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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Of Nuns and Bikers
HOUSTON — Catholic nuns are joining forces with motorcycle riders to help a group of needy youngsters. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Retreads Motorcycle Club have teamed up to sponsor The Nun Run, a motorcycle ride from Houston to Galveston. The...
DC Candidate First Discovered Daughters On the Internet
My name is Margaret Taylor and I have just begun the first Stage of my Initial Formation with the Daughters of Charity. I was born in Cork, Ireland, spent my early childhood in Ireland and England and moved to South Africa with my parents when I was a teenager. I...
Vinnies: Building Units for Mentally Ill
MELBOURNE, November 9, 2005 (cathnews.com): The St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria has announced that it will build six independent living units for people with mental illness in Melbourne. The units, located in Meadow Heights, will cost $1.2 million. At present...
AlertNet – Alerting Humanitarians to Emergencies
Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe. AlertNet attracts upwards of three million users a year, has a network of more...
Superior General Writes of “Campaign of Humanization in prisons and in the fight
Fr. Gregory writes of his experience with the Community of Sant’Egidio to promote a “Campaign of Humanization in prisons and in the fight against the death penalty.” A first step in this campaign is to take a census of those who work in prisons, know a little about...
Non-profits in a Google Economy
...Nonprofits should similarly be aware of -- and concerned about -- the way Google is changing "business as usual." Traditional methods of fundraising and attracting volunteers may suddenly be eclipsed -- not that it isn't happening already -- by more efficient...
Photos of Daughters Receiving Asturias Award
The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paúl receiving the 2005 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord. See the DC international site for more photos and information. Sister Evelyne Franc, Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul,...
Video Link: Fr. Greg Reports on Poland, Great Britain and Paris
Fr. Greg continues his "Where in the world has the Superior General Been?" with this report on Poland, Great Britain and Paris. Can't see the video? Perhaps you need to download and install the Windows Media player for your computer. You can get Windows Media Player...
Daughters of Charity In Evansville Tornado Area
Unofficial reports indicate that the Daughters of Charity Provincialate in Evansville was some miles away from the devastating tornados Saturday evening.Since they administer St. Mary Hospital all its staffwere called in to work. Please pray for all concerned. More...
Former Covenant House leader to be honored for Catholic leadership
They're runaway teens. They sleep in alleys. And they don't want you interfering. How to alter their path? For Sister Mary Rose McGeady, the approach is simple. Ask them a nonthreatening question. Like: Would you like a hot meal? "You can't tell people to change their...
