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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
DC’s In Britain – ”Minding the Gap” and ”The Naseau Forum”
The 2003 General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity focused on the Revising of their Constitutions and Statutes ... In response to these lines of action a group was formed - the NASEAU FORUM - and over a period of 6 months the following 7 "cutting edge"Â projects...
September 11 – Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre
The events leading to his death bear a striking resemblance to the passion and death of Christ. A friend betrayed him for thirty ounces of silver. He was stripped on his garments and clothed with rags, bound and dragged from tribunal to tribunal. At each trial he was...
Next Vincentian Marian Youth day in USA
The next Vincentian Marian Youth gethering is September 12.For more information visit http://www.vmy.us/ See also the google search on Vincentian Marian Youth For a summary of previous gatherings visit http://www.vmy.us/vmy1.htm
College of Mount St. Vincent Has revised Its Web Site
"From its founding by the Sisters of Charity in 1847, the College of Mount Saint Vincent has grown and changed as the times required, including forging a partnership with Manhattan College to share majors and resources. Today, the Mount is highly ranked by U.S. News...
Frederic’s Thoughts on the State of Society
Happy Feast (Sept. 9) to all the members of the Vincent de Paul Society and and the world-wide Vincentian Family! - Frederic wrote in 1836 something which sounds quite relevant to today. "The problem which divides people today is not a political problem, it is a...
Feast of Blessed Frederic – September 9
Frederick Ozanam was born in 1813 and grew up in Lyon, France. While still very young he went to study law at the University of Paris. He found that some of his professors were hostile to Catholic teaching and Frederick took them on defending the Church at every...
100 Years in Lebanon for Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida
August 2004Â : "Welcome to the country of Cedar trees"Â : to celebrate the first centenary of the arrival of the Sisters of Charity in LebanonWeb site of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida Related links... Search famvin for "Antida" Google search for "Antida"...
Who Leads the JMV?
The international website of the JMV has two pages devoted to pictures and the biographies of its international leaders.Lay Leadership CM and DC Leadership
Perspectives on Vincentian Higher Education
The dePaul University web site has a series of articles on Vincentian Higher Education and how it is expressed at dePaul.The entry page to these articles leads to articles touching on - Vincentian Higher Education Apostolate in the United States (12 page PDF document)...
CM Treasurers in Asia Pacific Region Meet
From Monday August 30 till the evening of Friday September 3, the CM Treasurers of the Asia Pacific Region met at Marsfield, Sydney. Present at the Meeting were Frs Elmer Bauer III (Econome General), Francis Kuo and Ferdinand Labitag (China), Joseph Thottamkara...
