.famvin TEAM
Author
Sisters of Mokama are Featured on Podcast
Jyoti Thottam, author of “Sisters of Mokama: The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India,” recently spoke with host Scott Rank of the History Unplugged podcast.
![Life in Kharkiv: Interview with Father Vitaliy](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/Food-distribution-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Life in Kharkiv: Interview with Father Vitaliy
I caught up with Father Vitaliy Novak, CM, Chair of Trustees at Depaul Ukraine at 4pm on a Wednesday afternoon, as he loaded the truck ready to depart further south
![In New Orleans, Catholic Sisters Collaborate to Offer Hope, Invite People to Service](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/house-of-charity-new-orleans-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
In New Orleans, Catholic Sisters Collaborate to Offer Hope, Invite People to Service
In this New Orleans, nearly 1 in 4 people live in poverty, there are an estimated 30,000 vacant, blighted properties, and 86% of the students in public schools are economically disadvantaged.
![When Justice and Peace Shall Kiss](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/hyre-laurent-de-la_the-kiss-of-justice-and-peace-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
When Justice and Peace Shall Kiss
Given that adequate housing is an issue of social justice, it might be helpful to look at the concept of justice in light of the need for a home for all.
![The Empty Tomb: Seeking the Resurrected Christ with Mary Magdalene and Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/MaryMagdalene-.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Empty Tomb: Seeking the Resurrected Christ with Mary Magdalene and Elizabeth Ann Seton
With St. Mary Magdalene, let us accept Christ’s ‘Do not touch me’ with the certainty that His words give us a new mission, and a new way to be with Him, just as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton met the hardships of her life with renewed faith and strength.
![Investing in our Planet can look like Simplicity, Connection, & Hope](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/Julia-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Investing in our Planet can look like Simplicity, Connection, & Hope
As a sustainability and climate educator serving with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, I spend a lot of time thinking about our common home: this lovely planet Earth.
![Black Catholics and Racial Injustice](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/08/famvin-na-social-justice-logo-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Black Catholics and Racial Injustice
As North American social justice advocates from various branches of the Vincentian Family we have continually addressed the situation of people disadvantaged by racial injustice.
![Health: Leaving No One Behind](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Health: Leaving No One Behind
As the COVID-19 pandemic and other world events continue to ensue, we as Vincentians must keep asking “What can be done.”
![Championing the Rights of Street Children in Kenya](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/13H_Kitale-fb.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Championing the Rights of Street Children in Kenya
A year-long campaign called “Home First” will raise awareness about the situation of street children, and to confront the causes that can lead children to become homeless in Kenya.
![New International Headquarters of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to be inaugurated on April 23](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/sede-01.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
New International Headquarters of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to be inaugurated on April 23
On April 23rd, at 6 PM in Paris, the new world headquarters of the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will be officially inaugurated.