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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.
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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincentian “Wounded Healers” of Typhoon Ondoy
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2009 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
On the eve of the feast of St. Vincent de Paul (September 26), the northern part of the Philippines was struck by Typhoon Ondoy.The following is a report from Pamela Mantuhac, Vincentian Center for Asia Pacific, Adamson University. "Not unfamiliar with this phenomenon...
Daughters open new medical facility in Texas
by John Freund, CM | Sep 29, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Walking in the footsteps of the original Daughters of Charity, who came to central Texas in 1902 with the Seton Infirmary in Austin, Seton Medical Center in Kyle will bring “a new standard of safe, effective and compassionate health care to Hays County.” Referring to...
Sisters of Charity school has Jewsh supporters
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2009 | Vincentian Family
According to the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, "Cristo Rey Kansas City. sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, may be a Catholic school, but its mission of educating teens from low-income families has inspired some in the Jewish community to help." Cristo...
V.A.L.L. Vincent and Louise Live!
by John Freund, CM | Sep 27, 2009 | Featured, Vincentian Family
V.A.L.L. Vincent and Louise Live - in the Vincentian Family Today! They taught us to dream. They taught us to act. They taught us to hope and trust. Sr. Betty Ann McNeil's groundbreaking study shows us how the message of their lives has resonated during theses 350...
Little known dimensions of the teaching of Bl. Frederic Ozanam
by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Frederic propounded the workers’ right to form voluntary unions, and he saw the natural wage as an important instrument to combat poverty. He counseled priests to devote themselves to the poor. The following quotes can be found in an article by David Gregory,...
Fr. Dennis Holtschneider’s keynote address to the 400 Daughters of Charity in St. Louis.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Addressing the National Meeting of the Daughters of Charity, St. Louis, MO on September 26, 2009 Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. first recounted his contacts with so many Daughters of Charity over a 30 year period and the spoke powerfully about the challenges faced...
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, receives Catholic Charities USA’s 2009 Vision Award
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In honor of a lifetime of devotion and service to the poor and vulnerable, Catholic Charities USA proudly presented its 2009 Vision Award to Sister Carol Keehan, DC, RN, MS, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association. The annual Vision Award is presented to...
100 Sisters of Charity retrace commuter train journey of foundress
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2009 | Vincentian Family
About 100 Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth will be partying with a Dixieland band aboard an NJ Transit commuter train during the evening rush hour today as they celebrate the 150th anniversary of their congregation by retracing the steps of their founder. The...
VBAD – Vincentian Blog Action Day – Sept 27th
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Vincentian Blog Action Day is a fitting way for those of us who blog to be part of the worldwide celebration of the 350th Anniversary of the deaths of Vincent and Louise, What if we have a world wide discussion of the relationship of educational access to poverty...
More than 400 Daughters of Charity gather in St. Louis
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Two hundred years after Mother Seton arrived in Emmitsburg more than 400 Daughters of Charity are converging on St. Louis as they move toward the unification of 4 provinces into one. Through this process which began in 2006 they hope for new energy and make more the...