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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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A Prayer for the Feast of St. VIncent

by | Jul 17, 2002 |

For those who remember July 19 as the feast of St. Vincent de Paul...Generous God, Saint Vincent developed a special concern for the poor after giving the Sacraments to a dying peasant. He cared for slaves, prostitutes, war victims, and the destitute. I ask him to...

Something to think about…

by | Jul 16, 2002 |

According to one calculation, each European cow is subsidised to the tune of $US1 ($1.80) a day, which is the same amount the poorest 1.2 billion people on the planet have to live on every day.PROTECTIONISM IS FOR RICH COUNTRIES July 13, 2002  AUSTRALIA July 11, 2002...

History of the Sisters of Charity in Korea

by | Jul 16, 2002 |

"From three German Sisters in 1965 to more than 150 in 2002" the first Bishop of Suwon diocese Msgr. Victorinus Youn wanted to establish a religious congregation to serve for the medical and pastoral needs of the area. The German foundation at that time was also...

The ”Italian” St. Vincent is to be beatified

by | Jul 16, 2002 |

Fr. Roberto D'Amico, Postulator General, has announced that Fr. Marco Antonio Durando, C.M. (1801-1880), will be beatified on October 20, 2002. For picture and story read more "On 20 October, World Mission Sunday, we will have the joy of celebrating together with the...

”Mission is a Must”

by | Jul 15, 2002 |

Gerard van Winsen, C.M., has authored an excellent article entitled, "Missio Ad Gentes in the Spirituality of Vincent de Paul" It appears as a chapter in "Mission is a Must." Intercultural theology and the Mission of the Church, edited by Frans Wijsen and Peter Nissen...

Vincentian Higher Education in the News

by | Jul 15, 2002 |

DePaul U. grows from a commuter college into one of the nation's biggest private institutions" Chronicle of Higher Education"DePaul University takes pride in its gritty history. People here frequently mention that the Lincoln Park campus was once so dangerous that...

Publications of SSVDP in Ireland

by | Jul 14, 2002 |

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Ireland is making its various publications available online.The Bulletin (National) Society News (Dublin Region) Cork Regional Newsletter Vincentian News (Northern Ireland) http://www.svp.ie/whats_new_magazines.html#bulletin

Life of St. VIncent

by | Jul 13, 2002 |

Life of Vincent as it appears in the Saints for July of the Magnifcat site. http://magnificat.ca/cal/engl/07-19.htm

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