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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
The Contradiction of Vocation: Choosing to Stay
"She said something that I immediately wrote down and knew that I had to write a blog entry about it. "It's definitely a hard thing for people to understand. Mission work or religious life. We have extremely low and challenging moments, but it's something we freely...
Basic reading – Understanding the Church and Money
In an exceptionally revealing fashion John Allen moves beyond myths and provides facts and context of the Church and Money as well as the religious state of the world today. What is the financial footprint of the Church in the USA? How much money do the Bishops...
US Bishops offer facts and insights into poverty
Catholics can learn about the state of poverty in the United States and concrete ways they can make a difference at a new website from the the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The site, www.povertyusa.org, was launched August 15 and offers tools and...
Peace is more than just words
In "Drink Deeply My Daughter" Amanda Kern concludes a reflection on Vincent and Peace with  "Vincent teaches us that peace is not words. You won't find eloquent or flowery words from Vincent about peace. You will, however, find action, which as Vincent shows us, is...
Walking the Labyrinth with Sisters of Charity Nazareth
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth feature a labyrinth on their crounds and in a post  Labyrinth: A Sacred Path for Pilgrims they offer insights in this new  new addition to the grounds Walking the Labyrinth Starting early in the first Century Christians made regular...
Diary of a Sister in Training
Tracy Kemme writes, "One of the greatest gifts of becoming a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, I am learning, is the fabulous company gained at no extra charge.  It is living a life uncommon, in common. When Andrea and I looked out into the congregation during our...
How Facebook and Twitter Are Helping the Homeless
"Homeless people have Facebook friends, too. According to a new study from University of Dayton sociologist and criminologist Art Jipson, homeless people are increasingly connected to each other and to non-homeless people through social networking websites like...
Fined $600 a day for feeding the hungry
Woman Charged $600 Per Day For Distributing Food To Homeless In Philadelphia, Continuing National Crackdown On Homeless Rather than addressing the problem head on through aggressive policy, a growing number of cities are passing legislation to...
SVDP Australia CEO on “The Good Society”
Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, explores what kind of society promotes good health, and argues that punitive policies, such as compulsory income management, are a sign of an unhealthy society....
Gathering Young People on the Altiplano Bolivia
Gathering youth to form the next generation is a universal issue for the Vincentian Family. Aidan Rooney and Diego Plá write from the parish of San Pedro in Mocomoco Bolivia, of a successful first gathering of rural young people. Hopefully, some of them will become...