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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Sisters of Charity in National Catholic Reporter
The NCR writes... Sisters of Charity of Nazareth find sisterhood across the globe "At our first prayer service in Botswana," Sister of Charity of Nazareth Angela Hicks said, "we had soil from India, soil from Kentucky, soil from Belize, and mixed it all together with...
Indonesian SVDP at 50
Found on Facebook... National Council of SSVP Indonesia will hold opening ceremony for golden jubilee of SSVP Indonesia tomorrow. Next year is the 50th year serving of SSVP Indonesia. The first conference was formed in Kediri, so the opening ceremony will be held...
Not too late for Paris…
It is not too late to join 29 other people for a jam-packed week in Paris in May 2013! An opportunity of a lifetime! The Vincentian Family is offering a unique opportunity for us to learn together what strategies we can use to collaborate in our struggle against...
From the death bed of Sr. Mary Rose McGeady
Homeless Kids Lose a Mighty Advocate The Director of Covenant House wrote on Huffington Post... "As I sat by the bedside of Covenant House's former president, Sister Mary Rose McGeady, in her final days, I thought about all the homeless kids she had comforted in their...
Fr. Baron on new evangelization and media
How can we think about "new evangelization" AND "media" Fr. Robert Barron offers his reflections in this YouTube video. He has become one of the main faces of American Catholicism. Outside the academic world, Fr. Barron is best known for his...
Are people to blame for being poor and homeless?
Please join in Poverty & Homelessness Action Week January 2013 and call for an end to this blame game. Are people to blame for being poor or homeless? Media stereotypes make huge assumptions - benefit claimants don't want to work; homeless people are addicts or...
SVPD CEO hard hitting reactions to “Poverty in Australia”
Dr John Falzon, CEO of the National Council of the SVDP in Australia, had this to say of a report highlighting that 1 in 8 Australians lives in poverty. " The truth told by those on the margins is louder than the lies told about them. Our problem in Australia is not...
SCL Associates mark silver jubilee
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Associates program . The theme of the 25th anniversary year is "Companions in Discipleship." Sisters and Associate across the country are launching the observance with local celebrations....
Exploitation of illegal immigrants on rise in many industries
While the exploitation of illegal workers is often linked to the sex industry, recent reports from the Attorney-General’s Department and Australian Institute of Criminology have suggested it is on the rise in other industries. Brianna Lee said these include reports of...
History of Daughters of Charity USA
The YouTube Channel of the Daughters of Charity USA has posted their 26th video - "A history of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in the United States up to 2008." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XBUrl85EWA
