FAMVIN News

For working people who have low incomes, getting earned income tax credits and refunds back quickly during tax  season is a priority. Many private, for-profit tax preparation businesses charge filing fees and refund anticipation loans. But fees and loans like these only exacerbate a person or family’s financial situation, especially for people with low incomes. [...]

Lynn L’Heureux of the SVDP National Council of Canada writes in her popular weekly prayer reflection for SVDP members and others … “I attended Vincentian Family Building Bridges out of Poverty. These four days of building bridges not over poverty but out of poverty were very profound for me. I immediately started writing workshops for [...]

“Do we dare live the gospel in a more radical manner? asks the lead story in the October Bulletin (JMV Oct2011 ENG) of the VIncentian Marian Youth. “As a result of this encounter with Christ, we live out our faith and we reveal to the world that there is a great value in being a Christian, that there is [...]

A Irish priest has come up with  a vocations App for the iPhone. Fr Paddy Rushe has unveiled the new Vocations app, billed as the first in the world, in a bid to attract new priests to his church. The App is now available to download for free from iTunes App store. The Vocations App was [...]

Do we help the poor if we do not ask why they are poor ? (Dom Helder Camera) Heads of Catholic Social Justice Agencies (including the St Vincent de Paul Society), attended the launch of Social Justice, Guidelines for Action and Fundraising in Schools and Parishes recently. Bishop Long introduced the guidelines… “We are proud of [...]

 “Eradicating poverty has gone out of fashion” as politicians appeal to the broader middle class, said Michael A. Benjamin. It’s easy to focus time and programs on photogenic children, he said, but the reality is “there is no child living in poverty without an adult.” About 300 people heard variations on the theme that Catholics [...]

Catholics Confront Global Poverty, sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services, offers a webinar (an online discussion) exploring how youth can engage in faith-filled, responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the Church and deepen their understanding of our connectedness to our brothers and sisters around the world. [...]

(Romereports.com) Hollywood prepares three huge films on biblical personalities. These are the stories of Noah, Moses and Judas Maccabeus. On October 3, Paramount Pictures announced the start of the movie production “Noah”. After a tough battle with 20th Century Fox, Paramount came away with the rights to the project. The film will be directed by Darren [...]

There really is a Vincentian app for that! Click on the link for Mobile Apps for Vincentians in the VinFormation segment of this site for the first in a series of mobile apps developed for the Vincentian Family. These apps will send a Vincentian quote of the day, daily reflections in the Vincentian tradition, feeds [...]

HALIFAX – Fifteen Sisters of Charity from four congregations met Oct. 19 to discern the future of the Federation Maritime Project. Focusing on advocacy for and with vulnerable women and children in areas of housing and social assistance, it also advocates for working persons living in poverty in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.   The [...]