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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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March International Builletin of Vincentian Youth

by | Apr 12, 2004 |

The bullletin begins as alwasy with a presentation of the issue which in this case focuses on "when does a group become a community? Thereafter follows a roundup of JMV news from around the world.The international news reports provides insights into what youth are...

”The Internet as a Medium of an Old Heresy

by | Apr 11, 2004 |

AMERICA magazine has an article "Words Without Flesh" with the thesis... "That the Internet is leading people to a new manifestation of an ancient form of Gnosticism... Gnostics were and are those who think salvation happened in Jesus and happens today without the...

How Jesus Rises Today….

by | Apr 11, 2004 |

Signs of the Resurrection today....When the world seems a defeat for God and you are sick with the disorder, the violence, the terror, the war on the streets; when the earth seems to be chaos, say to yourself, "Jesus died and rose again on purpose to save, and his...

What Will the World be Like in 2015? Good Friday or Easter?

by | Apr 9, 2004 |

The BBC is seeking your opinion on what you think are the biggest threats and challenges to the world ahead of 2015, the date the UN has set for the completion of its Millennium Development Goals. This survey - the first global e-survey of its kind - aims to find out...

Culture and the Cross

by | Apr 8, 2004 |

Interpretations of the Crucifixion reflect the spirit of the age. Mel Gibson’s vision, argues one theologian and expert in film, reveals our own obsession with violence Tim Williams of Australia draws attention to the followwing piece in the London Tablet... The dead...

64% of Online Americans Use Internet for Religious purposes

by | Apr 8, 2004 |

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Nearly two-thirds of online Americans use the Internet for faith-related reasons. The 64% of Internet users who perform spiritual and religious activities online represent nearly 82 million Americans.Among the most popular and important...

Easter Triduum Is Time of Conversion, Says Pope

by | Apr 8, 2004 |

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The Easter triduum that begins on Holy Thursday is above all a time of conversion to Christ, says John Paul II. The Pope dedicated his meditation during today's general audience to reflect on the liturgical celebrations of the...

John Paul II’s Holy Thursday Letter to Priests

by | Apr 8, 2004 |

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 6, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Here is the Letter John Paul II has addressed to priests for Holy Thursday, 2004. The Vatican press office published the text today. Dear Priests! 1. It is with great joy and affection that I write you this Holy Thursday...

Information Fluency Throughout the World

by | Apr 6, 2004 |

On New Year's Day, The New York Times published an article entitled "Indian Soybean Farmers Join the Global Village."2 That article describes how and why Ravi Sham Choudhry accesses the World Wide Web to assist the people of his village to price their soybeans, by...

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