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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.

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BBC report on failure to reduce hunger

by | Oct 15, 2002 |

Continuing struggle: Little has changed since 1996 - Ambitious plans to halve world hunger by 2015 are facing failure, says a report from the United Nations. Experts predict that it could take a century to meet the target if progress were to continue at the current...

Vincentian Partnershiip for Justice Seminar

by | Oct 15, 2002 |

A Spirituality for Justice Seminar hosted by the Vincentian Partnership for Justice took place in All  Hallows College  on Saturday 28th Septmber 2002 The aim of the day was to try to deepen our understanding of the connection between the Vincentian Charism and...

Pope to Add New Mysteries to the Rosary

by | Oct 14, 2002 |

VATICAN, Oct 16, 02 http://CWNews.com/ -- Pope John Paul II will release an apostolic letter on devotion to the Virgin Mary on October 16-- the anniversary of his election to the pontificate-- according to informed Vatican sources. Leaks from the Vatican, in...

SSVDP Convokes General Assembly in Rome 2003

by | Oct 14, 2002 |

On the occasion of the 170th birthday of our Society and as the Commission for the Reform of the Rule, asked by the General Assembly of Fatima in 1999, finished its works, the General President decided to convoke a General Assembly in Rome, from October 14th to 19th,...

Vincentian Family in Costa Rica

by | Oct 13, 2002 |

Fr. Benjamín Romo, Delegate for the Vincentian Family, visited Costa Rica from 2-16 September. During his visit he met with the different associations of the Vincentian Family present in the country and got to know the reality and the projects the Vincentian Family...

Fr. Maloney – Youth and the Daughters of Charity

by | Oct 12, 2002 |

The Vincentian Marian Youth (English site) features a presentation by Fr. Maloney on "Youth and the Daughters of Charity"....... THE OVERALL GOALS OF OUR VINCENTIAN YOUTH GROUPS You probably remember that our youth groups are related to the Miraculous Medal...

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