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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Books Vincent read or recommended
Father Ed Udovic's  current post about books St. VIncent would know  features background on his rule for the first Ladies of Charity. St. Vincent's reading list is a recurring blog exploring texts known to have been ready and recommended by Saint Vincent de Paul,...
Listen to two still active centenarians
Fr. Peter Goldbach CM is often teased about being the Energizer Bunny of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission and usually responds with a humor-filled wry comment. This video captures some vintage moments of a Vincentian born in 1911. Listen to him...
Women of the Passion
Rachel Held Evans has offered four insightful reflections in a series called Women of the Passion. Here is a sample from her first reflection highlighting the way women know... "We cannot know for sure whether the woman who anointed Jesus saw her actions as a prelude...
Why I Say Happy Easter
From IgniterMedia.com
Holy Saturday – a world without Jesus
Susan Stabile writes... "Today is Holy Saturday, the day that falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We have a tendancy to view this day as preparation for Easter – we do our shopping for Easter dinner with our friends and relatives, or perhaps we help get the...
I thirst – Our emptiness
"I thirst. Most of us tend to avoid admitting how empty we feel. It’s too painful to go into the depths of our being and be with ourselves for any length of time. Most of our life is filled with distractions that defend us from the emptiness. If for a moment we...
Holy Week on the fringes of a Garbage Dump (Manila)
PAYATAS: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY LIVED EVERYDAY Daniel Franklin Pilario, C.M. writes: "This Holy Week, I joined the liturgical services in Payatas (the largest garbage dump in Metro Manila where 60,000 people live around its fringe). I just came home from the Good Friday...
Soup Kitchen offers sustainable, local and healthy foods
In a cooperative effort to promote healthy nutrition in low income neighborhoods,  Bead and Life helps ensure that community members have access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and other produce.We do this by using the CSA's Hub and Spoke approach. A CSA (Community...
SVDP Commission for International Aid and DeveIopment
At its meeting held on 28 March, the SVDP Commission for International Aid and DeveIopment (CIA has taken a series of decisions. A total amount of € 68,300 has been pledged for 7 projects in 7 countries during this meeting and a further €24.320 has been sent to two...
Daughters of Charity open new residence for formation
The convent, vacant since 1992, previously was the residence for Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, N.Y., who taught at the parish school. According to the St. Louis Review..."The Daughters of Charity moved in March 13 . The seminary, formerly in Evansville, Ind., is a...
