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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
America’s hidden issue of poverty – a Non-mainstream view
....The great hidden issue in America is the scandal that tens of millions of Americans who work full time -- often more than full time -- barely get by and can't get ahead, while CEOs get zillions. The blue-collar middle class jobs are vanishing; what's taking their...
Heritage of Sisters of Charity of Providence
"Our heritage is rooted in the creativity and spirituality of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac, ....in the willingness of Emilie Gamelin to risk and trust in Providence, in the responsiveness of the Montreal Sisters of Providence to the call of Bishop E.J....
Faith and Community Voices Against Poverty
National Council of Churches - Election-Year Initiative Challenges Candidates, Voters to Address Poverty. . .“What will you do to end poverty?” A new national alliance of community and faith-based groups wants an answer to that question from public officials,...
End of an Era; Beginning of a New
The Eastern Province Library of approximately 100,000 volumes being shipped to Catholilc University in Kenya complete with all the shelving.For over 50 years the Mary Immaculate Library collection nourished generations of seminarians for various Provinces of the...
Vincentian Charism Retreat – Nazareth Kentucky
This Vincentian Charism Guided Retreat (7/25-30) will give you the opportunity to deepen your appreciation of how the simple spirituality of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac is as well suited to us who live in the 21st century as it was to them. This will be...
Sisters of Charity (Nazareth, KT) Revised Web Site
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, have recently made a major revision of the their web site. This site (http://www.scnfamily.org) is very attractive, easily navigated and informative. Perhaps of significant interest to the wider Vincentian Family are the...
Federation of Women Religious Speak with One Voice
Bronx, NY - - One voice represents thousands. Leaders of religious congregations from across North America met in New York this week to affirm the impact they can make if their approximately 5,000 members speak with one voice about issues they want to affect. Seventy...
Daughter of Charity as Massage Therapist
Pushing a cart with heated stones that came from the Dead Sea, bottles of scented oils and her cassette player is Sister Susan O'Neill, a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, ready to give a massage -- sometimes to a person awaiting surgery,...
Media Seen as a Church Weapon in Brazil
KOENIGSTEIN, Germany, JUNE 13, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The charity Aid to the Church in Need says one of its priorities is to help the Catholic media in Brazil. I n a report on her latest visit to Brazil, Antonia Willemsen, the organization's secretary-general, said that...
World Refugee Day 20th June, 2004
The Irish Province of the CM is celebrating the day which has as its theme "A Place to call home: Rebuilding lives in safety and dignity"For a list of tthese and activities and reolated information visit http://www.vincentians.ie/world_refugee_day_20th_june.htm For a...
