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Bishop Conway – Episcopal Moderator of SVDP USA Died This Morning
We have just receeived word that Bishop Edwin Conway, beloved Episcopal Moderator of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, died of cancer at 7:48 AM in Loyola-Maywood Medical Center in Chicago.The wake will be held on Thursday and the Mass of Resurrection will be on...
SVDP International Executive Committee – Issoudun (France) – June 2004
The International Executive Committee (IEC) and the Permanent Section (PS) of the Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul met in Issoudun (France) between the 27th of June and the 2nd of July 2004. The IEC worked on some essential topics about the...
Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2003
The Spirituality and Health website has a list of the most spiritually literate flms of 2003http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/newsh/items/moviereview/item_6859.html The general site has some very worthwhile resources for personal spiritual devleopment.
New National Vincentian (CM) Vocation Site
This morning the new national Vincentian vocation web site went liveThe Vocation Directors of the five US provinces of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) are pleased to announce that they have combined their efforts to produce a "new" national web site...
July NUNTIA of the CM – General Assembly Issue
The July issue of the official publication of the Congregation of Mission is now online with its summary of the recent General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission.http://www.famvin.org/cm/nuntia/2004-07.html It presents in condensed form the coverage of the...
Latest issue of VINCENPAUL of the SVDP Online
PARIS, August 7, 2004: The latest issue of VincenPaul Magazine (No 277, 2/2004), the International Bulletin of the St Vincent de Paul Society, is now available online.This issue focuses on Malaria: The Unrecognised Plaque. There are also articles on: Buy Vincentian...
Virtual Visits to the World of the Poor
"Food For The Poor" not only has wonderful recycling program for used printer cartridges but also a fine series of "Virtual Pilgrimages" allowing one to see for one's self what life there is like.For those who have made a pilgrimage to a third-world country, the...
Australia – POLITICS OF WEALTH VS POLITICS OF VALUES
MELBOURNE, August 5, 2004 (theage.com.au): The interaction of the politics of values and the politics of wealth will be the key to the election result, writes Gregory Hywood in The Age today - As material wealth rises and the competitive ethic takes hold, so too do...
Democrats and Republicans Challenged on Concern for the Poor
“Let’s get the poor on our agenda because it’s on God’s mind,” ... "If you ever expect to get a reservation in heaven, you will have to have a letter of recommendation from the poor to get in.”For the full report on the Boston meeting of "Let Justice Roll" visit the...
Affordable Housing in Afghanistan – Model for Other Countries?
The BBC reports on a venture to build low-cost study homes in under-developed countries. The materials have been used for homes in the Dominican Republic and Alaska Leading the project is the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists (FAS). The organisation...
