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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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Vincentian Prepares Lay Led Liturgies

by | Oct 21, 2003 |

This series of Lay Led Liturgies is designed by Australian Fr. John O'Keefe, C.M., "mainly for people in outback areas where the people have no Prayer Books or Lectionaries. But they may help people everywhere and people are free to use them as they see fit." One...

Celebrating 150 Years in Sheffield

by | Oct 20, 2003 |

There was a simple pilgrimage of faith which celebrated 150 years of Vincentian presence in the diocese of Sheffield. It traced a little of the story of the Vincentian families beginnings in Sheffield and explored Vincentian Spirituality and its challenge for us...

Fr.Maloney's Annual Mission Letter

by | Oct 20, 2003 |

Fr. Maloney's annual letter on missions in the Congregation of the Mission is now posted on the English version of the international site of the Congregation of the Mission.To the members of the Congregation of the Mission My very dear Confreres,             May the...

Vincentian Family celebrates in London

by | Oct 19, 2003 |

On the 30th September around 150 members of the Vincentian Family  gathered in Westminster Cathedral Hall to celebrate the Feast of St Vincent. The branches of the Vincentian Family included: The Society of St Vincent de Paul; the Daughters of Charity and their...

World Mission Sunday Message

by | Oct 18, 2003 |

"The task of missionary animation must continue to be a serious, consistent duty of every baptized person and of every ecclesial community. "Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. From the beginning, I wished to place my pontificate under Mary's special protection. Further, I...

Where the DC Work

by | Oct 18, 2003 |

The web site of the Daughters of Charity of the Emmitsburg Province in the USA has complied a set of links to the web sites associated with their various apostolates. Health Ministry Social Service/Parish Ministry Vincentian Collaboration

Empty Rhetoric on Poverty

by | Oct 17, 2003 |

AUSTRALIA, October 17, 2003 (theaustralian.news.com.au):  Dennis Shanahan comments for The Australian on poverty as a national issue - ".....Too much of the fight for the poor has become empty rhetoric, envy and malice directed at the rich. Too much of the denial of...

SC's Bring Laughter to Oncology Patients

by | Oct 17, 2003 |

Inside the waiting room at St. Joseph Hospital's radiation oncology department, 75-year-old Sister Marie and 82-year-old Sister Owen Marie Falk start each day with coffee and treats, hugs and humor, transforming one of the gloomiest places in the hospital into one of...

Vincentian Vocation Web Site Now Live

by | Oct 16, 2003 |

After some delays due to technical difficulties www.vincentians.net web site is now live and well worth a visit to see how the net can be used in recruitment.The site makes very effective use of techniques that have been shown to be appealing to youth. Young people...

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