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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
See Haiti Through Different Eyes
by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2013 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Fonkoze, collaborator with the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative, was recently recognized on Forbes.com for counteracting the all-too-common image of Haitians as victims—emphasizing instead Haitians’ capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship. This article on...
Pope’s Christmas Message to the world
by John Freund, CM | Dec 25, 2013 | Pope
From the conclusion... "Dear brothers and sisters, today, in this world, in this humanity, is born the Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. Let us pause before the Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow our hearts to be touched, let us allow ourselves to be warmed by the...
A Vincentian Family Christmas
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
A FamVin presentation produced by Patricia Tryon, deceased member of the FamVin team.
Santa Claus and Jesus
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
The materialism of Santa Claus and spirituality of the Child Jesus One day, the Son of God wanted to know how the children whom, when he used to walk among us, he would touch and bless and would say "Let the children come to me...for the kingdom of God belongs to...
The birth of Santa Claus – Spoiler Alert
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
CocaCola reveals the true origins of our present day Santa Claus! The CocaCola writes... 5 Things You Never Knew About Santa Claus and Coca-Cola The Santa Claus we all know and love — that big, jolly man in the red suit with a white beard — didn’t always look that...
Website Service Interruptions
by Beth | Dec 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
We have recently been experiencing server errors for FAMVIN that display as "503 Service Unavailable". Â We are working with our hosting service to correct the problem. Thanks for your patience while we dig down to uncover the source of the problem.
Incarnation, Love, Rescue
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
 Incarnation Celebrate Christ’s Birth – Love -Rescue the lost sheep. - Themes for Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – December 24, 2013 Dear Vincentian Family: May your Christmas be filled with Hope, Peace, Joy and Love and may you always know and feel the greatest...
Blessed Christmas from FamVin
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Blessed Christmas from the team behind all the FamVin sites and projects!
Depaul USA invited to Innovations Lab
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Depaul USA was invited to apply for a place in the 2014 Social Innovations Lab cohort for its innovative for-profit commercial cleaning enterprise, Immaculate Cleaning Services. Founded by the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal in partnership with...
Depaul USA presents at Homeless Health Conference
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Depaul USA to Present on Medical Respite at National Conference Sandra Guillory, Program Director at Depaul House, along with staff from The Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), will be presenting at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference in New...