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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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Iraq War and Vincentian Response

by | Mar 21, 2003 |

There will no doubt be abundant news on the internet concerning the war and there will be no need to duplicate such material. However, St. Vincent was in the forefront on war relief. In this spirit I will set up a section on www.famvin.org dedicated to perspectives on...

Daughters of Charity and the Civil War

by | Mar 20, 2003 |

In this time of tragedy it may be of interest to review how the Daughters of Charity functioned during the Civil War in the US. The Civil War separated the American Sisters of Charity geographically because their community had houses in the North and the South....in a...

John Paul II's Message for 18th World Youth Day

by | Mar 20, 2003 |

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is John Paul II's Message for the 18th World Youth Day, which will take place at the diocesan level April 13.* * * "Behold, Your Mother!" (Jn 19,27) My dear young people! 1. It always gives me great joy to address a...

Sisters of Charity Lobbied for Peace

by | Mar 20, 2003 |

On March 11, 2003, Sisters of Charity of New York Teresita Duque, Theresa Courtney, Patricia A. Walsh, Claire E. Regan, and Associate Pat Devaney had the opportunity to meet with the staff of both New York Senators Schumer and Clinton on the urgent matter of potential...

Head of Australian SSVDP Advocates for the Poor

by | Mar 20, 2003 |

SYDNEY, March 23, 2003 (catholicweekly.com.au): Marilyn Rodrigues writes in this Sunday's The Catholic Weekly - The new national president of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, John  Meahan,  is committed to "making sure the needy in our society get the best...

Irish SVDP Protests Yet Supports Government Plan

by | Mar 19, 2003 |

VINCENT DE PAUL TO STAY IN "PARTNERSHIP" FOR NEXT 18 MONTHS Ireland?s largest voluntary organisation of social concern and action with over 9,000 members says:  -  ?We must see significant, tangible progress in five key areas or we?re out? -   SVP stays in only to...

Vincentian Mission in Nigeria

by | Mar 18, 2003 |

Reaching out to Nigeria from St. Peter's Phibsboro. The Vincentian Nigerian Missions began in 1960. Since its beginning the people of St. Peter?s, Phibsborough have  given continued financial support to the work of the Mission. The fruit of this support is borne in...

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