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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
Self-adjusting eyeglasses for poorer countries
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
An Oxford physicist has invented "self-adjusting" eyeglasses to distribute to people in poor countries who cannot afford to see an optometrist and buy their own. Wearers use syringes to pump silicone oil into the lenses upon their first use until they reach optimum...
Robert Maloney – Faces of Holiness: Portraits of Some Saints in the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Fr. Robert P. Maloney CM, former Superior General, powerfully captures the concrete reality of “Vincentianâ€holiness in Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, Frederic Ozanam, Rosalie Rendu, Elizabeth Ann Seton and others. Indeed, our Vincentian Saints are like...
Daughters of Charity in the Philippines
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity in the Philippines have a colorful website.
Young Daughters of Charity in the US
by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Recently Daughters of Charity who are under ten years vocation gathered in Albany, New York to make their annual eight-day retreat together. Further details
Trivializing the charity charism?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Gertrude Foley, SC writes, "I think that we trivialize our charism and tradition, if we limit it to mean only works of service....the grounding insight of our founders was mystical, powerful and empowering. This was the insight that answered their questions,...
Sr. Mary Rose McGeady – Vincentian Love in Action
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Our call as Vincentians calls us to a three pronged mission,.... service, advocacy and spirituality.... a three-legged stool, if one leg is non-functional or defective, the stool is wobbly. And in our ministry it is not enough for us to pray, and we must pray -- it is...
VOYA 2009 – Project Seton
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Project Seton is our 4 day winter Outreach trip of service. We will travel to Brownsville, TX and Mexico to serve the poorest of the poor. Our work will be the construction of simple (cinder block) homes for homeless families. No previous experience necessary. Just a...
Lesser known qualities of Vincentian Saints
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Fr. Robert Maloney, CM offers his thoughts about some lesser known qaulities of Saints in the Vincentian Family. The saints are human like us. In order to accent the humanity of our Vincentian saints, I want to focus on a few of their very human qualities.
Listing of Seton Bicentennial events
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2009 | Vincentian Family
In the lower right side of the famvin.org page there is a calendar devoted to Vincentian Family events. In this Bicenntenial year it will provide and opportunity for a comprehensive listing of such events around the country. If you would like your event listed in this...
Daughter of Charity Bl. Lindalva’s feast day Jan. 7
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On 9 April 1993, Good Friday Lindalva Justo De Oliveira was brutally murdered by a resident of Dom Pedro II Home where she worked serving the sick poor. Because the date of her death, 9 April, generally falls during Lent or Easter, her memorial has been set for the...