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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Sister of Charity honored for work with the vulnerable
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Association for Community Affiliated Plans recognizes Sister of Charity of Seton Hill for work with vulnerable populations
Story behind Holy Hangouts – St. Louis Review
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2014 | Daughters of Charity
Jennifer Brinker of the St. Louis Review gives the back story in Holy Hangouts connect Daughters of Charity with discerners Daughter of Charity Sister Marguerite Broderick, right, and web content assistant Bryanna Hampton demonstrated the technology used for the...
Frederic Ozanam Stories
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Frederic Ozanam Stories collected by Sr. Claire Sweeney D.C. found on the website of the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice.
Shadow side of the Vincentian Charism
by John Freund, CM | May 30, 2014 | Formation
The "shadow side" refers to an area where little light falls. It is often used to refer to aspects of ourselves which we often are not aware of or reflect on. Fr. John Prager, CM on the difficulties many serving those who live on the margins face but rarely reflect...
Vincentian President to carry Special Olympics flame
by John Freund, CM | May 30, 2014 | Vincentian Family
In what is a first possibly even beyond Western New York Father James Maher, CM will carry the Special Olympics’ ‘Flame Of Hope’ for six miles. This should be nothing for man who has run 11 New York City Marathons and has been described as Marathon Man....
7,000 Hands across Buffalo
by John Freund, CM | May 30, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace
Ladies of Charity and Daughters of Charity were among the 7.000 people who joined hands on a street which spans Buffalo across several racially and economically diverse neighborhoods. The street has a historical connection to the Underground Railroad. Sister Mary...
Maya Angelou, “untold stories” and the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“There is no greater burden than carrying an untold story.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
CM Superior General speaks of Mercy
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Father Gregory Gay CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, speaks of mercy. From the website of the Brothers of the CMM (Congregatio Fratrum Beatae Mariae Virginis, Mater Misericordiae). "To have an inspiring start of this day, the general board had...
Bishops, SVDP press for immigration reform
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul writes Dear Vincentians, Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, including those who celebrated Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border in...
Liberation theology – concern for those on the periphery
by John Freund, CM | May 28, 2014 | Pope
Liberation theology’s basic concern as congruent with the Gospel for the Poor – “for those on the periphery”, which Pope Francis never tires of emphasizing… as did Vincent, Frederic, Rosalie, etc.