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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
SVDP And Katrina AId
When Miranda, a case manager from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, knocked on her door, Purdom was alone, depressed, and hungry. A successful New Orleans taxi driver prior to the storm, Purdom now did not have the means to retrieve her car from a repair shop in New...
Samplings from the USA SVDP Site
Here is a sampling of recent articles that have appeared on the USA site of St. Vincent de Paul Society.SVdP Cincinnati Gets Makeover - Saturday, September 23, 2006 St. Vincent de Paul in Cincinnati is showing off the results of a $2.5 million renovation. SVdP...
Mission with Vision: Vincent de Paul in Mangalore (Goa)
Mission with Vision: History of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Diocese of Mangalore... in January 1926, a pious Catholic named Aloysius I. Mascarenhas from Bendur Parish along with his few companions approached Rev. Fr. R.F.C. Mascarenhas, the then Parish...
Climate Change: State of the Question, Search for the Answer
Rosalie Rendu Roundtable on Religion and Science of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society will host a presentation by EILEEN CLAUSSEN, PRESIDENT, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment at SJU Thursday, October 5, 2006 Bent...
Resources for the Feast of St. Vincent
In addition to resources listed in previous years there are some excellent resources to be found in the recently created Vincentian Encyclopedia. This encyclopedia can be referenced from any famvin page via a link in the right margin of each page. Among the resources...
Niagara University Prepares To Celebrate Its 150 Years
Niagara University will soon turn 150 years old and a variety of festivities are being planned to mark the occasion. Founded by the Vincentian Community in 1856, NU is a private liberal arts university with a strong, values-based Catholic tradition. Its four academic...
Ozanam: Building the Good Society
Prof. David L. Gregory, Dorothy Day Professor of Law at St. John's University, has published a paper in the University of St. Thomas Law Journal depicting Ozanam as a complex courageous figure who is an important role model for those striving to build the good...
Special Retreat for Daughters of Charity Under 10 Years in Vows
Fr. Robert Maloney CM, Sr. Margaret Barrett DC led younger Duaghters of Charity in reflecting on the thme of Finding Sacred Space for God. Every three years among the English speaking provinces there is a Session open to Daughters of Charity under 10 years vocation....
September 23 – Anniversary of the Ordination of St. Vincent
September 23 marks the anniversary of the ordination of St. Vincent de Paul in 1600.Pope John Paul commemorated the 400th anniversary in 2000 with a special letter. Full text Excerpts... While he had aspired to an "honest retirement", his encounter with men of faith...
2006 Vincentian Family Day of Prayer
It has come to my attention that the link to prayer materials to be used in our annual Vincentian Family Day of Prayer was inaccurate in the earlier post made to famvin.This link to a Word document has now been fixed and can be found by clicking here The original...
