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Food for Thought from the US Bishops
• The richest 1% of the world’s people receives as much income each year as the poorest 57%.The following information is from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. • The richest 1% of the world’s people receives as much income each year as the poorest 57%. • In...
Another View of Br. Mark Elder’s Vincent in Chicago
A recent photo of Brother Mark Elder's mural "The Mandatum" commissioned by Catholic Charities in Chicago.The Mandatum - Catholic Charities, Chicago For an enlarged view. For more information on Br. Mark visit http://condor.depaul.edu/~melder/
Updated List of Lenten Resources
For your convenience this site has just updated the web links entries for Lent. Inactive links have been deleted and new ones added
New Articles on DC UK Web Site
Sr. Marueeen TInkler, DC alerts us to some new articles on the web site of the daughters of Charity in the United Kingdom.The following news items were added to the Province website at www.daughtersofcharity.org.uk The Functions of Leadership Sr Catherine Prendergast...
Winter Issue of Vincentian (Vocation) eNews
Ron Hoye, CM has posted the WInter edition of a vocation web site that is a resources across provincial lines in the USA.The site is rich with profiles of young men in various stages of discernment and formation. It also describes many upcoming events such as "Project...
CM is Named New Prefect of Congregation for Religious
VATICAN CITY, FEB. 11, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II appointed Archbishop Franc Rodé of Ljubljana, Slovenia, as prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. - Archbishop Franc Rodé ZENIT write....Archbishop Rodé is...
Fr. Maloney’s Lenten Letter 2004
"All four gospels paint the same stark picture of Jesus’ death: he dies crucified between two criminals, one on his right and one on his left. But whereas Mark, Matthew and John say almost nothing about the two criminals, Luke gives them speaking-roles in a dramatic...
“Our Service Is Based On Personal Contact With the Suffering”
In the online edition of VincenPaul, the international journal of the Society of S.t VIncent de Paul José Ramón Díaz-Torremocha, International President of the Society , reflects on the significance of personal contact in home visits.Personal Contact In the present...
Using Theater to Spread the Message.
The current issue of VINCENPAUL has a fascinating feature on the SSVDP in Sierra Leone - Using Theatre to Raise Public Awareness Of the Activities of the Society. Other stories include.... The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul looking ahead to the 3rd Millennium – What...
New CM Visitors Meet in ROme
ROME, January 2004: Nineteen new Visitors of the Congregation of the Mission participated in a six day meeting in Rome with the Superior General from January 12-18. The group discussed some important aspects of provincial administration, with "The Guide for the...
