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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 […]

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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.

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List of Pilgrimages to Rue du Bac

by | Mar 19, 2004 |

The official site of the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal in Paris posts is list of pilgrimages each month.http://www.chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com/0.htm The site also features on line copies of pamphlets availabe to visitors as well as a listing of...

More on Former President of Vincentian Marian Youth

by | Mar 18, 2004 |

Matilde Téllez Robles, a Unifier of Prayer and Action - Interview With Father Sáez de Albéniz who promoted her cause for beatification.Code: ZE04031621 - Date: 2004-03-16 ROME, MARCH 16, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II will beatify a Spaniard religious this Sunday, an...

News From Newly Joined Group in Vincentian Family

by | Mar 18, 2004 |

"We are a newly joined religious congregation to theVincentian Federation -Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish. We downloaded the calendar from the website, and would like to make one correction and two additions." The following modifications have been made and I draw...

Vincentian Family Response from Madrid

by | Mar 17, 2004 |

I just received the following from the JMV in Madrid.... DEFENDING PEACE AND LIFE In the face of the drastic attempts in Madrid, that resulted to death, bloodshed and tears, a considerable number of families, the Vincentian Family: Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent...

Sisters of Charity Halifax March Newsletter Online

by | Mar 16, 2004 |

Among the stories in Charity Alive (March 2004) is story about the first Associate Commitment in Cape Breton.Other stories include.. Movement in Hope, Catalytic Agent How many of us remember the community in 1954? For those who do, do you remember why that was a...

VIncentian Marian Youth Post Paraliturgy for Louise

by | Mar 15, 2004 |

The international site of the Vincentian Marrian Youth has posted a paraliturgy for the Feat of St. Louise.  Lord God, we gather to celebrate a family feast. Today, we look at St. Louise de Marillac, discover in her a woman in search, tenacious, a real fighter… She...

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