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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Painting of Vincent with Galley Slaves
The french site of the Congregation of the Mission contains the following notice. " St. VIncent Catechizing the Galley slaves." The image is presented at the new "Musée des Prisons" (Museum of Prisons) opened recently at fontainbleau...
Ozanam Institute of Spirituality Launched in Sydney
SYDNEY, June 8, 2003 (catholicweekly.com.au): Bl Frederic Ozanam’s great mission was and is the spirit of a great apostle, says Bishop Patrick Dougherty, Bishop of Bathurst. Tim Williams CM in Australia cites an article in the Catholic Weekly ....Frederic’s ways,...
Maloney – Youth and the Daughters of Charity
The English language section of the JMV international site features a presentation by Fr. Maloney on the subject of "Youth and the Daughters of Charity.Contemporary research also tells us that a very significant number of young people seek: · ...
Vincentian Students to visit Missions in Fiji
BATHURST, May 30, 2003 (stannies.com): Fr Jim Maloney CM writes in the Stannies' Newsletter (Page 4) for this week - On Wednesday, 25 June, ten students and three staff are flying to Fiji for two weeks. They will be visiting the Vincentian Missions on the main...
A Parable (retold by Vincentian Youth) of the Organized Young Men
A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of bandits; they stripped him, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead. A group of organized young men on an excursion passed the same way and came upon him. The young men...
The Family in Assembly
For a growing list of the many branches of the Vincentian Family holding General or Provincial Assemblies during the month of June ...A partial list of these meetings... The General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity May 20, June 22 - Paris, France. The Eastern...
Information of Rosalie Rendu – Mentor of Fredric Ozanam
The English language site of the General Assembly of the Daughters has just posted its third report (you must scroll down the page to find it) from the Press Committee. It contains a link to background information on Rosalie Rendu.
Powerful Material on World Hunger and Hunger Reduction Strategies
The "Presbyterian Hunger Program" provides an incredibly rich and useful gateway to materials related to hunger and hunger reduction strategies.The information is both global and local. The strategies presented range from systemic to person. The perspectives are both...
Conference on Inequality, Poverty, and Human Well-Being
The UN World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) Conference to be held in Helsinki on May 30-31 2003, will review recent advances in analytical concepts and methods and identify ways in which future research on inequality, poverty, and human...
SSVDP Launches Winter Appeal in Australia
SYDNEY, May 25, 2003 (catholicweekly.com.au): Chris Lindsay in this Sunday's The Catholic Weekly reports - Pockets of “very deep poverty” still exist in our society, says the former Deputy Prime Minister, Tim Fischer. And “in these tough years - in particular during...
