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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Louise: A Woman of Her Day – A Model for Our Time
Famvin is happy to share the research of Sr. Jeraldine Fritz, DC via her monograph "Louise de Marillac: A Woman of Her Day - A Woman for Our Time." Summary and Full Paper.
Publication of Three New Vincentian Works
The FamVin Francophone Site gives news of the imminent publication of three new VIncentian works - Guide to the Chapel of St Vincent de Paul in Paris (in French); The Vincentians - a General History of the Congregation of the Mission (in English); and Vincent de...
Census to redefine poverty
With so many policy debates mired in partisan politics, the announcement last week by the U.S. Census Bureau that it plans to develop a supplemental poverty measure and then open it to public scrutiny is something both Republicans and Democrats can agree on.""...
Haiti Report – John Allen
A status report on Haiti: Money flows, leadership lags Experts say this generosity, coupled with similar outpourings from other parts of the world, means the resources theoretically exist to rebuild, but they worry that funds could be squandered through a lack of...
SVDP news from Chile
The international site of the SVDP reports "We have received the following news from our Territorial Vice President, Renato de Lima, on the situation in Chile." The National President of SSVP Chile, Francisco Velasco, has had no reports of any injuries or deaths among...
Vincentian Missioners in Kazakhstan
FamvinPolska hosts a YouTube video of the work of the Vincentian Missioners in Kazakhstan complete with local music.
Daughters transition in Cook Island
The Cook Islands Mission of the Daughters of Charity experienced a rare transition, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 when they changed from leadership by the Australian Province to that of the US Province of the West. Full story Cook Islands Jan 2010 - pdf
It’s “Hands On” for CM Students in Chile
Students of philosophy and theology of the CM Chile Province --like thousands of young people across the country -- have been working with Caritas, in preparing food boxes and other aid destined the areas most affected by earthquake. When managers of Caritas said they...
We risk robbing the homeless of identity and humanity
The term “homeless person” is used readily in theory, practice and policy – even among people experiencing homelessness – yet its connotations and impact are rarely considered. According to the Australian CM web site... "Researcher, Guy Johnson says the manner in...
Chile – DC International report
The international site of the Daughters of Charity posts a summary of a letter of Fr Fernando Macías, C.M.) Some excerpts... As for the situation of our Vincentian Family, we have information basically of the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentians (CM’s). In...
