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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Praying with St. Joan Antida and the Sisters of Charity
by Beth | Aug 16, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The English web site of the Sisters of St. Joan Antida contains a link to flash presentations of praying with St. Joan and other key members of the Sisters of Charity. http://www.suoredellacarita.org/english/english_gen.htm
Ruwanda – SSVDP Charity build a new society
by Beth | Aug 15, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Evangelical charity overcomes divisions and the culture of violence to build a new societyKigali (FIDES Agency) - "Charity is the instrument to overcome the hate and divisions that still attack the country and we offer an important contribution to this end", declares...
VIncentian Lay Missioners From Ireland Go to Ethiopia
by Beth | Aug 15, 2003 | Missions inter gentes
Vincentian Lay Missionaries is newly formed in Ireland under the leadership of Fr. Michael McCullagh, CM. Since January 2003 a group of young people have been coming together to meet and share their faith and their life experiences on a bi-weekly basis.Arising from...
''Five Faces of Mary'' – Robert Maloney
by Beth | Aug 15, 2003 | Uncategorized
Reflections for the Feast of the Assumption - "Five Faces of Mary" by Robert P. Maloney, C.M. We know very little about the Virgin Mary, though the little we know is tantalizing. She played, of course, a crucial role in the story of Jesus and has had an enormous...
USA – Labor Day in the Pulpit Resources
by Beth | Aug 14, 2003 | Justice and Peace
A very rich collectin of resources for Labor day 2003http://wwww.nicwj.org/pages/materials.ld.html
Video of Vincent Experience II – New York
by Beth | Aug 14, 2003 | Vincentian Family
VE2= Vincent Experience 2 The movie is an image retrospect of two Vincentian retreats for young people that happened in two different parts of the country at two different times in 2003. One was a high school retreat in Southeast Missouri and the other was VE2. Both...
Mother Chiron Dies – Former Mother General of the DC
by Beth | Aug 14, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Mother Christine Chiron served as Mother General from 1968-1974.She was succeeded by Mother Roget. The funeral is scheduled for August 22. For further details visit http://www.filles-de-la-charite.org/en/index.html
The Cost of Poor Health
by Beth | Jun 19, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
U.S. Loses up to $130 Billion Annually as Result of Poor Health, Early Death Due to Lack of Insurance. (Editors note: Should this be a concern for followers of Vincent?) WASHINGTON -- The value of what the United States loses because of the poorer health and earlier...
Vincentian University Hosts Major Social Action Summer Institute
by Beth | Jun 19, 2003 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
SJU is a co-sponsor of the the Annual Social Action Summer Institute along with U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities, USA, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and Association of Diocesan Social Action...
Vincent and the Eucharist – Correspondence Course
by Beth | Jun 18, 2003 | Formation
Sr. Mary Wedding, a Sister of Charity (Nazareth) has just sent her translation of the section "Vincent and the Eucharist" from the French language correspondence course she is doing with Sr. Elizabeth Charpy, DC in ParisAs usual the document provides some perspectives...