The FAMVIN Digital Network
The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
The FAMVIN Digital Network serves the Vincentian Family with news, media, formation resources and more. Learn more about who we are and what we offer.
Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Inaugural Presidential address of Michael Thio
Michael Thio, the first non-European President General-elect of the international Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers his first reflections. Mr. Thio was elected during the General Assembly held in Salamanca (Spain) in late May. This former International...
CATHNEWS of Australia features FAMVIN website
Tim Williams, CM webmaster of the Australian CM site draws attention to CATHNEWS of Australia featuring the the main FAMVIN site and also referencing VinFormation.
Nazareth Sisters of Charity host 50 garden plots
The Community Garden on the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Campus is flourishing as approximately 40 gardeners tend to over 50 plots. Robbie Smith, Nelson County extension agent for horticulture, led a meeting at the beginning of the season to offer helpful tips for...
Catholic first-responders in the Gulf disaster
According to the NCR "Catholic groups have made up the thrust of the first responders. In response to the growing catastrophe, Catholic Charities of New Orleans opened five emergency centers in May at local churches to distribute financial aid and offer counseling to...
Technology IS rewiring our brains
The New York Times has a lengthy feature that many will file under "I told you so"! In a sense it gives chapter and verse to this 2002 Vatican quote (section 2) "...Internet.. changes not just in how people communicate but in how they understand their lives."Â Compare...
Ongoing Formation in China
It was a new type of experience for all the 30 plus who attended who attended in Mainland China (May 19-20) and the over 60 who attended in Taiwan. Fr. Tom McKenna, CM of the eastern Province,reflected on the two themes of the 350th Anniversary year - Charity and...
Mother Suzanne Guillemin DC
May 5-21, 2010 Sister Kieran Kneaves, Daughter of Charity USA West Central Province, spent time with the Daughters of the British Province giving a series of workshops and a retreat based on the life and inspiration of Sister Suzanne Guillemin, Superioress General...
Apologetics for the FaceBook generation
According to ZENIT, "The Loser Letters" is an epistolary satire of the new atheism, told from the point of view of a worldly, bubbly, American girl in her 20s who's an enthusiastic convert to godlessness. Beneath the satire, "The Loser Letters" is apologetics for the...
There is more to famvin than news!
You see there are actually 3 other major parts under the famvin umbrella beyond just the news
- a Vincentian wikipedia or library for things Vincentian
- a learning center for continuing education and formation
- a communication hub for collaboration.
There is so much more […]
Celebrating the merger of two branches
In a special celebration on May 22 2010, the Sisters of Charity Nazareth and the the Vincentian Sisters of Charity celebrated "Unity in Mission and Ministry". "After years of dialogue, discernment and discussion, 109 Vincentian Sisters of Charity transferred their...
