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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
De Marillac Academy breaking generational poverty
De Marillac Academy, with grades four through eight, is noting its 10th anniversary this year, but there may be even more cause for celebration next year when the first class of its graduates earn college degrees. That will be a considerable achievement for young...
Church historian’s perspective on Vincentian Education
“Integrating the Love of God and Neighbor”: The Vincentians and American Higher Education A Catholic Church Historian muses, "Today the two largest Catholic universities in the United States are St. John’s, founded in Brooklyn in 1870, and DePaul, founded in Chicago...
Church historian's perspective on Vincentian Education
“Integrating the Love of God and Neighbor”: The Vincentians and American Higher Education A Catholic Church Historian muses, "Today the two largest Catholic universities in the United States are St. John’s, founded in Brooklyn in 1870, and DePaul, founded in Chicago...
Vinnies remain after the floods
When the water goes down Vinnies will still be there. The Vincent dePaul Society in Australia makes an urgent appeal for monetary donations as the most effective way to aid the victims of the massive floods in Australia. Dominic Lagana, State President of St Vincent...
Papal message for 45th World Communications Day
In his annual reflection on communications Benedict writes, "The new technologies are not only changing the way we communicate, but communication itself, so much so that it could be said that we are living through a period of vast cultural transformation. This means...
The day Vincent discovered his direction in life
January 25th marks the 394th anniversary of the day Vincent discovered his vocation and direction in life. The Congregation of the Mission celebrates this as its "Foundation Day" but in reality the Congregation was not legally set up until 7 year laters on April 17,...
Do-gooder or servant?
The featured video, currently also at the right side of this page, tells the story of someone who wants to volunteer as an aid worker. This is a wonderful description of some common misconceptions and unconscious motivations about coming to the aid of those who are...
I Want to Be an Aid Worker
Vincentian presence in Tunisia
This fresco depicting Vincent in the Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul in Tunis is a reminder of the special connection of Vincent and Tunis and serves as a request for special prayers for the people of Tunis and those members of the Vincentian Family, especially the...
Putting poverty on the agenda – advocacy and grassroots
"There are always a lot of headlines about poverty the day that the data comes out, but then those headlines fade, and the problem hasn't gone away. What we need is a sustained focus by the media and our elected officials, and we need advocacy groups and grassroots...
