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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Catholic leaders proclaim that the stewardship of common good
In what is certainly a counterpoint to a recent article where a member of a conservative think tank claims Vincent is not a "welfare statist", Catholic leaders proclaim that the stewardship of common good rests upon all of our shoulders together to Protect the...
Sisters of Charity Foundation points to candidates positions on poverty
It has been said that a measure of a society is how it cares for those on the margins. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina serves as a resource for both the community and public policy makers on issues affecting the poor is one way the Foundation...
Vincentian Family – World Mental Health Day Oct. 10
A question for you? Can you identify a branch of the Vincentian Family whose primary mission is mental health and specializes in care for the mentally ill? The Brothers or Charity were founded by one who is called the "Belgian St. Vincent dePaul" and who chose Vincent...
An opportunity of a lifetime?
Fr. Joe Agostino, CM asks... Do you ever feel over-whelmed at times by the quantity of issues which people living in poverty that we serve have to confront? Did you ever wish you had more co-workers with the same Vincentian charism to collaborate with you in...
University cited for cultivating Vincentian Mission
A recent article in the highly regarded publication Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, outlines the success St. John’s University has had in implementing mission-focused programs to advance its Vincentian perspective, through the establishment of...
Seven characteristics of an evangelist
Vincent: The challenge of a humble man (3)
Juan Corpus Delgado CM concludes his lengthy article ... "Vincent places before us a great challenge: the adventure of a spiritual journey in which humility becomes a sign of our identity (CCD:XII:169-170). "Even though we might be impressed by the ways in which...
SCN – Bridges out of Poverty
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Kentucky One Health co-sponsored “Bridges Out of Poverty” presented by Jodi Pfarr at Jewish Hospital Conference Center in Louisville Ky., today. A group of 31 SCNs and Associates were in attendance. Jodi is challenging the group...
Mouse faces extinction as computer interaction evolves
Big Bird is not alone! The Mouse faces extinction as computer interaction evolves! School children today are among the first generation growing up with a computer interface that is vastly different from the one the world has gotten used to since the dawn of the...
AIC Celebrates 100 Years in Bolivia
On the Feast of St. Vincent this year, over 100 members of the AIC in Bolivia gathered to celebrate their one hundredth anniversary of service to the poor throughout Bolivia. In a celebration that opened with the Eucharist, the members recalled the service of some of...