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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Death of Fr. Judge, CM – Founder of the Missionary Cenacle Family
Father Thomas Augustine Judge, CM founder of the Missionary Cenacle Family, died Nov. 23 in 1933. Vincentian Encyclopedia article Nissionary Cenacle Family History Previous famvin.org article Google search Thomas Augustine Judge Images on the web Missionary Cenacle...
Vincentian Marian Youth Keep Family Resource Center Open
The Cape Girardeau Regional Family Resource Center shut down last winter because of high utility bills. Without the help from the Vincentian Marian Youth, the Cape Girardeau Regional Family Resource Center's winter looked cold, expensive and bleak. The Cape Girardeau...
Reflection Guides for SVDP Meetings Available Online
Spiritual Moderator, Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC, authors a series of reflections for use at SVDP Council meetings.These reflections are available on the national site for download in English or Spanish, in Word or PDF format.
October Bulletin of JMV Now Available
Greetings from the VMY International Secretariat in Madrid! We are happy to send you once again the International News Bulletin (October issue) that allows us to know more about the Association in the different continents. We commit to work together as a family. We...
Row Over Irish Prime Minister’s Relationship to All Hallows
Some are calling into question the relationship between the Irish Prime Minister and All Hallows and the Vincentian Order which had educated young priests not only for Ireland but for dioceses around the world.For the range of articles devoted to this controversy...
New Statue of Elizabeth Ann Seton – Sr. Peggy Beaudette, SC
In my imagination, I tried to depict Elizabeth on that unique occasion as a young, widowed mother of five. She has entered Saint Peter's Church, Barclay Street in New York City, and approaches the altar rail to kneel and offer her communion for her "dear little ones,"...
Two Blesseds Added to Vincentian Lists
Fuller historical investigation reveals that two blessed martyrs of the French Revolution were indeed members of the Congregation of the Mission. The new edition of the Roman Martyrology (2004, page 495) now includes John Charles Caron, Nicholas Colin. These two were...
Short Video Depicts Issues Surrounding Water
Those groups within the Vincentian Family which have begun to focus on issues related to water may find this UNICEF video helpful in their advocacy and consciousness raising efforts.Video Two buckets of safe water a day is the minimum a child needs to live, yet 4000...
DC’s in Great Britain Report Experience Of Heritage Program
2-15 October were memorable days for Sisters Bridget Cullen, Agnes McGarvie, Pauline Forde, Maura Houlihan and Kathleen Fothergill as they joined Daughters of Charity from the other English Speaking Provinces in the Rue du Bac for a Vincentian Heritage Session led by...
Sisters of Charity (NY) Newsletter Now Online
You can access this Fall 2005 issue of VISION from http://www.scny.org/Vision.htmlThis issue features SETON CITIES - an article by Sr. Regina Bechtle "The Bricks and Mortar Have Changed, But the Mission Continues" Also "Livorno and New York: Connected" by Elizabeth...
