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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Vincentians Who Paid With Their Lives During 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...
August 30 – Feast of Bl. Ghebre Michael, CM – 1855
Ghebre-Michael differs in three ways from the other canonised and beatified members of the Congregation of the Mission: First, he was African, not European; second, he was not a born Catholic, but an adult convert; and third, he was not actually a confrere. For more...
SVDP (Australia) Playing Key Role in Australian Elections
"Our founder, Frederic Ozanam, told us: “You must not be content with tiding the poor over the poverty crisis: you must study their condition and the injustices which brought about such poverty, with the aim of a long-term improvement.” In June this year the Society,...
SVDP Annual Meeting in Phoenix – 9/8-12
"Arizona, the Grand Canyon State and Steve Jenkins, President of the Phoenix Diocesan Council welcome you to the 90th National SVdP Meeting "http://www.svdp2004phoenix.org/ The site also features a cartoon drawn specifically for the convention by noted "Family...
Ladies of Charity To Hold National Meeting in Memphis 9/8-12
Memphis welcomes you to the 4th Annual LCUSA National Assembly and it is being hosted by the Memphis Association of Ladies of Charity in the Home of the Blues and the birthplace of Rock N Roll. The theme for For more information visit...
Catholic Social Teaching: The Dignity of Work
The Center of Concern and Orbis Books has recently published an extensively revised fourth edition of its award winning "Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret". Catholic Social Teaching defines what it means to take up the joys and hopes, sorrows and...
August 28, 1774 – Birth of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
"Elizabeth Ann Bayley, one of two daughters of a prominent Episcopal family, was born in New York on August 28, 1774. She was a charming little girl, small-boned and dainty, with great brown eyes and a face like a cameo, who from the very first loved God and wanted to...
Annual International Day of Peace on September 21st
The intention of this day is to bring all nations and peoples together to observe a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. In conjunction with this day an international movement began to raise awareness of this important day by holding vigils, spiritual...
August 26, 1826 – Death of St. Joan Antide
In 1793, when the French Revolution was at its height, all religious congregations were banned and Jeanne-Antide was forced to leave the Daughters of Charity. She returned to her home knowing that she would carry on what she had learned from St. Vincent de Paul. She...
USA Webmasters – Catholic Campaign for Human Development Logo
It costs nothing and is small step in giving voice to the voiceless. - The Catholic Campaign for Human Development as a number of very attractive clickable logos that people are encouraged to put on web sites in order to draw attention to some very powerful material...
