In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.
Justice and Peace
A Hometown Success Story
“More than 95% of those who cycle through [Project HOME]… have never again returned to life on the streets— a success rate that has made the program a model for dozens of other U.S. cities.”
A Reflection on Recent Events in Our Country
Michael Thompson, Bowie, MD, an affiliate of the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, USA offers his personal reflections on recent events in our country.
A Wide-Angle Lens On the Cries of the Poor
The earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she “groans in travail” (Rom 8:22)
Happy Women’s Day: Check out “Herstory” on .famvin
Click to read all articles tagged “herstory” here on .famvin! Herstory[1.Jane Mills, “Womanwords: a dictionary of words about women”, 1992, ISBN 0-02-921495-5, p. 118] : history (knowledge obtained by inquiry) written from a feminist...
Pope Francis and Ozanam on Systemic Change
What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?
Why the Church Shelters the Homeless
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness in a series of reflections. “Churches answer the call to shelter the homeless “| U.S. Catholic magazine Let me share some of the good that I have heard folks are doing to...
Collaboration Works! – Good News
Demonstrations of the power of collaboration in systemic change.
Vincentians as Storytellers
Vincentians can be the storytellers to policy makers and others who may never “see” poverty in all of its forms.
The Vincentian Family In Time-lapse Photography
Listening to “A Daring Prudence,” Fr. Robert Maloney’s overview of the development of the Vincentian Family, evoked metaphors from photography.
Why Did Pope Francis Make 10 Startling Statements?
Pope Francis has a knack for making startling statements that catch people’s attention.
Jesus vs. the UN on the Eradication of Poverty
October 17th marks the UN’s World Day for the Eradication of Poverty calling us to work toward overcoming poverty.
