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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincentian Lay Missionary experience of “safari of service”
When most Americans visit Africa, they go to experience the vast wildlife by enjoying an African safari. But for St. John’s University, Jamaica, soccer alumna Raelynne Lee, it was a safari of service that led her to the vast continent across the Atlantic. As part of...
Tax reform needed to curb homelessness: Vinnies CEO
An interview with Michael Perusco is the new CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society of New South Wales. He believes tax changes are essential to free up more housing.TONY EASTLEY: At the last census 89,728 Australians were classified as homeless. It means that for...
Australian National eConference on Vatican II – 50 th anniversary
The Australian National eConference on Vatican II - an Event of Grace, was held at Pennant Hills, a northern suburb of Sydney, on October 10, The eConference was sponsored by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, the Broken Bay Institute and John Garratt...
Photo gallery from LCUSA National Assembly
The Ladies of Charity website has posted a report and photo gallery of their recent 12th Annual National Assembly 2012 in Bethesda, Maryland. Lucky Van De Gejuchte, Communications Committee, summarizes the major presentations and other highlights. View Photos from...
Anglian leader reflects on New evangelization
(Romereports.com) Archbishop of Canterbury,Rowan Williams, the main leader of the Anglican Communion, shared his ideas on the New Evangelization with the Pope and 262 Catholic bishops from all over the world gathered in Rome to participate in the synod. “A true...
Pope’s homily opening the year of faith
(Romereports.com) “During the Second Vatican Council there was an emotional tension as we faced the common task of making the truth and beauty of the faith shine out in our time, without sacrificing it to the demands of the present or leaving it tied to the past”,...
How Vincent opens the door of faith
FAMVIN begins the journey of this year of faith with a reflection on how Vincent opens the door of faith to us. Explore the following themes with brief reflections drawn from recent studies on Vincent... The Power of the Vincentian Message for...
Was Vincent de Paul a Welfare Statist?
In an article "Vincent de Paul, Welfare Statist?"Acton Research Fellow Kevin E. Schmiesing writes on Acton Insititute Power Blog of his concern that Vincent is being used as a pawn in an election cycle. "In Thomas Worcester’s recent column on the Huffington Post, he...
Catholic leaders proclaim that the stewardship of common good
In what is certainly a counterpoint to a recent article where a member of a conservative think tank claims Vincent is not a "welfare statist", Catholic leaders proclaim that the stewardship of common good rests upon all of our shoulders together to Protect the...
Sisters of Charity Foundation points to candidates positions on poverty
It has been said that a measure of a society is how it cares for those on the margins. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina serves as a resource for both the community and public policy makers on issues affecting the poor is one way the Foundation...
