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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Church of England Creates Virtual Parish
by Beth | Mar 6, 2004 | Church
The Church of England on Friday announced the creation of its first "virtual parish" and invited applicants for the position of "Web pastor." (LINK CORRECTED!) The purpose of the Internet church, or "i-church," according to the Web site, "is to provide a Christian...
ABC TV Premieres ”JUDAS: A Psychological Portrait” Monday 3/8
From review by Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP on Daughters of St. Paul website " ... The appearance of these two films in the 2004 Lenten season offers film and television viewers an exceptional opportunity to explore the Gospels in depth. I have seen both the...
Official Minutes of Vincentian Family Leaders
by Beth | Mar 6, 2004 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Benjamin Romo, C.M., Secretary, has sent the official and more detailed minutes of the recently completed meeting in Paris of leaders of the Vincentian Family.10th Meeting of the Heads of the Branches of the International Vincentian Family Paris – Mother House of...
‘West stands accused over malaria’ – BBC
by Beth | Mar 5, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
African health campaigners have accused western countries of deliberately ignoring an effective weapon against malaria. They say the chemical DDT could help fight the disease, which kills about a million people each year - 90% of them in Africa. Sprayed annually onto...
Vie Thorgren Writes of Vincentian Retreat Online
by Beth | Mar 5, 2004 | Vincentian Family
This year, after much nagging, we've decided to offer the retreat online. People from all over are making the retreat...and will be receiving spiritual direction also by email. I'll have to let you know how it goes!! Hope you are well. Today is an exciting day at the...
Internationlal News of the JMV
by Beth | Mar 5, 2004 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
FAMVIN has just received the following letter and text of the February Bulletin. The letter marks the 10th anniversary of the journey with the Vincentian Family. The bulletin features reports from the various councils in Europe, Africa, South America, North Amereica...
Something We Take for Granted – WATER
by Beth | Mar 4, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 3, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Water is a "gift of God" and a "right of all," John Paul II said in a message to Brazil's bishops for the 2004 Fraternity Campaign. his national program, which began with Lent, is centered this year on the theme "Fraternity...
The Struggle Against Hunger – One Local Community’s Response
by Beth | Mar 4, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
n the fall of 2002, we, Saint Mary’s Community of Daughters of Charity in Saginaw, Michigan, received a letter from our Provincial, Sr. Catherine Madigan, DC, asking us to participate in the struggle against hunger through the Vincentian family initiative, the...
Vincentian Sisters of Charity Pineville Kentucky
by Beth | Mar 3, 2004 | Vincentian Family
" We are women called to live the gospel of Jesus Christ as servants of the poor in the spirit of our founders, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. ".... Relying on the Providence St. Vincent dearly loved, we give our lives simply to “those needs which God...
Stations of the Cross by Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
by Beth | Mar 2, 2004 | Vincentian Family
Text by Sister Mary Nolan, S.C. Art by Sister Maria Consuelo Pacheco, S.CRolling one's mouse over the line sketch representations of the Stations on the above web site reveals a mediatative text. http://www.scsh.org/Stations-of-the-Cross.htm [Resource no longer...