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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Texas Bishop lauds work of Daughter of Charity
According to Bishop McCarthy "No one wants to go to the hospital unnecessarily but if you find yourself in Austin, Texas, and you want to see something really both wonderful and awesome, find your way to the campus of the Dell Children’s Medical Center. It has been...
Peanut Butter as a tool to end world hunger?
And it does not mean sending peanut butter sandwiches. Â A visitor writes..."I bought a jar of peanut butter & saw it had a sticker on the lid, to go to childhungerEndsHere.com and enter an 8-digit code printed on the sticker. This donated one meal to a local food...
Daughter of Charity receives Papal Award
TSister Margaret Tuley, DC received the Papal Cross Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice by the  in recognition for her charity work and her key role in the Strategic Planning Process for the Diocese of Greensburg. This award was established by Pope Leo XIII in 1888 and is given...
Our flight from conversation
Have you ever observed what Sherry Turkle writes of in a recent New York TImes article... "We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection." "A 16-year-old boy who relies on texting...
Texting saves children’s lives
A very powerful brief  video (link no longer active)draws our attention to an often underappreciated source of social action — not just those at the top, but those in the middle. Separating the new and the scalable from what actually makes an impact, Nancy calls for a...
SVDP Advocacy Alert regarding repeal of Social Services Block Grant!
Sheila Gilbert, National SVDP President  makes an appeal to oppose the proposal to permanently repeal block grants. Dear Vincentians, The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means has proposed repealing funding for the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). These funds help...
Sister of Charity reflects on systemic change thinking
The LCWR Global Concerns Committee offers a resource by Sr. Gertrude Foley SC, "An Invitation to Systems Thinking: An Opportunity to Act for Systemic Change.  PDF Gertrude Foley SC reminds us: “A ‘system’ is an entity that maintains its existence and functions as  a...
JMV Newsletter April 2012 – year 12 – no. #8
"During this time when we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we ought to reflect and ask ourselves if we have truly risen with the Lord. How dowe know if this has occurred? We will know this if our attitude is one of doing good for others, especially...
Wikipedia head addresses Pontifical Academy
According to a Vatican website, "The co-founder of Wikipedia told a Vatican audience that his online encyclopedia could contribute to peace by promoting "a more thoughtful world," even as the site was under fire for how it referred to those who oppose and support...
VinMore Pinterest mobile resources
As a part of the Mt 25 in a Digital Era event scheduled for May 5 we gathered a collection of the many ways Pinterest, one of the fastest growing social media platforms, can be used as a resource for Vincentian mobile ministries visit some of the following "boards"......