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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Simplicity Revisited – Fr. Robert maloney, CM
I have often written about simplicity, sometimes at considerable length. In this article, I will try not to repeat what I have said on other occasions, though I recognize that some repetition is inevitable. Rather, I will describe simplicity as a guiding star, a...
Litany for the Millenium
Brol. David Steindl-Rast has reproduced a litany for the the millenium composed of people who have been guiding stars on our quest for global understanding..“Halloween,” as we call it in English-speaking countries, was originally meant to be “All Hallows’ Eve,” a time...
USA National Vincentain Family Gathering Slated for April 2005
"National Vincentian Family GatheringThe National Vincentian Family Formation Committee of the United States announces a National Vincentian Family Gathering to explore the present and future of ministry in Advocacy, Formation and Youth / Young Adult Evangelization....
Expectations of Giving
SYDNEY, October 22, 2004 (coss.net.au): New research has been released from the Giving Australia project, "Summary of Key Data September 2004", which details the level and type of giving in Australia... and compares similar issues in the US/GIVING AUSTRALIA PROJECT...
How Large is the Vincentian Family?
The question was recently asked of the VINCENTIAN REFERENCE DESK. The answer is taken from the writings of Fr. Benjamin Romo, CM, outgoing liason of the Congregation of the Mission to the Vincentian Family. His answer can be found at...
Gene Smith, SVDP USA President, to Undergo Heart Bypass Surgery
From the National SVDP Office - "Gene will be undergoing double by-pass surgery today at 11:00 a.m. "He will be in the hospital for a few days then recuperating at home for approximately 6 weeks. He is in very good spirits and asks everyone to please keep him and...
Video Link: Fr. Greg Gay’s Recent Visit to Spain
With this video link Fr. Gregory Gay, CM, newly elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, inaugurates a new means of communicating with the followers of Vincent. This first in a series of 2-3 minute videos reports on his...
“Eradicating Poverty is Like Eating Ice Cream”
The amount of money spent every year on ice-cream in the United States alone would make it possible, if it were added to what is now being done, to achieve the goal of access to primary education for all children. This was how Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and...
Global Warming Threaten Targets For the Poor
A unique new coalition launched to fight climate change, and including several Christian agencies, is warning that unless action is taken immediately, human development gains will go ‘up in smoke’. The warning comes in a new report, launched today in London, which...
UN – Churches Asked To Launch Campaign Against World Poverty
CAPE TOWN, October 19, 2004 (ekklesia.co.uk): A global campaign to mobilise millions of Christians in 100 countries to press their governments to halve poverty by 2015, has been launched at the United Nations by the Archbishop of Cape Town, The Most Reverend...
