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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
History of the Congregation of the Mission
Fr. John Rybolt, CM lays out an ambitious project for writing a history of the Congregation of the Mission and invites collaboration.OVERVIEW OF THE VINCENTIAN HISTORY PROJECT 1. In 1992, the first volume of a projected five volume series on the history of the...
Homily By Former Superior General Richard McCullen, CM
Homily by Fr. Richard McCullen, CM at the Scottish Celebration for Feast of St. Vincent dePaul - Carfin 2004 "When we read the parables of Our Lord in which there is a diversity of character, have you ever noticed how we tend to identify with the good and dissociate...
Australian Call to Make Poverty a Priotity
SYDNEY, October 17, 2004 (coss.net.au): Four of Australia's largest charities - Anglicare Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Catholic Welfare Australia, and UnitingCare - as well as the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), have called on the...
”Lesser Known Vincentian Family Saints” – Robert Maloney
The international site of the Daughters of Charity presents Fr. Robert Maloney's article "Snapshots of Lesser Known Saints of the Vincentian Family. The site not only includes the text but also pictures of these Vincentian role models. Read Further
‘You Don’t Have to Do It Alone’
Berrett-Koehler Publishers offer an excerpt of book that should be of interest to followers of Vincent for at least two reasons.Among the reasons for interest would be a) Vincent was a master at involving others in the service of the poor. b) Most of the institutional...
Malaria Breakthrough
For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death.The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, was hardly perfect: It protected them from catching the disease only about 30 percent...
Growth Fetish in Western Countries?
AUSTRALIA, October 15, 2004 (growthfetish.com): "For decades our political leaders have touted higher incomes as the way to better lives for us all. But after years of sustained economic growth, we must confront an awful fact: we aren’t any happier. "AUSTRALIA,...
Re-publication of ‘A Layman for Now’ – Biography of Frederic Ozanam
Shaun McCarty ST has graciously allowed famvin.org to re-publish his 1979 biography of Frederic entitled " A Layman for Now". It remains one of the best short pieces on Frederic.There are two very fine "Examens of Conscience" at the end> Read Further Other works by...
Eucharist and the Poor – John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter
A number of followers of Vincent and Louise have noted that there are some very strong Vincentian themes in the recent Apostolic Letter on the Year of the Eucharist which began this October and runs through next October. Vincent and the Year of the Eucharist Concern...
Middle School Lesson Plan On Homelessness
Public Broadcasting has produced a lesson plan suitable to middle school children which explores the theme of homelessnes."In this lesson plan, elementary students develop an understanding of what it means to be homeless and why people become homeless. Using various...
