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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Brief History of the Missionary Cenacle Family
Father Thomas Augustine Judge, C.M., was ordained a priest at the dawn of the twentieth century when the Church in the United States faced the task of absorbing thousands of immigrants from the Catholic countries of eastern and southern Europe. During the early years...
A Short History of the Sisters of Charity
Greater Emmistburg Historical Society presentation from the program marking the beatification of Elizabeth Ann Seton as found on the site of "The beatification of Elizabeth Ann Seton manifests one of the striking ways in which Divine Providence extends the Kingdom of...
Meeting of European Seminarians for CM
At the request of the Visitors of Europe and the Orient, the first Session for the Internal Seminarians of Europe was held at the Berceau from June 10-22. Six seminarians from Spain and three from Italy, accompanied by their directors, treated the theme: “Living...
Advisors to Vincentian Family Lay Groups meet in Paris
FIrst ever meeting of 120 Advisors from 46 countries and 5 continents .Vincentian Month for Group Advisors of the Vincentian Family Mother House of the Daughters of Charity, Rue du Bac, Paris July 7 – 26, 2002 Coming from 46 countries and 5 continents, about 120...
The Dark Side of ”Greenlining” and ”Ecotourism”
VATICAN CITY, JULY 6, 2002 (Zenit.org).-Tourism is a good way to contemplate the goodness and beauty of God, but it can have some drawbacks. This is one of the central themes in John Paul II's message, published June 24, for the upcoming 23rd World Day of Tourism. The...
Vincentian Family at World Youth Day
290 young people from the Vincentian Family, belonging to 32 delegations from 23 countries, principally members of JMV, SSVP and AIC will take part in World Youth Day. Toward World Youth Day. From July 23-28 the 17th World Youth Day will be held in Toronto with the...
Marian Art Featured on MIraculous Medal Site
The site of the Central Association of the Mariaculous Medal in Philadelphia features on a weekly basis fine contemporary Marian Art.The same site has many items of interest to members of the Miraculous Medal Association.http://www.cammonline.org/pages/home.html
40th General Assembly of CM convoked for 2004
Theme: Our Vincentian identity today, having lived the new Constitutions for 20 years — an evaluation and three challenges for the future.Toward the 2004 General Assem-bly. On June 8, the Superior General wrote to the Visitors convoking the 40th General Assembly of...
New Leadership for Sisters of Charity (Greensburg)
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Sister Marlene Mondalek General Superior Sister Rosemary Donley First Councilor Sister Shin-ja Lee Second Councilor Sister Jeanne Bartholomeaux Third Councilor Watch for further details on their website at http://www.scsh.org/
India’s Cheap New Handheld ‘Simputer’
India's new "Simputer" -- a handheld computer whose name was chosen to suggest that it is simple, inexpensive, and multilingual -- will cost between 10,500 to 23,000 rupees ($214-469), in a country where the average per capita income is about $450. Using a Linux...
