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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Resources for the feast of St. Louise
Each year famvin has gathered resources for celebrating the life of Louise in her feast day. The following is a collection of items from the past year.Here are some things that are relatively new on the various famvin.org sites. Mosaic Life of St. Louise Learn more...
Ave Maria Press launchs iPhone app for Stations of the Cross
Zenit - A new iTunes application is being offered to give busy people a way of praying the Stations of the Cross anytime, anywhere. Ave Maria Press announced this application, for the iPhone and iPod touch, as something with busy people in mind and the perfect...
Vincentians – Metanoia – Systemic Change – (Personal and Institutional)
If "metanonia" literally means "change your way of thinking", then Lent is the perfect time for us to look at systemic change in our own lives and especially as followers of Vincent, Louise,  Frederic, Elizabeth, etc. John Paul ll challenged Vincentians to ...
150th Anniversary of the Daughters of Charity – Naples
On February 27, Daughters of Charity in Italy celebrated the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Province of Naples. Special celebrations took place February 28 to March 2 with participation of  Sr. Evelyne Franc DC, Superioress General and Sr. Rosa Maria...
Ladies of Charity USA offer resources for Lent
The website of the Ladies of Charity USA (LCUSA) continues its weekly Lenten reflections.
Mosaic life of St. Louise
Vinformation is happy to present the work of Sister Frances Vista, DC who offers this reflection on the mosaic that is St. Louise's.
PCs from Vinnies in Ireland to Meizhou in China
From Australian CM site - From Jan 11-16, representatives of the Asia-Oceania regions of the St Vincent de Paul Society visited 5 schools some 150 km from Meizhou, met with students, and donated 5 computers and printers to 5 different schools on behalf of the St...
Social Justice and “New Paternalism”
MELBOURNE: On Feb 24, John Falzon, CEO of the National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, addressed the Social Justice in the City Forum. The title of his address was "Social Justice in 2010". The focus of his talk was on the "New Paternalism" we...
Solidarity with Chille || the CM Response
The Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Gregory Gay, today sent a letter to P. Carlos de la Rivera, Provincial of the CM Province of Chile, expressing their solidarity on the occasion of the tragedy they are experiencing. Here are some excerpts:...
Chile: A First-Hand Report
Here's an eyewitness report from the Seminary in Macúl, posted in Spanish on the CM Chile Facebook Page. "On the morning of Saturday, February 27, we were violently awakened by the strong earthquake (8.8 on the Richter scale) suffered by south-central Chile and...