by Beth | Aug 23, 2013 | Church, Vincentian Family
A worried world  looks at events in Egypt, worries and prays. Day by day the situation worsens. “Christianity pre-dates Islam by 600 years, and Egypt was a majority Christian country long before Islam existed. The Copts of Egypt are the indigenous people of the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Reflections, Vincentian Family
So often women seem instinctively to know exactly what is the next thing to do. “The women of the parish rushed to the aid of the family”. Almost 400 years ago on August 22, 1617 Vincent too did “the next thing”. Without realizing it he set in...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC has prepared a prayer service for the August 28 anniversary of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s birth. 8-28-13 prayer for EAS birthday (Word doc) PRAYER FOR THE BIRTHDAY OF ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON – August 28 CALL TO PRAYER: Today we mark the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Depending upon your perspective 19,000 is a pitifully small or amazingly large number. Whatever, last year 19,000 friends of the poor walked their way to raising $1.8 million from events in 220 locations. That money, used to support local special work, would not be...
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 12, 2013 | Church, News
She wanted to be a missionary in Brazil, but this member of the Society of Vincent de Paul found sanctity as a physician and “working Mom”. Continuing our Vincentian Year of Faith Series we feature the heroic modern saint, St. Gianna Beretta...
