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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
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...
Niagara Ph.D geared to systemic change leadership
Niagara University Ph.D. Program in Leadership and Policy offers an innovative and unique model in preparing established doctorate-level qualified leaders who can implement systemic change to further organizational and community goals. The program focuses on the mission of Niagara University in bringing social justice and empowerment
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (MISEVI) international statutes
The Superior General writes..."In recent years MISEVI has been valued as a new entity in the Vincentian Family, an entity that has spontaneously arisen in different countries, among people with different cultures, but among people who share a common characteristic,...
Featuring systemic change in the Vincentian Family NA
Robert Maloney, CM inaugurates a new series of weekly features on Systemic Change in North America with his reflections on the pilot training program held in Belleville, Il. last November. Among the points he highlighted was the active involvement of the leadership of the the various branches of the Vincentian Family. He writes…
Sisters of Charity (India) must learn computer skills
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth has launched a project to make half its members in South Asia computer literate this year. “We are making computer education for our sisters mandatory from this year,” Sister Sangeetha Ayithamattam, who heads the congregation in the...
Gardening, homelessness and the Vincent de Paul Society?
The Desertnews writes… “Being without a home doesn’t necessarily mean living without a garden, as some of Utah’s homeless are developing their green thumbs in a space between the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall and Weigand Homeless Day Center. “It’s important because it gives our…
Charity Federation website revised
The website of the Sisters of Charity Federation has been given a new and dynamic look and improved navigation. Be sure to visit it for the latest in Federation news and background on the history and activities of it members. It provides a convenient bookmark to access all the individual members sites.
Daughter of Charity among heros of the Holcaust
The Catholic Herald UK marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 by taking a brief glance at just 10 of the lesser known heros. Sister Agnes Walsh is one of just 13 British men and women to be honoured as a Righteous Among Nations, or Righteous...
American Sisters of Charity speak in Korea
Mary Ann Daly SC, Executive Director of the Federation and Federation NGO Representative Caroljean Willie SC to spoke at annual education days in Korea. Almost 200 sisters of Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill attend the sessions. Besides learning about the Federation and the work at the UN the sisters presented informative power point presentations on
Charity Federation group unveils new website
Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception - "We are a people ignited by the fire of God’s love, rooted in our relationships with God, others and the universe, called beyond ourselves, shedding our fears, open to the surprises of the Spirit, bold in claiming our...
