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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Establishment of the Charity Federation 1947
To celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation on October 27 1947 VinFormation highlights its  collection of resources related to the Federation.
Halifax SC Global Concerns Resource Team
From the facebook page of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax Global Concerns Resource Team Our Philosophy We believe that all creation is sacred and interconnected, and interdependent. We believe God’s deepest desire is that the transforming power of love be incarnated...
DC’s celebrating “Vlogtober”, Halloween and All Saints
Sister Liz gathers companions from as far away as Ethiopia for quick 90 second celebration of October, Halloween and All Saints! http://youtu.be/jAR-N7tFxQA
A picture of collaboration!
Well, at least in getting everyone in the picture! Click to enlaarge and download.
Daughters of Charity – New Projects
New projects have been uploaded to the International Project Services website. Make sure to visit the site atwww.daughtersips.org to learn about newly posted projects: Job Related Training for Girls and Women in Colombia, Construction of Additional Classrooms in...
Beginning, Establishment, Dreams
Systemic change projects - Beginning a project, an established project and  dreaming of a project. The afternoon of the Vincentian Family Gathering looked at systemic changes projects in various stages of development. DayhBreak, Macon GA - A beginning Systemic Change...
A spirituality of systemic change
Participants of the Vincentian Family Gathering were treated to a powerful illustration of what could happen if Vincentians followed the lead of Ozanam in asking the big questions of the day (see previous post). Fr. Campuzano (aka Memo) addressesed a gap in the...
CatholicMom blog reviews Miraculous Medal App
The blog CathoicMom offers a very favorable review of Miraculous Medal App developed by the Central Association for the Miraculous Medal. Free app, available for Android and iOS. For more information visit www.MiraculousMedal.org (and while you are there, you can even...
Modern slave trade has ‘many faces’
Many groups in the Vincentian Family have become involved in anti-trafficking programs and are gratified to see the increasing attention being paid to the issue. Modern day slavery is prevalent throughout the world even though it goes by different names, a human...
Frederic Ozanam and questions
Ralph Middlecamp, the keynote presenter at the opening of the Vincentian Family Gathering, concluded his presentation based on Frederic's letters with a series of reflection questions such as the following Do we have conversations about the big issues affecting...
