The FAMVIN Digital Network
The 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.
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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Back online — for the most part
Moving day is almost over! The FAMVIN.ORG News sites (famvin.org/en/, famvin.org/es, etc) are back on line after our major move. The Encyclopedia sites remain out of commission and under reconstruction for another day. Thank you for your patience and understanding as...
What are the Daughters of Charity doing?
What in the world are the Daughters of Charity doing... and how you can help! 18,000 Sisters Working in projects in 94 countries 100% direct donation to support them Visit Daughters of Charity International Project Service’s New Website. The graphics speak volumes......
Putting a face on homelessness
A powerful 2 minute video used by a Vincentian systemic change project to reach 650,000 people on behalf the homeless in one day. http://vimeo.com/61818004 The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in collaboration with Westminster Cathedral administer The...
A Dream – A Project – A Reality
Happy, healthy, educated children are for us SEEDS OF HOPE! writes Patricia de Nava “Seed Project” “Tsiry Project” - Southeast Madagascar (Update 6/12/2013 Statistics and TSIRY PROJECT Follow up) The idea for this project started on the train going from Fianarantsoa,...
We, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf (1 Cor 10, 17)
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (C), June 2, 2013 – Gen 14, 18-20; 1 Cor 11, 23-26; Lk 9, 11b-17 Wanting to be alone by themselves after a mission of preaching and healing, Jesus goes with his apostles to Bethsaida. But what is proposed does not materialize;...
Marian Devotions with Fr. Carl Pieber
Follow Fr. Carl’s MiraculousMedal.org blog for daily spiritual devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. You will have the chance to read and see Father in his daily devotion and/ or leave him your intention to pray over. The Miraculous Medal story...
Vincentian Family exhibition and stigmas
For its second annual art exhibition, Germantown's Depaul House will spotlight Philadelphia artists who use their work to break down common stigmas suffered by people with intellectual disabilities. Depaul House is the Philadelphia location of Depaul USA, an arm of...
Les Misérables – A timeless story
Tom Hooper's 2012 version of Les Misérables is a renewed opportunity to use this incredibly redemptive story as a discussion starter in many different situations. Were you punished too harshly, misunderstood, filled with hatred, a victim that became a victimizer,...
The energy of Vincentian Youth
Enjoy this 3 minute clip of Young Vincentians around the world celebrating in dance on all continents. http://youtu.be/ztozWRxyaWE
