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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Living Charity – two-week volunteer service program
Living Charity is a two-week volunteer service program in Terence Bay, Nova Scotia. It provides an opportunity to participate in the mission of charity to those in need. Along with Sisters, you’ll have opportunities for hands-on experience of service, for reflection...
Bishops and bloggers on Evangelization
Excerpts from a Catholic News Service article "US bishops, Catholic bloggers discuss how tweets, blogs help evangelize" reporting on a nearly three-hour session, the group of two dozen bishops and even more bloggers talked about the challenges in using media to...
Evaluating messages behind what you watch
Faced with so much "spin" how can we evaluate the background and point of view of the news, the movies and contemporary music we watch? Lars Dahle offers the following guide to "develop a more critical awareness of the messages they receive, and of the worldview...
Matching grant for Vincentian youth to WYD
An anonymous donor has come forward with a challenge grant of $6000.00 for a group of  17 young adults attending  the Vincentian Gathering in Brazil before World Youth Day this coming July. Donations received between November 12th and the end of the year will be...
Skype users beware!
Security hole allows anyone to hijack your Skype account using only your email address | A new security hole has been discovered in Microsoft's Skype that allows anyone to change your password and thus take over your account according to THE NEXT WEB Skype has now...
Daughter of Charity champions indigenous people
Lamenting the government’s inaction to their appeal, Sr. Herminia Sutarez of the Daughters of Charity who has been helping the Ati tribe’s fight for their ancestral land in Boracay said they feel ‘helpless’. CBCP News writes "She has been working with the Atis for...
Fonkose steps toward systemic change
The 11/12/12 newsletter of the Sisters of Charity Foundation illustrates practical steps on the stairway to systemic change in Haiti. Fonkoze began with one loan product. Intent on reaching and empowering the poorest of Haiti's poor, Fonkoze was confident this loan...
A bailout of the people by the people!
Rolling Jubileeis a Strike Debt project that buys debt for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting it, abolishes it. Think of it as a bailout of the 99% by the 99%. A group of campaigners linked to the Occupy Wall Street movement is buying-up distressed loans...
Vincent de Paul Society – Voice of the Poor
Where the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Stands Position papers are an essential part of establishing the view of the Society regarding the issues that affect those in need. The position papers of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are rooted in our Catholic faith and...
Catholic Consultation on Climate Change
Catholic scholars, U.S. bishops and Catholic leaders from around the Washington region will discuss the moral and religious implications of global climate change and environmental justice at a November 8-10 symposium at The Catholic University of America (CUA). "A...
