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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
From the heart of Fr. Greg Gay
" I love the Congregation of the Mission, I love the Vincentian Family. I love the poor. This election is the work of the Holy Spirit. I promise to carry out during these years that which the Assembly requests. I promise to be faithful to the charism and I thank you...
“The Marthas'” of the Charity Federation
News from Charity Federation members Sisters of St. Martha - Sister Simone Roach has just been appointed to the Royal Order of Canada. She established the first code of ethics for nurses in Canada. (The Order of Canada is the highest order administered on behalf of...
Pictures and basic facts on new CM Leadership
The New England Province has posted basic information and pictures about our newly elected Council members.
International Director of Daughters elected Vicar General of Vincentians
Fr. Javier Alvarez must now begin the transition from a ministry primarily with the Daughters of Charity to six years of service as the Vicar General of the Congregation of the Mission. “I have asked the Lord, that this moment not come. But it has come and I humbly...
Brothers of Charity and the History of Special Education
Brothers of Charity have contributed to the development of the “Care for persons with disabilities”.“Charity in Action, 200 hundred years Brothers of Charity” (link no longer active) by René Stockman provides insights. History and various cultures show a bleak destiny...
TV interview with Fr. Greg on Zafen microfinance project
The English language edition of Rome Reports TV News Agency interviews Fr. Gregory Gay and Sister Sister María Pilar López about the Vincentian Family’s Zafen microfinance project to rebuild Haiti.
Fr. Gregory Gay re-elected Superior General
Fr. Gay was re-elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission. He will serve a second 6 year term through 2016. Since he was one short of the required majority after the second ballot it required a third quick ballot. You can see and hear him describe...
The Excluded and the Unknown – SVDP International Assembly Address
"…we recognize the Real Presence of Christ in our marginalized sisters and brothers who are not only disadvantaged but also demonized and despised.....Those who hold the reins of political and economic power in the prosperous industrialized world seek consolation in...
Vinnies (Australia) challenge racism against asylum seekers
St Vincent de Paul Society National Chief Executive Dr John Falzon called on the Government to "deal calmly with hysterical claims from the Opposition that our national security is threatened by vulnerable people seeking asylum." A related piece from a diocesan paper...
Getting the word out in social media – case study
In something of a media case study in "getting the word out" about a significant event in the life of one branch of the the Vincentian Family, coverage of the current General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission offers an opportunity to look at challenges,...
