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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Theological Abundance in St. Elizabeth Seton’s Story – Text
In response to a famvin reader's request Regina Bechtle has provided the text of her recent talk on the occasion of receiving the St. Elizabeth Seton M edal for excellence in theology. The text will also be posted in the Vincentian Encyclopedia. HARVESTING WISDOM:...
DC school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil wins three major awards
Saint Isabel School received a) 2009 Award for Excellence in Education - to the Saint Isabel School, b) An Honorary Doctorate - to Sister Ruth da Silva and c) Masters in Educational Technology – to Sister Ruth da Silva. The 145 year old St Isabel School in Petropolis...
Daughter of Charity – Hidden Heroine
Hidden Heroes are missionaries who are ministering in out of the way places, normally not noticed by many people, but doing masterful, Herculean tasks as part of their regular daily routine. We (Extension Society) honor them. Sr. Frances Vista, DC was one of them....
Six calls to Women Religious
Tim Williams, CM of Australia wonders whether they are also calls to the Vincentian Family. Speaking before an international gathering of women religious leaders, Indian theologian, Assumption Sister Rekha M. Chennattu called for a radically new religious paradigm.  ...
A Year of Service – A Lifetime of Difference
Meet the 2009-2010 Vincentian Service Corps-Central as described in the VSC Newsletter Fall 2009 (PDF). Read the Covenant they have developed to guide them during this year.
Regina Bechtle, SC receives the Seton Medal
The College of Mount St. Joseph honored Regina Bechtle, SC, Ph.D., with the 2009 St. Elizabeth Seton Medal on Wednesday, October 14, in the Mater Dei Chapel at noon. Sister Regina presented a lecture titled “Harvesting Wisdom: Theological Abundance in St. Elizabeth...
Action Alert – Sisters of Charity Federation
The Club of Madrid is asking people throughout the world to sign a Call to Action to world leaders.... The Club of Madrid’s membership constitutes the world’s largest forum of ex-Presidents and Prime Ministers and offers today’s leaders an unequaled body of knowledge...
Gypsy priest thanks a Daughter of Charity for vocation
Neither slaps from his father, nor his friends' ridicule, nor discrimination by some of his fellow seminarians, nor serious cancer were able to stifle this young gypsy's vocation to the priesthood. "In school I felt attracted to the figure of Jesus of Nazareth and I...
St. Vincent’s chief says health care is a right
St. Vincent's Health System Chief Executive John O'Neil told Hoover business leaders Thursday that health care is a right, not a privilege, and said uninsured Americans deserve 100 percent coverage and 100 percent access. Full story.
Finland – first country to make Internet access a legal right.
The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right. With 96% of citizens online the mandate was necessary in order to improve the availability of internet in Finland's remote rural areas, improve the quality of...
