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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Two Vincentian groups merge in India
The Vincentian Sisters of Charity and Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) signed a "memorandum of understanding" on the merger on June 27 in Bangalore, India. According to Sister Severin, the merging of congregations is a new trend in the Catholic Church, especially...
SVDP video – Vincentian Help Desk
The Vincentian Help Desk is not your conventional IT resource. Rather "The Vincentian Help Desk" describes how the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides essential services to the under served of San Francisco. 5 minute video
Seeds of Hope: Stories of Systemic Change
For twenty weeks the English language site of famvin.org has featured a strategy for systemic change. This week, Robert Maloney, C.M., Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change, announces the publication of Seeds of Hope: Stories of Systemic...
August 12, 1591 – Birth of Louise de Marillac
For a brief biography and other links visit the Vincentian Encyclopedia article Louise de Marillac.
August 9 – Anniversary of Vincentian martyrdom
The Vincentian Encyclopedia article on SSVDP martyr Blessed Ceferino Mallo has been significantly updated. August 12, 2008 marks the 72nd anniversary of his martyrdom.
Vincentian Family “causes” on Facebook
There are at least four Vincentian-related "Causes" (to be supported) on the social networking site Facebook. Amate House Vincent's CIrcle Volunteer at St. Vincent Depaul's "Hotel" in Dayton VSO - VIncentian Solidarity Office If you know of others please send famvin...
GodTube video introduces CM work in China
As the Olympics open Father Ferdinand Labitag, CM uses GodTube to post "The Mission in the Middle Kingdom", a short introduction to the work of the Chinese Province of the Congregation of the Mission.
Vincent got it right! Confirmation
Vincent got it right saying “leave God for God.†For modern confirmation see Joyce Little's listing of examples from the life of Jesus in her book The Church and Culture War. She writes, “What we fail to understand is that if [interruptions from our work to...
Reacting to persons in need
"Seeing, they do not see!" A 3 minute video depicting reactions to a person in need.
First Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Ukraine
The first ever meeting of the Vincentian Family in the Ukraine took place in Uzhgorod on the border with Slovakia the weekend of August 1-3, 2008. It was held in tandem with the annual meeting of the A.I.C., which has been active in the Ukraine for ten years and is...
