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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Rome, October 2007 To all members of the Vincentian Family: We, members of the Vincentian Family, cannot be indifferent to the situation of poverty in the world. These are data that make us ask questions: “The World Bank publishes the basic data on the poverty in...
October Edition of Congregation of the Mission Newsletter Online
The September 2007 issue of the Monthly News Bulletin of the Congregation of the mission contains information about the Congregation of the Mission in Rome and around the world. Of particular interest to visitors of famvin.org is the section about the Vincentian...
Pledged to the best interests of a child
Sometimes advocacy means speaking out on behalf of a single child. Sister of Charity (Seton Hill) Patricia Wilson has become a Court Appointed Special Advocate ("CASA") in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. CASA volunteers represent the interests of children in who...
“…one of the things the church is all about”
At age 77, John Bailey has become "aware of a world outside of my world" and has become an agent of compassion and service. We've reposted the article here from the Jackson Citizen Patriot. As a child, John Bailey watched his father help at their family's parish in...
Hospice is for living, says Sister of Charity
The oldest and largest hospice in Scotland offers holistic care for those preparing for life's final "great event". Sister of Charity Rita Dawson, administrator for twenty years, has sometimes raised funds for it "on the hoof". Read Monday's feature on the hospice in...
Eugenia Dias: “the Mother Teresa of Doha”
The "most well known and the most respected member of the entire Christian Community in Qatar" happens also to be Doha's "architect of the St.Vincent de Paul society for nearly 25 years". Read the feature story at mangalorean.com.
Many ways to support affordable housing
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Oregon Web site describes five different pieces of the puzzle of affordable housing. Additionally, it proposes a strategy for moving from the "chaos model" to a "planned model" in providing opportunity for "safe and...
SVDP Weekly Reflection Guides – Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC
The weekly reflection sheets prepared by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC are available at the SVDP-USA site in both English and Spanish. It was an oversight that famvin.org did not mention the availability of the more recent editions. Since some seem to appreciate the notice...
News Updates on Daughters of Charity International Website
Recent reports: Latin America & the Caribbean "Following Jesus Christ in the footsteps of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac"; Morocco Visit of Sister Evelyne Franc; Great Britain 150 years of loving service
Systemic change: pumping water as child’s play
The "play pump" supplies safe drinking water from a deep borehole every time children take a spin. For $7000 (US) and within just a few hours, one device can be installed to serve 2,500 people. So inventive, so cost-efficient, so much fun for the kids -- and...
