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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Being Surprised by the Gospel
“There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him” (Benedict XVI, Homily April 24, 2005)These words are at the top of...
Parents With No/little Faith Hope For Religion For Their Children
Some Parents Who Shy From Religion Want Their Children to Taste Its Psychological and Spiritual Comforts...many nonreligious parents -- whether they've eschewed belief or practice or both -- find themselves seeking the psychological, spiritual and moral blessings they...
Vincentian Marian Youth – International Update for April
The April issue is now online complete with reflections on Easter and reports of Vincentian Marian Youth from around the world.Once again the bulletin shows how alive Vincentian Marian Youth are on every continent. April Bulletin
Religious Leaders Appeal for Peace- Dialogue Is Not the Choice of the Fearful
WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 7, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the "Appeal for Peace," launched April 27 by participants from various religions present at the 2006 International Prayer Meeting for Peace, organized in Washington, D.C. The event was organized by the Archdiocese of...
Srs. of Charity of Leavenworth Celebrate 100 Years
The 100th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth School of Nursing in Butte will be celebrated May 19-21, with the release of a book about the school, displays at St. James Hospital and the World Museum of Mining, tours for alumni and their guests and...
Yahoo Search Connects Funders and Charities
GoodSearch is an Internet search engine with a simple concept and unique social mission. GoodSearch enables you to help fund any of hundreds of thousands of charities or schools through the simple act of searching the Internet.... Last year search engines generated...
Sr. Of Charity Praises WalMart
The following is a statement by Sister Barbara Aires, Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth, NJ and an Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) member regarding Wal-Mart's report on its EEO data: "Wal-Mart today placed its entire EEO-1 report on walmart.com,...
Renato Lima, SSVDP Brazil, Seeking Input For International Paper
July 16-20, 2006, 16 to 20, Renato Lima of the Brazilian SVDP will present a paper to the 32nd International Conference on Social Welfare promoted by the International Council on Social Welfare-ICSW. Brother Renato Lima, from San Vincent de Paul Society from Brasilia...
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC (Catholic Health Care) – Need for Health Insurance Reform
Although it is too early to tell whether a new Massachusetts law will succeed in its goal of providing health insurance coverage for nearly everyone in the commonwealth by July 2007, the president and C.E.O. of the Catholic Health Association said she is “immensely...
Vincentian Encyclopedia Resources on Advocacy, Youth and Formation
One of the repeated themes of the recently completed gathering of the Vincentian family was the need to identify resources, especially Vincentian, related to these topics.The following pages in the Vincentian Enecylopedia may be helpful as a starting point. Vincentian...
