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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Slavery Today!
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Justice and Peace
Romereports.com writes " About one million people, mostly women and girls are kidnapped each year to be later exploited as slaves. Religious from different congregations and nationalities have created the Talitha Kum network to fight against this. It's coordinated by...
“Nuns Build” – Did you think nuns only teach and nurse?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2011 | Vincentian Family
"For the third time through NUNS BUILD, our Sister of Charity Federation’s House of Charity has hosted a house full of Sisters from across the Federation in working alongside the St Bernard Project (SBP) to restore houses here in New Orleans. A total of 13 Sisters...
Recycling Jewelry benefits SVDP Christmas appeal
by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2011 | Vincentian Family
A Sydney jewellery student decided to help St Vincent de Paul by creating new designs from old jewellery in "creatvie unto inifinityh project Vincent would be proud of. Sophia Davison, from Sydney’s College of Fine Arts (COFA) created five handmade, eco-friendly...
If Mary and Joseph used Facebook…
by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
IgniterMedia's "A Social Network Christmas" (2010) has received well over 1 million views on various YouTube sites. We post this aware that some will object that it is rushing through Advent. But there are others who are planning Christmas celebrations who would like...
“Struggle Street” vs. “Easy Street” in Australia
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In an eerie echo of the way Charles Dickens "The Tale of Two Cities" is playing out across the globe today, the Australian CM site draws attention to a piece entitled "Struggle St vs Easy St - 'no-one knows' how to fix it" "News.com.au's Cost of Living survey, now...
Experiencing the solidarity of Daughters in times of crisis
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Denise LaRock DCoffers a powerful reflection " Precious Life and the 'Triduum' of the Daughters of Charity" that ties together the personal tragedy experienced by her niece's emergency C-Section of twins, Mary and the Daughters of Charity and their worldwide...
Lessons Vincent learned at Clichy
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Sometimes there are so many insights in an article it is hard to write a summary. Father José María Villar Suarez wrote such an article about the impact of the more than a decade Vincent spent ministering to the parishioners at Clichy. At one level Father José María...
In the shadow of Niagara Falls
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In the shadow of one of the foremost tourist attractions in the USA and Canada poverty is growing daily among the families at the Mount St. Mary’s Neighborhood Health Center in Niagara Falls, NY. It's not confined to a neighborhood, race or family structure. It is...
VIncent dePaul Society in Australia thanks its 50,000 volunteers
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2011 | Vincentian Family
"Today the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council would like to thank its Australian volunteers, who number in excess of 50,000, and pay tribute to the selfless efforts of volunteers worldwide. National President Anthony Thornton said International Volunteers Day...
Who knew? – December is Spiritual Literacy Month
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
December is Spiritual Literacy Month, listed in Chase's Calendar of Events as a month for "promoting respect for and among the world's religions and spiritual traditions by encouraging people to 'read the book of the world' (liber mundi) for sacred meaning." According...