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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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Letter from Fr. Maloney on the Miraculous Medal

by | Oct 1, 2003 |

In his September 20,2003 letter Fr. Maloney reports on the progress of the Associations of the Miraculous Medal and announces a new international web site for the Associations. The site is active in three languages as of October 1September 20, 2003 To the Visitors of...

''Casa San Vicente'' Opens as House of Discernment

by | Sep 30, 2003 |

On the eve of the feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, 3 young men were received into a newly opened house of discernment "Casa San Vicente" in West Hempstead, New York.May God's blessings be on this new house and the three young men who will begin their discernment...

Malaria, the Terrorist's Friend

by | Sep 30, 2003 |

"When the United States Marine Corps went ashore in Liberia in August, it discovered an enemy that had no ties to the various factions in the civil war there. More than 50 of the 225 service members, roughly a quarter, who landed in Liberia last month were...

Photos from LCUSA meeting in Pasadena

by | Sep 29, 2003 |

Over the next few days the LCUSA site will feature materials from their recently concluded and highly successful National Assembly in Pasadena.For the moment you may see the first batch of photos at http://www.famvin.org/LCUSA/LCUSA-PASADENA/Sites.html Over the next...

Vincentian Family singled out in US Bishops Pastoral

by | Sep 28, 2003 |

Both the Vincent dePaul Society and the Ladies of Charity are singled out in the United States Bishops' Pastoral "In All Things Charity" (1999)The entire text can be found at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/charity.htm The specific references occur in Section V. The Church,...

Pastoral Ministry to Homosexual Persons

by | Sep 28, 2003 |

Fr. Bernard Massarini has asked that I post this reflection on famvin. It was translated from the French by Father O'Donnell. Three years have passed since I started working in the area of pastoral service to persons with a homosexual orientation. I have done it as a...

Microsoft Offers Discounts on Software to Non-profits

by | Sep 27, 2003 |

The Microsoft Open Charity License program allows nonprofit organizations to purchase multiple software licenses—rather than multiple software packages—at reduced prices. You need only purchase one complete software package and enough licenses to cover the remaining...

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