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Australian View of US and Iraq
DOUBLE STANDARDS CONCERNING IRAQ October 10, 2002 SYDNEY, October 10, 2002: (smh.com.au): Many Australians can see through the double standards and hypocrisy of US rhetoric, writes Scott Burchill (in today's Sydney Morning Herald). Trying to convince a sceptical...
Brief Biography of Blessed Marc Antonio Durando
The current issue of NUNTIA of the Congregation of the Mission contains a very brief biography of Blessed Marc Antonio Durando Brief Biography. He was born in Mondovì (Cuneo, Italy) on 22 May 1801. He belonged to a family two of whose members had distinguished careers...
Crisis in Housing in the U.S.
“Crisis in Housing†(in the US)--the America magazine editorial in its October 14, 2002 issue --discusses the National Low Income Housing Coalition report, Out of Reach 2002.National Low Income Housing Coalition report, Out of Reach 2002, which compares wages and...
Vocation Discernment Retreat – Emmitsburg, MD
Joint Venture of the Daughters of Charity and the the Vincentian Priests and Brothers Friday, Nov. 1,2002 through Sunday, November 3 at St. Joseph's Provincial House Emmitsburg Maryland. For more information.
World Food Day – October 16
World Food Day has been celebrated on every 16 October, to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and to strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger.From: AIDSchannel.org. OneWorld Radio Topic: World Food Day In 1980 the UN General Assembly...
Welfare Reform Fact Sheet
No one knows what has happened to the mothers, children, and elderly who left welfare. When welfare reform was signed, unemployment levels hovered at 3 percent. The decision to end the nation's oldest safety net was based on the assumptions that a job could lift a...
New Ways to Support Work for Moratorium on Death Penalty in US
Subject: NEW! Action Alerts! Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:54:32 +0000 The Moratorium Campaign has several NEW ways for you to take action on death penalty issues in the U.S. Just follow the links below to send FREE faxes to your legislators today! SPECIAL OFFER! The...
Globailzation of Charity: Beginning the 2nd year; what can be done
On 27 September we will enter the second and last year of this campaign. The initiatives undertaken in the various countries where the Vincentian Family is present have been numerous. The members of the Commission for the Project have received dozens of these...
Perspective on Role of Oil in Terrorism
The following post to a number of internet lists provide food for thought and a possible way for the average driver to stop unkowningly underwriting the cost of terrorismFrank Sacks, CM writes......I received an interesting statistic today, which may just offer...
Annual Meeting of the International Secretariat for Vincentian Studies
The members of SIEV (International Secretariat for Vincentian Studies) held their annual meeting in Kraków (Poland) from 12-14 September. Some of the topics treated were: 1) an evaluation of the Vincentian Month for Advisors of the Vincentian Family (Paris, July...
