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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Patricia de Nava video presentation “Systemic Change”
Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture "Vincentian Tradition and Systemic Change" presentation of Patricia P. de Nava, Ladies of Charity-International Association of Charities (AIC), Liaison to the Vincentian Family and Vincentian Commission for Promoting Systemic...
Video by Daughter of Charity – Prayer to our founder
Sr. Elizabeth Sjoberg has added a beautiful video, "Prayer to Our Founders", on her Facebook page. It is also avaialable at YouTube.
“Systemic Change” Available in Spanish as “Cambio Sistémico”.
A graphic presentation of the concepts of "Systemic Change" is now available in Spanish as "Cambio Sistémico". It will soon be available in Italian. (We are looking for a translation by native speakers to translate in other languages.)
Nuntia (News) of the Congregation of the Mission
The cmglobal site has posted the January issue of NUNTIA. It features From the General Curia, the Visitors’ Conferences, School of Vincentian Spirituality in Brazil and from the Provinces: Central America; USA-Midwest.  Annales online; USA-Midwest.  The Province...
“Role of Mass Communications in Evangelization”
Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, on the theme of "The Role of Mass Communications in Evangelization." I would like to begin my talk this afternoon with two quotations from the recently deceased Cardinal Avery...
Vincentian Service Corps – Central posts Winter Newsletter
Vincentian Service Means… To stand up. To feed’em first. To leave God to find God. To empower residents to rebuild neighborhoods. To pray often... To know that you will be judged by your actions not your words. To be worthy of the call you have received. To...
Vincentian named Archbishop in Solvenia
The Holy Father appointed Bishop Anton Stres, C.M., of Celje, Slovenia, Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor (area 3,682, population 419,870, Catholics 356,980, priests 208, permanent deacons 3, religious 130), Slovenia. The archbishop-elect was born in Donacka Goa,...
India plans $20 laptop to meet education challenge
India is planning to produce a laptop computer for the knockdown price of about $20, having pioneered last year the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, for Rs100,000 ($2,050) a vehicle. Financial Times
First Anniversary of beatification of Daughter of Charity
Giuseppina Nicoli, DC (1863-1924), beatified Feb. 3, 2008, provided a model of direct service to the poor, especially orphans and the ill, and introduced other sisters to the ministry of visiting the incarcerated. cf Vatican biography
Australian Catholics digging deeper to help the needy
The Australian Catholic Weekly notes Australian Catholics have big hearts and a matching generosity for those worse off – even in the face of the global financial crisis. Catholic charities who have reported an increase in donations despite fears that the crisis...
