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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Building Bridges Out of Poverty – Day 1
Approximately 150 members of the Vincentian Family from the United States and Canada have gathered for three days of exploring the theme of Building Bridges Out of Poverty. Jodi Pfarr wrapped a wealth of insight with large doses of humor that had participants looking...
Vincentian Youth win state award in Alaska
The Vincentian Marian Youth group of St. Anthony Catholic church in Anchorage, Alaska has won the Outstanding Youth Group in Philanthropy Award for the state of Alaska.  The  group  won this award based on their demonstration of exceptional achievement in...
Catholic Theological Union and DePaul University collaboration
Catholic Theological Union and DePaul University have announced an alliance that will strengthen two already good Catholic Institutions, without detriment to either and to the benefit of students at staff at both institutions.  For more information on this alliance,...
Historic meeting of Vincentian Family Leadership of US & Canada
Over twenty leaders representing some 20 Vincentian Family organizations gathered as a Vincentian Family Leadership group in North America for the first time. This gathering represents a milestone in the awareness of how widespread and effective the charism of...
Vincentian eBooks, ePubs, etc.
VinFormation has mounted the first 6 short Vincentian eBooks which are available for download to Smartphones or in PDF. format. They are can be useful for handouts at meetings or as something to send to the growing number of people who rely on Smartphones. This first...
When there is no dialogue, there is no love.
Fr. Armada Riyanto CM, a Vincentian from Indonesia, offers a moment of reflection on the theme dialogue from the heart. "When there is no dialogue, there is no love. When there is no love, life is but cloudy and dark. No violence is justified in any reason. There is...
Relevance of Vincent in our age
"Can a saint who lived four centuries ago have something to tell us Christians of the 21st century, men and women of post industrial society, of the technological world, of the space era, of the world of computers and the internet/web sites?" Noted Vincentian...
Fr. Carl Pieber, CM on Catholic TV
The Director of the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal, Fr. Carl Pieber, will be featured on an online TV program called www.CatholicTV.com at 8:00pm. He is interviewed by Christine Caswell from ClearVoice TV show and he discusses the video and radio pieces...
Take a risk – Serve JMV Secretariat in Madrid
VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT. TAKE A RISK! Dear young adults: I am writing to you with the intention of finding an English speaking young adult, that would be willing to offer 2 or 3 years of their lives to work as a volunteer in the...
Lessons from Vincent’s Life’s Journey
Jean Pierre Renouard, CM writes "We cannot separate Vincentian spirituality from the person of Saint Vincent. We should enter first through the door of the spiritual experience of Saint Vincent. This is an absolute prerequisite. But, conscious of the time element, I...