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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Bishop Shines Shoes of Shoppers
MAUNDY SHOE-SHINE April 13,  2004   PETERBOROUGH UK, April 10, 2004 (ekklesia.co.uk): A Bishop has rolled up his sleeves to give shoppers a free, symbolic, shoe shine in place of the traditional foot-washing. The Rt Rev Ian Cundy, Bishop of Peterborough (UK), and...
March International Builletin of Vincentian Youth
The bullletin begins as alwasy with a presentation of the issue which in this case focuses on "when does a group become a community? Thereafter follows a roundup of JMV news from around the world.The international news reports provides insights into what youth are...
”The Internet as a Medium of an Old Heresy
AMERICA magazine has an article "Words Without Flesh" with the thesis... "That the Internet is leading people to a new manifestation of an ancient form of Gnosticism... Gnostics were and are those who think salvation happened in Jesus and happens today without the...
How Jesus Rises Today….
Signs of the Resurrection today....When the world seems a defeat for God and you are sick with the disorder, the violence, the terror, the war on the streets; when the earth seems to be chaos, say to yourself, "Jesus died and rose again on purpose to save, and his...
What Will the World be Like in 2015? Good Friday or Easter?
The BBC is seeking your opinion on what you think are the biggest threats and challenges to the world ahead of 2015, the date the UN has set for the completion of its Millennium Development Goals. This survey - the first global e-survey of its kind - aims to find out...
Culture and the Cross
Interpretations of the Crucifixion reflect the spirit of the age. Mel Gibson’s vision, argues one theologian and expert in film, reveals our own obsession with violence Tim Williams of Australia draws attention to the followwing piece in the London Tablet... The dead...
64% of Online Americans Use Internet for Religious purposes
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Nearly two-thirds of online Americans use the Internet for faith-related reasons. The 64% of Internet users who perform spiritual and religious activities online represent nearly 82 million Americans.Among the most popular and important...
Easter Triduum Is Time of Conversion, Says Pope
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The Easter triduum that begins on Holy Thursday is above all a time of conversion to Christ, says John Paul II. The Pope dedicated his meditation during today's general audience to reflect on the liturgical celebrations of the...
John Paul II’s Holy Thursday Letter to Priests
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 6, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Here is the Letter John Paul II has addressed to priests for Holy Thursday, 2004. The Vatican press office published the text today. Dear Priests! 1. It is with great joy and affection that I write you this Holy Thursday...
Information Fluency Throughout the World
On New Year's Day, The New York Times published an article entitled "Indian Soybean Farmers Join the Global Village."2 That article describes how and why Ravi Sham Choudhry accesses the World Wide Web to assist the people of his village to price their soybeans, by...
