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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
The sanctity of Sr. Marta Wiecka
"Sanctity simply means love," writes Daughter of Charity Jozefa Watroba in an essay for Poland's Sunday Catholic Weekly about Blessed Marta Wiecka. The article includes much biographical information and places Blessed Marta's life in a specific historical context....
“Social media” as a way to promote social change
Last week a blogger at a technology blog prodded the tech community to use "our social media super-powers to make a real difference in the world." Some examples: use a blog to fundraise for disaster relief; promote charities on YouTube (famvin has made a start at...
Last chance to register for World Youth Day
Lisa Bright writes, "Registrations close 31st May 2008 … Visit www.vincentianswyd.org.au and click on Registration to secure your place!.Guest speakers: Fr Richard Benson CM, Sr Catherine Salani DC, Vincentian Marian Youth Philippines, St Vincent de Paul Society...
Australian SSVDP volunteer to lunch with Pope during WYD activities
The national youth representative for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Australia is one of a dozen young people invited to have lunch with the Pope during his World Youth Day visit to Australia. Teresa Wilson, a 14 year volunteer with the Society, is also...
Corpus Christi and world hunger
"The feast of Corpus Christi is an invitation to Christians to work for the elimination of world hunger" writes Benedict XVI. He adds "Dear brothers and sisters, may the feast of Corpus Domini be an occasion to grow in this concrete attention to our brothers,...
Design for the Other 90%
"The new idea is to lift people out of poverty by giving them tools to improve their incomes. Their lives are changed not by handout aid, but through design," says the curator of a new exhibit at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The exhibit is designed...
Beatification in Ukraine of Sister Marta Wiecka, D.C.
Daughter of Charity Marta Wiecka was beatified yesterday, 24 May 2008, in Lviv, Ukraine. Visit the Sister Marta Wiecka Web site or see the brief article at the Vincentian Encyclopedia.
SSVDP works on disaster relief for Myanmar
Jim Kehoe, Snohomish County, Washington USA executive director of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, also serves on the Society's national disaster relief committee. For the county's newspaper he described what the Society is doing to help in Myanmar. Read the...
Systemic Change: Involve the poor at all stages
The tenth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. The Rev. Fr. Norberto L. Carcellar, C. M. writes: Systemic Change Strategy 11 : Involve the poor...
Space up, food donations down for SSVDP food bank
Yesterday the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Longview, Washington USA broke ground on a new foot facility, which will add about 1800 square fee to its food bank. The food bank served some 4000 people last year. But contributions to an important annual food drive...
