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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Haitian artist creates jobs from “throw-away” items
Mrs. Solange Midi finds inspiration for her art by using things many people might throw away such as coconut shells and husks, straw, cardboard, scrap pieces of canvas, branches, and tiles. She transforms them into valuable and highly creative decorative and...
Practical resources about the Society of St. Vincent dePaul?
VinFormation offers a collection of <a href="http://vinformation.famvin.org/vincentian-formation-resources/prayers-celebrations-seasonal/foundation-of-the-society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-1833/" Society of St. Vincent de Paul resources resources suitable for personal enrichment, mentoring others or use in group presentations.
Criminalising homelessness (Europe) – anti-democratic, instigates hatred
In the past several years, more and more people have been forced to use desperate means of survival, such as begging, living in slums or going through rubbish bins looking for food or items they can recycle or sell. But now, people who resort to these survival tactics...
Daughters of Charity looking after “Churchyard children”
For the last forty years, the “Daughters of Charity” have been looking after children from the poorest families in Addis Ababa. Church in Need describes these modern day ministers to lepers and outcast families. There is a churchyard near the school of the Daughters...
Depaul Homeless to Housed – “Movin’ on” in New Orleans
Homeless to Housed tells the story of Depaul USA’s Movin’ On project in New Orleans. Ana and Kevin (not real names) had been homeless for about six months and were suffering from serious medical problems. Ana struggles with glaucoma, the sudden loss of vision from a...
Vinnies in Australia facing declining membership
With a majority of current members above the age of 61, the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia faces the challenge of a decreasing membership over the next 10 years if it does not recruit new members and volunteers in order to have long-term sustainability, said...
Daughters of Charity “Year of Faith” resources
The Daughters of Charity international "Prayer Corner" offers a video and Powerpoint resources for upcoming the Year of Faith. The “door of faith” (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church....
US Bishops support law reuniting immigrant families
The U.S. bishops have joined more than 130 organizations urging legislation to help reunite children who have been separated from family members due to immigration measures against their parents reports the Catholic News Agency. The Help Separated Families...
“Educating young Christians and Muslims for justice and peace”
Vatican Message for End of Ramadan "Educating young Christians and Muslims for justice and peace" VATICAN CITY, AUG. 3, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue for the end of Ramadan. * *...
Amanda offers “cheat sheet” for discerners
Amanda offers A Cheat-Sheet for Discerners of Religious Life
“I don’t know about you but I loved that time in junior/senior year of high school when colleges began to “recruit”. Why? Because that meant lots of mail from different colleges, which meant, for me, lots of anticipation and excitement for the future. As I flipped through the pages of their brochures and magazines, I tried to imagine myself there. And there were so many choices, so many places to imagine. But the number of choices were also overwhelming at times. So overwhelming that, in fact, I applied to five different colleges – not making a final decision until shortly before graduation.
