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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Why we serve the poor – 80 years later
Some 80 years ago the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Australia offered their answer to why they serve the poor. The more things change the more they stay the same. Read it yourself to judge how well this statement has travelled the decade. Australian SVDP 1934 -...
Sisters of Charity mark 80 years in Arizona
The Catholic Sun writes...Arizona Catholics have been served by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill since 1933. Sr. Barbara Einloth traces the order’s ministry in the Grand Canyon State. It’s been 80 years since the first Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill brought...
Vincentian martyr – proposed Patron of Abuse Victims
Martyred bishop proposed as patron saint of abuse victims. A Dutch Catholic bishop burned alive in 1937 by Japanese troops for protecting Chinese girls from rape may become the patron saint of sex abuse victims worldwide. What is not mentioned in the following article...
Verbal difference between Francis and Benedict
According to the Huffington Post...Data journalist Chris Walker conducted a word frequency analysis on the first hundred speeches of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict to get a visual representation of their priorities. Francis clearly emphasized poverty and poor far...
A Conversation With Sister Carol Keehan DC
The Huffington Post offers "A Conversation With Sister Carol Keehan About Health Care Challenges" "Catholic nuns know lots about Health care. They founded hospitals all over the United States and ran them with love and grit. Sister Carol Keehan is president and chief...
iGods – Apple, Amazon, Goggle, Facebook, etc.
The blog InternetEvangelism offers a review of "Gods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives" – new book by Craig Detweiler. Communication scholar, film-maker, and cultural commentator Craig Detweiler’s new book iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual...
Hanging out with God – Consumer/Christian
Hanging out with God – Consumer/Christian – Gathering as Family – Life is a Celebration are the topics of Lynn L'Heureux' reflections for  Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tues. January 7, 2014 Dear Vincentian Family: We are clearly into 2014. How are your...
Vincentian Magi – then and now?
Have you thought about what gifts we as a Vincentian Family and individual followers  Vincent and Louise bring to the "stables" today? As I read a post "Third Millennium Wisemen" focused on the gifts of our last three Popes that was the question I found myself asking....
What are Vincentian youth doing?
Take a quick tour around the world with the Vincentian Marian Youth Newsletter JMV Bulletin 2013 ENG Brazil - From November 15-17 the II National Encounter of former members of the VMY who have transitioned into other branches of the Vincentian Family was held. Thirty...
What did Pope say and do?
It seems as if the media can not get enough of Pope Francis. FamVin has been no exception. Since his election as Pope FamVin has post some 80 articles with the identifying tag "Pope". Many of these posts have highlighted what he has said ... done... that resonate with...