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Tenth Annual Vincentian Heritage Program in Paris
PARIS, April 17, 2007 (famvin.org/fr): On Sunday, April 17, the tenth "Vincentian Heritage" Programme opened at the Maison-Mère of the Congregation of the Mission in Paris. Eighteen Confreres will participate in this Session, ten from Spain, two from Eritrea, and one...
Making Greater Space For The Poor In Our Hearts
"Love of the poor is a special mark of discipleship, but deeply committed people will have different ways of showing their love. Some work in kitchens or overnight shelters. Others may work for living-wage laws, help unionize low-wage workers or promote fair trade...
SVDP March Newsletter Updates Online
http://www.ozanet.org/ssvpcgi/ssvpcgi1.1_en.asp
New Vincentian Family Website in Australia
MARSFIELD New South Wales, April 16, 2007: St Anthony's Parish at Marsfield (Sydney), under the care of the Vincentian Priests and Brothers, has a website being developed at: http://www.saintanthonys.org.au The site has an amount of information about the parish, and...
Ozanam On The Importance Of Women
“Nothing great could happen in the church unless a woman had a share in it." Blessed Frederic Ozanam Sources Elizsabeth Schussler Fiorenza’s Discipleship of Equals. Her footnote for the quote reads: “Quoted by Linus Bopp, Unsere Seelsorge in geschichtlicher...
SVDP In Australia Challenges Both Parties To Act On Poverty
SYDNEY, April 15, 2007 ( The St Vincent de Paul Society has called on both sides of politics to act on the key recommendations of the Senate Poverty Inquiry Report tabled three years ago. Dr John Falzon, chief executive officer of the Society’s national council,...
If You Wonder Where Youth Are…
... then try a visit to "MySpace.com ". Today more than 100,000 million young people hang out on MySpace, surpassing Yahoo, MSN, Google and eBay in Web traffic. Aside from the the question of what this means for those who wish to reach these young people, noted author...
April Newsletter Vincentian Family WYD
Lisa Bright has posted the April Newsletter with the latest information about preparations for World Youth Day 2008. CLick on the appropriate link in the left hand column.
Using Video Games To Raise Issues of Peace and Justice
Can a computer game help people learn about situations in Dafur, understand possibilities in the Palestinian conflict or tackle food crisis in a region? Consider "Darfur Is Dying" , part of a growing but still nascent "games for change" movement within video games....
One Year Can Change Your Life
Pauline Gaughan DC wrote: Each year since 1992 a group of young people have given a year of their lives to live in the UK in small Christian Communities and serve those who are poor. Those they serve become their teachers. "The poor are your Lords and Masters" St...
