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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Downside of Mobiles
The Internet Evangelism Day site has posted a reflective piece on the downsides of mobile phone. Is your cell phone killing you physically and spiritually? Visit the main site to see how the internet is being used in evangelization.
Robert Maloney – The Cross in Vincentian Spirituality
As we approach Good Friday if you are looking for Vincentian perspectives on the Cross here are Robert Maloney's reflections as presented in Vincentian Heritage. http://www.scribd.com/doc/39018182/The-Cross-in-Vincent-Ian-Spirituality-pdf The Cross in Vincentian...
Two more volumes of Vincent’s letters now online
Volumes 11 & 12 of the English translation of Pierre Coste now available digitally. "The Vincentian Studies Institute of the United States is happy to announce that volumes 11 and 12 of Pierre Coste's,Correspondence, Conferences, Documents (Conferences to the...
Pope challenges politicians to stand up for Catholic Social Teaching
Faith in Public Life writes... "Aboard Shepherd One last Thursday en route to Mexico, Pope Benedict was asked to comment on the growing economic inequality in the Americas and the Church’s response to it. In reply, Benedict offered a stunning critique...
NCR recommends SVDP video on Systemic Change
The March 30th online edition of NCR writes..."Sheila Gilbert, president of the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, lays out her vision for ending poverty in a short video statement. While her message is addressed to the Vincentian...
Perspectives on Hunger Games
The biggest box office hit in America right now is The Hunger Games. In fact, it is setting records. Lionsgate’s record-shatteringThe Hunger Games opened with $68.25M grosses for Friday’s North American box office. Since all branches of the Vincentian Family work...
Holy Week in two minutes
Busted Halo’s® has added another two-minute video that describes the final week of Lent we spend preparing for Easter. You can download this video . (Depending on your browser, clicking this link might save the video to your default downloads location or open the...
Busted Halo offers contemporary Stations of the Cross
Busted Halo® , the online magazine for spiritual seekers in the their 20's and 30's, has created a series of virtual stations designed for personal devotion. These stations relate to Jesus' teachings about the Kingdom of God and the reason his vision of this Kingdom...
Pope meets with Fidel Castro
Reuters reports that "Fidel Castro, the president's older brother, visited Benedict at the Vatican embassy where the two octogenarian world leaders with widely divergent political views chatted for 30 minutes in what a Vatican spokesman called a "very cordial"...
“Vinnies Wallet” – an alternate to payday loans
Vinnie’s Wallet to offer loans for men in need. The Catholic Register writes, "The St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Ursuline Sisters in Chatham, Ont., are not likely to make a dent in Canada’s $2 billion per year payday loan industry, but in their own small way...
