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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Inspiration to get out of a rut
Mike, a volunteer with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, occasionally blogs about his experiences. Recently he posed the question: "What inspires people?" He wants to pass along ideas to a men's group he started. Read the blog entry and maybe offer an idea.
SSVDP volunteer reflects on work “in the trenches”
A Seattle woman who has been a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul volunteer for more than half her lifetime recently described the satisfactions of the work and her apprehensions about the direction of the economy. Read the story.
Collection at Pope’s Holy Thursday Mass to go to Cuban orphanage
Pope Benedict XVI has designated that a Cuban orphanage will receive the collection taken up on Holy Thursday, March 20. At La Edad de Oro in Havana, Daughters of Charity care for the handicapped. Read the story.
Daughter calls for moral leadership from President
"What we're asking is for [Philippine President] Arroyo to accept responsibility," Daughter of Charity Leticia Andrea Garcia said today. A Mass for "Truth, Accountability and Reform" was celebrated at Sacred Heart College, where Sister Garcia is president. Read the...
Vineyard Award for Daughters in Illinois diocese
The Daughters of Charity who established and have served Catholic Charities in Effingham, Illinois USA were honored by the organization last month. Read the story.
“Respect for the poor is sewn into each design”
The Earth Times, an online environmental news site, features an article about "Discarded to Divine", a fundraiser in which San Francisco-area designers recycle discarded clothing into fresh fashion. It benefits projects of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Read...
$100,000 per year seed money for systemic change grants
To support the Vincentian Family's focus on systemic change, a foundation has offered $100,000 (US) per year for at least two years in order to help launch projects. Robert P. Maloney, C.M. writes... March 1, 2008 To those responsible for various branches of the...
Manila: “deja vu, but relaxing”
A trip to a speaking engagement Saturday reminded Rodolfo Lozada, Jr., the whistle-blower who has been guarded recently by Daughters of Charity in the Philippines, of the trip he'd taken with police abductors the month before. "Deja vu, but relaxing," was how he...
Suits and ties at soup kitchens
Seeing "dressed up" guests isn't uncommon these days at soup kitchens in eastern Massachusetts, USA. The story includes coverage of the work of a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry in Middleboro. Read the article.
Measuring impact of SSVDP in Pennsylvania diocese
The world-wide celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul caused a newspaper in Johnstown, Pennsylvania USA, a town designated in 1992 as a "financially distressed municipality", to take a look at the Society's work in the community....
