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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Bloom Where You Are Planted – Servant’s Rules
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Bloom Where You Are Planted. – You Are the Bounty – Servant’s Rules – We Are Fam-ily!
Hearing the cries of the poor at the border
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Who hears the cry of the young mothers and children detained at the border? asks Giulio Grecchi, Tucson, AZ, Western Region Voice of the Poor Representative. After describing the situation he pleads “Something has to be changed” and offers suggestions about what Vincentian can do
SCIC elect new leadership circle
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception elected a new leadership circle at their Chapter July 5-11 in Greater Saint John, New Brunswick.
“Walk with us as we deepen our faith!”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
“Walk with us as we deepen our faith!” The first International Meeting of Advisors to the Vincentian Marian Youth (Paris, July 2014) will be a time that will enable the advisors to come to a deeper understanding of the meaning of accompanying the members of the VMY on their journey of faith.
Vincentian Family Collaboration on Facebook
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Vincent de Paul was a master in getting diverse groups of people to work together, our goal is to facilitate and strengthen the process of collaboration among the branches of the Vincentian Family in the service of the poor.
Healthy Eating out of Food Bank???
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Healthy Eating out of Food Bank? An often unasked question. Vincentians in Canada are showing people how to eat well in the context of a food bank offerings.
Systemic Change Workshop – Final Day
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2014 | Systemic change
That’s exactly the genius of St. Vincent! He created a system of helping the poor or organized charity rather than individual charity work. St. Vincent de Paul National Awards recognize those who walk in these footsteps.
Celebrating 150 years – Sisters of Charity of New Jersey
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Who are the Sisters of Charity of New Jersey and what have they done over 150 years? Click this link to see fine video presentation of their history. The history of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, who are sometimes referred to as the "New Jersey Sisters of...
Why I became a Sister
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2014 | Sisters of Charity
For everyone who wondered how women today would answer the question"Why I became a Sister?" Sisters Laura Coughlin, Lindena Brace, and Mary Elizabeth Lawrence tell their vocation stories in a simple straight-forward manner. Spotted on the YouTube account of the...
Systemic Change Workshop – Day 5
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
These last 2 days of our workshop will be dedicated to train the trainors and an important consideration in systemic change explained to us was about Fund-raising. Jim Claffey beautifully stressed that it is a ministry