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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincent writes a letter to his younger self?
If you could write a letter to your 16 year old self, what would you say and what advice would you give? South Africa’s beloved Archbishop Desmond Tutu picked up his pen and took a trip down memory lane. See Street Service News. It got me thinking... what would...
Sister of Charity (Nazareth) to speak of malaria cure success at UN
Two Sisters of Charity of Nazareth India have been invited to attend the UN General Assembly next month. One of them, Sr Anjana Kunnath, has found a successful herbal cure for malaria in Artemisia, a family of plants and herbs that includes tarragon and wormwood. “I...
Vincentian Voice for the Immigrant in Alabama
Father Jack Kane, CM, Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Archdiocese of Mobile and Pastor, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Opelika, Alabama has been championing immigration reform in Alabama. And he is attracting attention to their plight. "It is a dark day for Alabama...
What do Pope Benedict, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have in common?
According to Rome Reports and Gallup ... All ranked among the most admired top ten people in the USA. According to a survey conducted by Gallup and USA Today, Benedict XVI is among the most admired men in America. He's also the only non-American on the list. The pope...
Rebirth of a Vision a century and half later
It didn't take long for the Daughters of Charity after they landed in Santa Barbara January 5 1858 to open an English-speaking school and orphanage. Just one week later! And on January 5, 2012 their long tradition rebirthed itself with a website celebrating “The...
The new “Precariate” – low end wage earners
British Economist, Guy Standing, coined the term, precariat, to describe the reality of low wage workers in our modern, global economy; a reality in which risk continues to be shifted away from capital and on to the backs of working people at the low end of the labour...
Twenty two new cardinals and the next Pope?
In the past week there have been two significant appraisals of possible next steps in leadership in the Church. One is from the London tablet and the other from the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter writes..."Naming new cardinals...
January 7 Feast of Bl. Lindalva, DC
Resources for understanding the feast of Blessed Lindalva, DC. VinFormation Daughters of Charity International Daughters of Charity Ireland
Congratulations Sr. Liz!
Not every first time film maker draw national attention. Sr. Elizabeth Sjoberg writes on her facebook page... "Honored and humbled that our St. Elizabeth Ann Seton video made it ontoFr. James Martin, SJ facebook page. Just keep in mind that it was one of the first...
Homeless people empowered through Twitter
AnnMarie Walsh checks her social media accounts using the free Wi-Fi in the Metro station in Arlington Heights. Walsh uses the moniker “@padschicago” for her Twitter, Facebook page, YouTube channel and WordPress blog accounts. She had her head shaved as part of a...
