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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
September 9 – Frederic Ozanam Feast Day Resources
Frederick Ozanam was born in 1813 and grew up in Lyon, France. While still very young he went to study law at the University of Paris. He found that some of his professors were hostile to Catholic teaching and Frederick took them on defending the Church at every...
How to Avoid Charity Scams Involving Katrina
Every time there is a disaster, scam artists crawl out of the woodwork. [See http://tinyurl.com/96c2t] The United States Federal Trade Commission has a free article on how to avoid becoming a victim of charity fraud: Federal Trade Commission
Do Catholics Still Care About Labor?
So reads the title of a recent article in AMerica Magazine. "when people think of issues on which the Catholic Church is providing leadership in society, labor is not the first that comes to mind."While Catholics in general care about the low-wage workers, many, like...
SVDP Annual Meeting Features Noted Speakers
ST. LOUIS/EWORLDWIRE/Aug. 29, 2005 --- The national Society of St. Vincent de Paul(SVdP) will honor Eugene Smith, SVdP's president for the past six years, at the Society's national meeting in Chicago, August 31 to September 3 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers....
Katerina – Background and Overview of Long-range Implications
In an amazing demonstration of the power of Wikipedia this open source encyclopedia already has an article on Katrina and its aftermath that is amazing in its depth and synthesis. (It is still constantly evolving.)1 Storm history 1.1 Storm development 1.2 Tornadoes...
Southern Province of the Vincentians Establishes Relief Fund
Fr. Dan Borlick CM announced that his Province is setting up an emergency relief fund that Perry Henry and George Weber will be distributing from Holy Trinity Pastoral Center in Dallas as needs become more specific. Donations can be sent to: Congregation of the...
Providence Hospital – Mobile, Alabama
Providence Hospital in Mobile, AL survived the storm ok and was open for business; surgeries were cancelled yesterday but the ORs were open today. I believe everything else, with the exception of Radiation Therapy, is operational (it, too, should reopen on Thursday)....
September – Significant Month for the Vincentian Family
During September there are at least nine significant dates in the life of the Vincentian Family.Of particular interest to the members of the St. Vincent dePaul Society... - 8 - Death of Frederic Ozanam - 1853 - 9 - Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, - 9 - Birth of Sr....
Business Week Report on 12% Increase in US Poverty
AUG. 30 4:11 P.M. ET Even with a robust economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose to 37 million -- up 1.1 million from 2003 -- according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday. It marks the fourth straight increase...
September 2 – Martyrs of the French Revolution
Fr. Louis Joseph François, Fr. John Henri Gruyer, and Fr. René Rogue, three Vincentian priest faced a choice. They could take the oath and cave to public pressure or choose to stand for their faith and commitment as ordained priests. The stakes were extraordinarily...
