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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Active Citizenship and Effective States Needed to Reduce Poverty
Successfully addressing poverty requires that "people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny, fighting for rights and justice in their own society, and holding states and the private sector to account." It also requires that states act as...
De Paul University purchases 18-story building in Chicago
DePaul University Expands South Loop Campus with Acquisition of the 18 story Historic 14 E. Jackson Building Excerpts from the Press release DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic university, has dramatically expanded its physical presence on State Street...
Landscape of Religion in the US
Based on interviews with more than 35,000 American adults, this extensive survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life details the religious makeup, religious beliefs and practices as well as social and political attitudes of the American public. This...
Miraculous Medal and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Warrington Virginia Society of St. Vincent de Paul features a post about the connection between the Society the Miraculous Medal. It also highlights some other connections. For more information about the Miraculous Medal visit the Vincentian Encyclopedia and use...
50 Videos on Social Entrepreneurship, Global Responsibility
The shareproudly.com blog writes, "Wouldn’t it be great to have all videos on social entrepreneurship right at your fingertips. As part of our commitment to help you find only what matters, we decided to sort through YouTube and choose the videos that we think are...
Hosting a presentation online – “It’s easy” and it saves
"It's easy. I promise" writes Jayne Cravens a long time advocate of low cost technologies for non-profits. The following documents how she presented live on-line between Germany and Australia and why it may be of use to the Vincentian family. Advantages: Of course,...
Superior General – 100th Anniversary of the Miraculous Medal
Fr. Gregory Gay, CM, Superior General of the Association of the Miraculous Medal writes a letter "One hundred years journeying with Mary united with Jesus in the Poor by way of the Miraculous Medal" “My Spirit Glorifies the Lord My God†These are the words that...
Systemic change strategy: promote horizontal learning
The fourteenth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. Fr Robert P. Maloney, CM writes: The fourth people-oriented strategy formulated by the members...
Stealth weapon in war on hunger – Plumpy Nut
"In three weeks, we can cure a kid that is looked like they're half dead. We can cure them just like an antibiotic. It’s just, boom!" "It's a revolution in nutritional affairs," says Dr. Milton Tectonidis, the chief nutritionist for Doctors Without Borders. "It's...
A Digital Divide? The Research Says No!
Aidan Rooney, CM writes, "Recent research informs us that web 2.0 (social networking, blogging, web- and pod-casting, video) skills are being learned by low-income students at a rate similar to those of wealthier students. Servants of the poor need to look into this....
