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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Louise and education in a society divided by class
Sister María Teresa Barbero Echavarría, DC offers some insights into education in a society divided by class in the first part of her article "Saint Louise de Marillac and Education".She also treats of the characteristics of her ministry as an educator and the...
Vincentian Leaders together in Singapore
Dr. Michael Thio, President General describes his time with Fr. Gregory Gay, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, on an 18-hour stopover in Singapore onSaturday, 21 January 2012, on hisway to Port Moresby, Papua NewGuinea. He spent the day with...
How the Daughters of Charity celebrate a 100th birthday.
Sr. Germain's 100th Birthday celebrated by the Daughters of Charity via a "Smilebox" presentation. It only took 41 slides!
Past President of Ladies of Charity – challenge of future for LCUSA
The Ladies of Charity website presents a reflection by Albe McGurk on the challenging future of the LCUSA May you live in interesting times. That common Chinese saying suits today’s society. Whether we like it or not, we are living in interesting times full of...
Mother Delores Hart at the Oscars “God is Bigger than Elvis”
Among the Hollywood stars walking the red carpet at this year's Oscars, will be this 73 year old Benedictine nun. She now goes by the name Mother Dolores and she belongs to the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. But long before she was known as Dolores...
Pope tweeting during Lent
So much for those calling on people to give up Facebook and Twitter for Lent... the Pope began daily postings in his name during Lent. According to the Global Christian Post "In a time of the year when many Christians are giving up the ubiquitous social networking...
Frederic “Frederic Ozanam: precursor to the social doctrine of the Church”
The international site of the Society St. Vincent dePaul announces 2013 - 200th anniversary of the birth of Ozanam. "For your information, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Ozanam in 2013. A committee is currently preparing several...
Daughters of Charity in the background – literally!
A challenge - For those who have Facebook accounts click on the 57 second interview of Adrienne Curry from the recent Catholic Social Ministry Gathering. Pay attention not only to the important content of the video but also see if you can recognize the Daughters of...
dePaul UK using Pinterist in Homeless Advocacy
Pinterest may not be a famvin household word but Users Spend More Time On Pinterest Than Twitter, LinkedIn And Google+ Combined. So it may not be surprising the Depaul UK is using it to tell the story of the homeless. Churches are using Pinterest to reach out. So...
WWVD – What would Vincent do for Lent today?
Vincentians today can look at two sources for an answer. The most obvious is of course what the 23rd successor of Vincent shares with us in his 2012 Lenten Letter. Previous Lenten Letters can be found on famvin. Vinformation also offers some ideas on connecting with...
