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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincent dePaul and Saul Alinsky: Community Organizers
"To place these two individuals side by side can seem rather strange. To say the least they were not contemporaries. What could these two very different individuals possibly have in common?" For some insightful reflections on what they have in common visit dePaul's...
Busy Christian’s guide to Church’s Social teaching
For those who are new to what is often unfortunately described as "the Church's best kept secret" US Catholic magazine provides "The Busy Christian's Guide to the Church's Social Teaching. Contrary to what some pundits think, the church has a very strong tradition...
Mini Vinnies – Big Hearts
Young children from All Hallows School in Five Dock (Inner West Sydney, Australia) are spreading warmth for winter, in a knitting project to benefit the homeless. The students are part of the Mini Vinnies group which has been operating for just on a year, and are...
Daughters of Charity do God Tube
In addition to their YouTube channel the Daughters of Charity US now have many of their videos on GodTube, a Christian form of YouTube. St. Ann's-Ministry of the Daughters of Charity St. Ann's Infant and Maternity celebrates its 150th anniversary!daughtersofcharityus...
Vincent and Mother Teresa – Two saints for our times
Father Jesús Larraneta, CM offer a short reflection on the examples of Vincent and Mother Teresa in St. Vincent dePaul and Blessed Mother Teresa - Two Saints for our time. "In Saint John’s gospel 3:16 we read: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son …....
Vinnies Chief Executive Officer as tireless Adovcate
Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia. Over the years famvin has posted some of the presentations he has made in his role of advocate for the marginalized. So it was with great delight that I...
Letter to Louise
Sister María Ángeles Infante, DC writes a beautiful Letter to Saint Louise on the occasion of her 352 years of risen life. "Together with all the Sisters of the Company I write to you today to wish you happy birthday. You celebrate 352 years of risen life and of...
“Saints and blesseds are the Facebook of the Church”
The CEO of Canada's Salt + Light Catholic Media, Fr. Rosica’s address at De Paul University, Chicago during World Catholicism Week 2012 was entitled Making TIme for God. " Look to the lives of the saints and blesseds who made room for God, who loved Christ and...
Pioneer and Prophet: Ozanam and Modern Catholic Social Theory
In "Pioneer and Prophet: Frédéric Ozanam’s Influence on Modern Catholic Social Theory" Dr. Thomas O'Brien writes "...this article is going to focus on two facets of Ozanam’s thought that will either directly influence, or indirectly prefigure seismic shifts in the...
How churches can use Social Media
The website dedicated to internet evangelism offers some insight into the differences between the print media and digital media as tools of evangelization. Social networking basics Many people and organizations have mistakenly tried to apply an old ‘print culture’...
