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Noted Vincentian researcher  Sr. Louise Sullivan wrote an insightful monograph “Vincentian Mission in Health Care”. It has been out of print for some time but Sr. Louise and the copyright holders have given permission for its publication in the Vincentian Encyclopedia. “Nursing care and hospital administration have evolved greatly since the first five Daughters of [...]

Art is open to many interpretations. Barry Moriarity CM reflects on different interpretations of an African depiction of a native artist, Chrisantus, entitled “Saint Vincent on the Road of the Poor in Africa.” “The artist begins this depiction with an African village. At the top of  the panel coming out of the village is the winding road [...]

Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, writes ”I want to reflect with you about the people who are made to feel that they are nothing. I think you know who I mean. You know from having sat in a District Court or in the [...]

For the past week the featured video in the right margin of famvin page tells a very powerful story of things we don’t notice about Moms and therefore never think to say thank you for. On the home page scroll down until you see the image of the video. Related FAMVIN Posts:Mothers Day as top nonreligious [...]

The Edmund Rice Center of the Australian Catholic University writes in a piece that looks at the austerity discussions taking place in so many countries in the world… “As several countries try to pay off huge public debt due to the financial crisis and apply spending cuts – voices of caution say this is ‘a [...]

LifeWay Research shows that other than Easter and Christmas, Mother’s Day may be the most likely day people will attend church. In the survey of 1,000 protestant pastors, Mother’s Day (59 percent) ranked third behind the standard religious powerhouse holidays of Easter (93 percent) and Christmas (84 percent). The commentary offers some insights as to [...]

Sr. Regina Bechtle offers this reflections for Mothers Day… Today’s readings picture a God who shows no partiality, a God who remembers kindness and faithfulness toward us, a God whose truest name is Love – abundant, unconditional, unearned. What a perfect description of a mother’s love!  Through times of trouble and confusion this love remains [...]

According to Rome Reports, the Pope is to attend a public performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the opera house of La Scala in Milan. When I was ordained in 1965 clerics were forbidden to attend public spectacles in opera houses. Related FAMVIN Posts:Papal hoax!Pope challenges politicians to stand up for Catholic Social TeachingPope’s Lenten Message [...]

The history of mothers day did not begin with Hallmark. View this remarkable video four minute video “The Mother’s Day Movement” to see how far removed the early celebrations of Mothers Day are from the Hallmark version. Related FAMVIN Posts:No Related FAMVIN Posts

 InvisiblePeople.tv: Changing the story of homelessness. ** Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Support Moms who are homeless and everything they go through for their families, by sharing these stories.      and forward to a friend for Mother’s Day. Jean and her five children live in a motel. Every day, even in the Missouri rain, she rides a bicycle to her minimum wage [...]