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Daughters of Charity – Focus on Elizabeth

For the month of January you can journey in this year of faith with the first saint of the United States, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our FOCUS ON section is devoted to her. You will discover a woman who was totally inhabited by God and who placed her life at the service of her brothers and sisters; […]

Sisters Learn from those Living in Poverty

The Sisters of Charity Federation site features Sister Margaret Rose Nickerson who says she receives much more than she gives through her ministry at AIDS Saint John in New Brunswick. “I recognize how poor I am and how rich those who are poor are for me,” says the Sister of Charity of the Immaculate Conception. As […]

From “setbacks” to “blessings”

Each year Lynn L’Heureux, Special needs co-coordinator & Advisor of the Society of St Vincent de Paul Calgary Alberta Canada, and her husband look forward to delivering Christmas hampers or baskets for those who fall through the cracks at Christmas. This year she suffered some serious setbacks – her being diagnosed with cancer  and the death […]

Daughters of Charity merge 3 provinces (Spain)

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012 Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity Sister Evelyne Franc and the General Council appointed S.Pilar Rendón DC a first Visitatrix of the new Province of Spain South.  The new province results from merging three of nine Spanish provinces of the Company. Click to enlarge photos) Sister Pilar is […]

FAMVIN top ten searches

Among the top 2012 searches on the various sites of the FAMVIN project… Most popular Vincentian posts on Famvin News       Searching for quotations St. Vincent quotes       Searching for information on the Vincentian Family Vincentian Family Calendar Vincentian Family Branches Vincentian Family on the Web VinFormation Prayers, Celebrations & Seasonal […]

“Band of Sisters” trailer

Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many years ago, for activists who may feel profoundly discouraged given the problems of today’s world, for women seeking equality […]

Mission as a Sacred Trust: Past, Present, Future

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati offer a video response to the question “What is the Charity Mission?” Reviewing quickly their roots in Vincent, Elizabeth Seton and the early Sisters of Charity they present a quick tour of their heritage and conclude saying “Although times change and programs vary according to the current needs of […]

Leadership – Sisters of Charity Seton Hill

The Winter 2012 issue of Celebration is online now! It contains profiles of their leadership team. Also read about the events of 2012 that had great significance for the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. December_2012_Winter_Celebration_for_web    

World Day of Peace

World Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is a feast day dedicated to peace  celebrated on January 1, on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It was introduced in 1967 and inspired by the encyclicals Pacem in Terris and Populorum Progressio of John XXIII and Paul VI. Index of Papal Messages for World Day of Peace since 2006 U.S. […]

Pray tiny bit more in the Year of Faith

Looking for a simple way to deepen prayer in the coming year? “Pray just a tiny bit more.” This guest post from Susan Stabile offers an example of a simple  way of building on things that are already a pattern in our lives. In this case it is as simple asmaking it a point of […]

The FAMVIN Digital Network

famvinThe 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.

The FAMVIN Digital Network serves the Vincentian Family with news, media, formation resources and more. Learn more about who we are and what we offer.

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Days of Prayer and Fasting (Fall Ember Days)

by | Sep 7, 2006 |

The Fall Ember Days are coming up, September 20, 22, and 23. These are traditional days of fasting and prayer to thank God for the gifts of nature, to teach us to make use of them in moderation, and to assist the needyRobert Waldrop of the Catholic Worker has prepared...

SIGNIS -World Catholic Association for Communication

by | Sep 6, 2006 |

VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 6, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the description of the World Catholic Association for Communication, or SIGNIS, which appears in the Directory of International Associations of the Faithful, published by the Pontifical Council for the Laity. SIGNIS is...

September Anniversaries in the Life of Frederic Ozanam

by | Sep 6, 2006 |

September 8 marks the death of Frederic Ozanam - 1853; September 9 we celebrate the Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam; the same day that his mentor Sr. Rosalie Rendu, DC was born in 1786 For further information on each of the events visit the Online Vincentian...

Sisters of Charity Leavenworth and Lincoln Artifacts

by | Sep 5, 2006 |

Many artifacts connected to Abraham Lincoln are about to leave the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth for the first time for display at the St. Louis University Museum of Art.Beginning today, they will be displayed at the St. Louis University Museum of Art through...

Sisters of Charity -NY- Assist in Blessing Broadway

by | Sep 4, 2006 |

The Sisters of Charity of New York are among the interfaith groups supporting the 10th Annual Broadway Blessing taking place at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on September 18.According to PLAYBILL "Theatre and religion have never been on the best of...

US Bishop's On Labor Day

by | Sep 3, 2006 |

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- With immigrants accounting for 15 percent of U.S. workers, the challenge for Labor Day is to "consider who we are as a nation, how our economy treats all workers, how we welcome the 'strangers' among us," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops'...

Bro Mark Elder, CM

by | Sep 3, 2006 |

Br. Mark Elder has produced an over 100 foot paiting designed by the members of the local community.At 6 p.m., May 24, neighbors, friends and donors met at the corner of Argyle and Winthrop to celebrate the completion of The Roots of Argyle, a community-produced...

Religious Leaders Focus on Peace

by | Sep 3, 2006 |

NEW DELHI, India, SEPT. 3, 2006 (ZENIT.org).- About 800 religious leaders from more than 100 countries participated in the 8th World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan. "At a time when religion is being hijacked by extremists, the religious leaders...

Vatican Launches Digital Papal Photo Archive

by | Sep 1, 2006 |

VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 1, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The digital photo archive of L'Osservatore Romano is now on-line, replete with papal photos from as far back as 1930. The large-scale initiative now gives both professionals and private individuals access to thousands of...

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