be thankful for....
