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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
SSVDP thrift stores in the news
Today two interesting stories about Society of Saint Vincent de Paul thrift stores hit online news sources: Life is now a steal, about increases in shoplifting perhaps being related to rising costs of living; Old clothes make new fashion, a novel way of recycling...
SCNJ newsletter features “hands-on journey with the poor”
The March, 2008 newsletter of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth highlights the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless and describes how the Sisters are involved. There's more. Download the .pdf.
“Vision” for Autumn, 2008 now online
The Autumn, 2008 Vision, a publication of the St Vincent de Paul Society in NSW/ACT Australia is now online. Included: white paper on homelessness, Mate Helping Mate DVD launch, much more. Download the .pdf. HT, Tim Williams, C.M. at Vincentians Australia News.
Interested in global poverty? Here’s a site to watch
Care Connections blogs about global poverty and provides a forum for people interested in global policy issues to speak out and network with others. It also aggregates news and blogs on the topic. Visit the Web site.
History of Massachusetts Catholic school includes Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
A series about the history of Immaculate Conception School in Newburyport, Massachusetts USA, looks at reasons Catholic schools were started in the United States and mentions the crucial role of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in this particular school. Read the...
Columnist asks: Where are our saints?
In an article which asks, "Where are our saints?", Sister of Charity Miriam Teresa Demjanovich's name is mentioned. Read the article and, if you haven't already done so, take a look at the evolving entry at Vincentian Encyclopedia.
After ten years, Fred goes home
Ten years ago workers at a thrift store of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Everett, Washington USA rescued an unusual box trash headed for the dumpster. Read the story.
St Joseph Church in New Orleans: so much more than a building
The 2008 US gathering of the Vincentian Family in New Orleans took place in a city where Vincentian presence has been strong since the early 1800s. St. Joseph Church, established in 1844, has been in the care of the Congregation of the Mission since 1858. Attendees of...
SC Ministry Foundation officer reflects on comments of new CCHD leader
Loretta O'Donnell, program officer with the Ministry Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, was impressed by a recent presentation by the new director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Read the article.
Caring for an historic cemetery
The Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama USA is where several Daughters of Charity and the "poet-priest of the South", Abram J. Ryan C.M., are buried. Two years ago a local group decided to clean up and beautify the site. Read the story.
