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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...
Daughter of Charity Testifies at International Aids Meeting
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has an abstract of the testimony shared by Sr. Adelfa Siega (Province of Thailand) during the XVth International HIV-AIDS Conference (July 11-16, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand) upon the request of the organizing committee....
Does the World Bank Really Help the Poor?
WASHINGTON - Wealthy nations and international organizations, including the World Bank, spend more than $55 billion annually to better the lot of the world's 2.7 billion poor people. Yet they have scant evidence that the myriad projects they finance have made any real...
Vincentian Family Dates for August
The Vincentian Calendar contains the following dates for August...August 2004 2 Feast of Bl. Ceferino Gimenez Malla, a gypsy from Spain, member of SSVDP 4 - National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes a basilica - 1991 12 - Birth of St. Louise de Marillac - 1591 15...
DC Runs 10 K to Raise FUnds
On Sunday, 1st August in high eighty temperatures -  Sr Kay Trivett DC along with Delphina, Steve, Michelle, Sara, Sian from St Vincent's Family Project joined 20,000 others and ran the 10K FeelFine race for St Vincent's Family Project and the Vincentian Millennium...
29 Essays on Contemporary Implications of the Vincentian-Setonian Heritage.l
A new link (Charism Reflections) on the Sisters of Charity Federation website makes 29 "Charity Connection" papers readily available. These essays, written collaboratively twice a year by sisters from Federations congregations, explore contemporary implications of the...
Daughters of Charity Pay Tribute to Fr. Mike Prior, CM
Professor Michael Prior CM, Vincentian priest, Scripture scholar, liberation theologian, peace activist and advocate of Palestinian rights.Tribute to Fr Michael Prior CM The Daughters of Charity of the British Province extend their sympathy to their Vincentian...
Europarliamentarians Invited to be “evangelized” by the Poor?
ROME, JULY 30, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A Catholic aid group has invited members of the European Parliament to spend 10 days living and working with poor and marginalized persons. The proposal was made by Renzo Fior, president of the Emmaus Community which assists the...
Sr. Kieran Kneaves – 3rd and 4th Quarter Weekly Reflections
Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC has sent her weekly reflections developed for reflective use during Vincentian meetings.These weekly one page reflections are in Word format and can be obtained by clicking on the following links. July- September October- December PS I have just...
National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes a basilica – 1991
In 1991, Pope John Paul II designated the Shrine Chapel a Minor Basilica. On August 4, 1991, the formal ceremony was carried out by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavilan, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States."Built in 1965 in anticipation of the canonization of...
