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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
SVDP thanks all who aided Senate passage of Farm Bill
From the National SVDP... By a vote of 64-35, the U.S. Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (Farm Bill S.3240). Thank you to all Vincentians, our friends and supporters who called, emailed, sent letters or visited their senators, urging...
Verified Computer threat – solution
Slate Magazine writes "Some 68,000 Americans and 50 Fortune 500 companies will be booted off-line if not disinfected by Monday." How To Make Sure You Won't Lose All Internet Access on Monday By Will Oremu A website set up by court order will tell you whether you have...
What’s Pinterest? How can Vincentians use it?
Some things are easier described with pictures rather than words! Pinterest is one of those things. For the visual explanation click on the opening graphic to see it larger. How can Vincentians use Pinterest? Take a look at famvin's fledgling attempt to this new tool...
Fr. Barron – Vatican II
Fr. Barron – Spirit of Vatican II
Fr. Robert Barron, who some consider as a contemporary Bishop Fulton Sheen, share his reflections on the meaning of Vatican II. As someone who was privileged to have been present in St. Peter's while the Council was in session his reflections brought back many...
Food Chain Documentary Explores Labor Abuses in US Agriculture
Do you know where your food comes from? On an average day, 32 million Americans will go grocery shopping, spending approximately 41 minutes per visit at the store. Yet, many Americans know little about the life cycle of their food from farm to table, including the...
Serving the International Vincentian Marian Youth Team
Cleber Oliveira writes introducing the June Bulletin, "Normally in this space one finds a reflection but at this time I want to share with you my personal testimony. I am very happy to be able to share with you in this Bulletin my personal experience as a member of...
174 members of Congress thank American Nuns
These courageous nuns were at Selma in 1965. Now coinciding with the Nuns on the Bus cross-country tour, 174 members of Congress co-sponsored a resolution commending the American women religious community for their tremendous impact on our nation. In this YouTube...
St. Vincent’s Church in Civil War history
“The Unionists would all go to hell, and the secessionists to heaven.” That was the message Catherine Bockman heard when she attended Mass on May 27, 1862, at St. Vincent’s, near the French market in St. Louis’s Soulard neighborhood. She had come to pray for the...
Oil Companies now fear climate change financial impacts
Oil Companies That Caused Climate Change Now Fear Its Financial Impacts We all know oil companies make an amazing amount of money ($33.5 billion in 2012 first quarter profits by the Big Five alone) selling gasoline and other petroleum products to the world. The U.S....
