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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vanier tells Youth ”listen to the teachings of the weak”
TORONTO, JULY 26, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The founder of L'Arche Communities for the disabled urged World Youth Day participants to listen to "the teachings of the weak," in a society characterized by a thirst for power and wealth. Jean Vanier, 74, has seen L'Arche grow to...
350 Years for Daughters of Charity in Poland
350th Jubilee of the Daughters of Charity. The principal celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the presence and service of the Daughters in Poland were held at the Provincial House in Warsaw on May 4 and 5. The Mother General, the Director General, and the...
Internet As A Tool For Global Campaigns
The Internet had succeeded in bringing one of the most powerful people into contact with one of the most powerless. In June 1999, a few days before the Cologne G7 Summit, UK Chancellor Gordon Brown picked up the phone to talk about international debt -- not unusual in...
Vincentian month for the spiritual directors of the Vincentian Family
Fr. Orlando Escobar, CM writes: "The Vincentian month for the spiritual directors of the Vincentian Family groups began its last week of work. During the past three weeks we have reflected on our fidelity to the church & St. Vincent, on the Vincentian Family and...
20 Years of Vincentian Studies Institute
The First Twenty Years of the Vincentian Studies Institute of the United States (1979-1999) By Edward R. Udovic, C.M. http://condor.depaul.edu/~vstudies/Html/twentyyear.html The modern origin of the Vincentian Studies Institute can be found in the Second Vatican...
Website for Vincentian Missionary Formation in Philippines
St. Vincent School of Theology forming missionaries for Asia-Pacific and the world "The Vincentians in the Philippines, wanting to provide their own candidates with a specific academic-pastoral formation and desirous to contribute in the education of candidates for...
Listing of parishes dedicated to Vincent de Paul
A preconfigured web search for parishes dedicated to St. Vincent de Paul.
Vincentian Webmaser Speaks on Streaming Video
Fr. Atilano Fajordo, CM, spoke at dePaul University on the use of "Streaming Video" in ministry.
Your Invitation To Meet Christ Who Lives In The Poor
Web site provides for an opportunity to make a pilgrimage with the poor. "As you walk in Christ’s footsteps among the poor, you recognize Him in the faces of the hungry, destitute, homeless and forgotten. " Since the founding of Food For The Poor in 1982,...
Another version of St. Vincent with the Vincentian Family
http://www.famvin.org/es/downloads/Imagenes/StDoFamVinc.jpgThe Spanish language site of famvin has a url to download a graphic of St. Vincent with his family.There are many other resources as well available from the Downloads on the Spanish edition of FAMVIN. From...
