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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincentian Missionary and Poet to Return Home
Fr. Aidan Rooney CM shares reflections on the impact of a Lebanese Vincentian who spent 11 years in the international mission El Alto, Bolivia. Abdo Eid, C.M., a Lebanese Vincentian, is completing his eleventh year in the Vincentian International Mission in El Alto,...
Ambiguities regarding Vincent’s early mission in Madagascar
A young Vincentian historian reviews ambiguity of the mission in Madagascar. " On face value, the mission was a disaster and there were numerous deaths. Such is the turmoil and evident failure of Madagascar, that the wisdom of Vincent’s decision was vehemently...
“Giving Mall” – SVDP Atlanta interactive site
Atlanta-based What’s Up Interactive has launched a new site for local non-profit Society of St. Vincent DePaul’s (SVdP) Atlanta chapter. See its "Giving Mall"
Updates on the Daughters of Charity international site
Among the updates... reports from the "Vincentian Session" in Paris; "And leaving everything, they followed him.." (postulants from the different Spanish Provinces, have been living a new formative experience for this stage of postulancy. ); Hurricane Ida - El Salvador.
Vincentian quotations
Looking for a topical quote from someone in the Vincentian tradtion? The VinFormation section of famvin has posted quotes drawn from the Vincentian tradition and filed according to more than 150 categories. Currently they are mostly from Vincent and Louise. We welcome...
The Church and Wikipedia
Wikipedia aims to make information free, and the Church aims to proclaim the truth. Though their perspectives are different, there is room for cooperation, according to Zenit.
Daughters of Charity offer Christmas gift opportunities
Double the joy of giving this year through the gift of health care, education, water and nutrition to some of the poorest of the poor served by the Daughters. Gallup’s October forecast indicated that Americans, on average, are planning to spend $740 on gifts for the...
Seton Legacy DVD to air on EWTN Jan. 4
The Seton Legacy DVD will be aired on EWTN Jan 4, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. (Eastern Time). It won the highest award, the Platinum Award, from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. On Saturday, November 14, the biggest and brightest talent...
Saints.sqpn web site featuring series on Vincent
The web site http://saints.sqpn.com/life-of-saint-vincent-de-paul/ is featuring a series posts detailing the life of St. Vincent.
Superior General meets with Vincentian Lay Missionaries
Mary Beth Kubera, DC files the following report of his meeting with Colorado Vincentian Volunteers, Gateway Vincentian Volunteers, Vincentian Service Corps-West, Vincentian Service Corps Central, Vincentian Lay Missionaries. On Monday, November 23 and Tuesday,...
