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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Two issues facing “the least among us”
In the spirit of the above feature about the CAPWIZ tool of the Society of St. Vncent de Paul give voice to those who have no lobby and reflect on these two CAPWIZ Alerts from the National Council of SVdP. 1. Capwiz Alert from the National President of the Society of...
Wanted! Lobbyists for those who sit outside the banquet of Lazarus
With powerful lobbies spending enormous sums to ensure that the industries they represent are heard it is more important than ever to ask who is lobbying for the least among us? With everyone clamoring for a voice at the tables of power who notices the Dives...
Vincent freeing a prisoner
The French edition of famvin under Claude Lautissier presents a painting (click to enlarge) which depicts a freed prisoner showing gratitude to Vincent de Paul. A Daughter of Charity is present - she can be seen on the right of the painting. But she is not wearing...
Unpacking a hallowed tradition: Home Visits
WIlliam Graham reflects..."Lets look at the home visit, lets examine what is the home visit, why do we do the home visit, how we go about the home visit, and most importantly, what we want to accomplish and how do we overcome the reasons some Vincentians have for...
Sr. Pat Connolly, DC featured on Millennium Development Goals
Sr Pat Connolly DC writes the November feature for the Faith and Justice blog about the UN Millennium Development Goals from the perspective of her work at the UN. The Center for FaithJustice, with roots in the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission, has...
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth – New Sponsorship Model for Health Ministry
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs) today announced a transfer of sponsorship of Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System (SCLHS), a faith-based, not-for-profit, mission-driven health care organization, from the religious community to Leaven...
American history’s best kept secret
"The country had only 600 trained nurses at the start of the Civil War. All were Catholic nuns. This is one of the best-kept secrets in our nation’s history," Civil War chaplain Father William Barnaby Faherty once said. Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity...
SR. Ellen LaCapria DC featured in NCR
“Health care is very complex,” says Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC, “and within that complexity, how do we keep our Catholic identity?” Sr. Ellen figures prominently as the NCR begins a three part series on Catholic Health Care by Alice Popovici with an article on the...
Don’t pay to get your money back!
For working people who have low incomes, getting earned income tax credits and refunds back quickly during tax season is a priority. Many private, for-profit tax preparation businesses charge filing fees and refund anticipation loans. But fees and loans like these...
Praying for Building Bridges , Systemic Change
Lynn L'Heureux of the SVDP National Council of Canada writes in her popular weekly prayer reflection for SVDP members and others ... "I attended Vincentian Family Building Bridges out of Poverty. These four days of building bridges not over poverty but out of poverty...
