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World Youth Day 2005 to Have an Ecumenical Dimension
ROME, AUG. 21, 2003 (ZENIT.org-Avvenire).- That Germany is the host country for World Youth Day 2005 will give the event an ecumenical character, say organizers. "At this time our work consists primarily of spiritual preparation," explained Father Ulrich Hennes, who...
U.S. Episcopate's Response to Report About '62 Vatican Document
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG. 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Responding to media claims that a 1962 document purportedly shows a Church plot to cover up sexual abuse by clerics, the U.S. bishops' conference issued this statement earlier this month. The statement came from the...
Sept. 2 – Background for Feast of CM ''Blesseds''
Quick leads to background for the September 2 feast of John Henry Gruyer, Pierre-René Rogue and Louis-Joseph François, all members of the Congregation of the Mission. This article also contains correlations between these 'Holy ones" and the various works of the CM...
Sisters of Charity (Nazareth) Seek to Be More Global
Her election as SCN president, according to Sister of Charity of Nazareth Shalini D’Souza, “is recognition of the fact that a mission that was begun by the United States has come to some maturity. It is probably a conscious effort on all the sisters’ part to become...
August 30 – Feast of Blessed Ghebre Michael CM – Resources
Quick leads to background about this exemplary member of the Congregation of the Mission. A "Google" search on Ghebre Michael reveals many sources including a link to a very attractive recent pamphlet produced by Ron Hoye, CM of the Midwestern Prfovince of the...
The Blue Box – Things We Take for Granted
As part of his installation homily Archbishop Sean O'Mally used the following brief story about a the painful consequences of not understanding a different culture .When I was a young priest at the Centro Catolico in Washington, a Salvadoran refugee came into my...
What to do if you expect to be homeless… and other tips
The National Coalition for the Homeless has a web site rich in resources. Among the practical type pages you can find tips on what to do if you think you will be homeless in a few days, or in a few weeks. The site is worth a visit http://www.nationalhomeless.org. The...
Private Hospitals Lose $1 Billion Benefits.
TIm Williams provides some interesting perspective on private health care in Australia.CANBERRA, August 15, 2003 (cha.org.au): Today’s release of the latest private health insurance statistics reveals the steady decline in the share of payments to hospitals since the...
“Daughters Diary: Seeing Christ in the Faces of the Poor”
quoting from a series of reflections by Daughters.... “I have been a Daughter of Charity for more years than not. For much of my life, my service was in the ministry of education. Right now, I am beginning a ministry of pastoral counseling.” To read and hear more,...
Vincentian Volunteers in Action – Movie
SOMOPRO= Southeast Missouri Project The movie will automatically begin playing below. Please be patient as it is 10 minutes long and gives a retrospect of what happens on a typical day at SOMOPRO. Warning: The video takes 20 minutes and is a long download....
