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Nov. 27 – Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Our Lady manifested the Medal to Sister (now Saint) Catherine Laboure on November 27, 1830 in the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac, in Paris. Vincentian Encyclopedia article Previous famvin resource article...
SVDP Shortfall in Ballina, Ireland
Despite the boom times in most areas and massive increases in spending, the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Ballina is paying out much more money than it collects in donations and its annual collection.St Vincent de Paul has big income shortfall in Ballina Last year...
Cameroon Conference Focuses on Malaria
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Scientists, health workers and politicians met Sunday in Cameroon to discuss new ways to battle malaria and increase awareness of the deadly disease, which kills thousands a day...."This is a turning point," said the spokesman, Da Gama. "With...
SVDP Video
This video, 9 minutes in length, provides a quick insight into the Society of St. Vincent de Paul."The Society" video was made possible by a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. This video is 9 minutes in length. Click on the link below to view it using...
New SVDP Facility in Phoenix Working On Second 20 Million Meals
In 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had the nation laughing, Phoenix had a population of about 270,000 and the St. Vincent de Paul Society opened its downtown dining hall and began serving lunch every day. It has served about 20...
II International Assembly of MISEVI (Vincentian Lay Missionaries)
The theme of the Second International Assembly is Open your eyes to the world, your heart to the mission. Please, visit http://www.misevi.org/asamblea2005 where you can find more information about the 2nd International Assembly. Pre-Registration form, documents...
Quiet Revolution in Church Life (USA) Documented
New York, NY, November--The percentage of U.S. Catholic parishes that employ lay ministers at least 20 hours per week has grown significantly, from 54 percent in 1990 to 66 percent in 2005, according to a new study conducted by the National Pastoral Life Center for...
CCN Series – Tackling Poverty With Technology
Tackling poverty with technology is the theme of an article which is in a special CNN series devoted to Life-saving Technology. DIPICHI, South Africa (Reuters) -- It is hard to believe that 19 shiny flat screen computers can cure the ills of this tiny community in...
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Return to Nursing School Tradition
A tradition that dates to pre-Civil War days gets a 21st-century revision when the Guardian Angel Nursing Education Program returns to the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan., next fall. "When the Sisters of Charity arrived in Leavenworth in 1858, their...
SJU Students Experience Homelessness for a Night
In a different kind of "plunge" on November 9 SJU students were invited to experience something of homelessness by sleeping on the lawn at SJU and then reflecting on the experience with the help of a formerly homeless person.From the campus flier... A Night In...
