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Australian CM to Lecture in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
SYDNEY, January 24, 2003 (Provincial News 1/03): Fr Rom Barry CM (Australian Province of the Vincentians) will shortly leave for Addis Ababa (Province of Ethiopia) to begin lecturing in Scripture in the Seminary there for several months. Source:...
Preparing for the General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity
Preparation for the Assemblies of the Daughters of Charity with a View to Revising the Constitutions by Sr. Rufina Leitenbauer, DC General Councillor - Presentation 24-VII-2001 to the Directors of the Daughters of Charity During the Vincentian Month 2001I have been...
Ministry in a Garbage Dump in Juarez
Fr. Michael Shea writes "For the past three years I have had the opportunity and privilege of going to Juarez during my Christmas vacation with a very energetic group of men and women from Western Michigan. The mixture of "missionaries" is a fine blend of people from...
Sr. Juana Elizondo Reflects on the Company of the Daughters of Charity
Presentation of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Sor Juana Elizondo at the Vincentian Month 2001 Directors of the Daughters of the Charity held in Paris, July 2-27, 2001 After a historical review and some curent statistics the articles...
Vocation CD on a Business Card
John Maher, CM has just begun to distribute a discernment/vocation CD in the size and shape of a regular business card. It is quite attractive and its compact size and format make it easy to mail or pass on to someone considering a vocation.This kind of "smart"...
"Vinnies Survey on Poverty in Australia"
Headline from the site of Australian CM. - SYDNEY, January 24, 2003 (cathnews.com.au): A Media Release from the St Vincent de Paul Society today states - There are, in fact, 2 - 3 million people living in poverty in Australia today. Despite this, there is often a...
Faithful to the Vincentian Identity. Creative in Facing New Challeng
The Director General of the Daughters of Charity, Fr. F. Quintano, CM reflects on the Vincentian spirituality which identifies us as a Congregation, and how to live out our identity in the mission entrusted to us in the Church. It deals, once again, with the double...
Canadian Bishops' Speak Up Against War on Iraq
Say Western Policy Has Undermined Democracy There OTTAWA, JAN. 23, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Warning that an attack on Iraq will lead to "more hatred and and re-energized extremism," the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement calling for peace in the...
St. Vincent and Bishops
Pierre Blet has dealt with this subject in exhaustive fashion, also availing of non-Vincentian sources like the correspondence of the nuncios; yet he was not aware of the notes of the Chancellor, SÈguier. Here, I will touch on this subject from another point of view,...
NUNTIA December Issue Available Online
The December issue of the Congregation of the Mission Newsletter is now available online at http://nuntia.cs.depaul.edu
