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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Shrine of Miraculous Medal (Paris) Bulletin for November
by Beth | Nov 17, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Rue du Bac bulletin for November available on official web site of the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal in Paris. http://chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com/EN/G3.aspInformation about a guided tour of the Chapel where the apparitions took place.
Thanksgiving and the Feast of the Miraculous Medal
by Beth | Nov 17, 2003 | Vincentian Family
"The story begins on the night of July 18-19, 1830. A child (perhaps her guardian angel) awakened Sister (now Saint) Catherine Labouré, a novice in the community of the Daughters of Charity in Paris, and summoned her to the chapel. There she met with the Virgin Mary...
257 Out Of Every 1000 Children Die Before Age 5 – Afghanistan
by Beth | Nov 16, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Afghanistan, a country of roughly 22.5 million people, is in a truly desperate situation. Out of every 1000 children born, 257 die before turning five. Seventy-eight percent of the population live in rural areas, of which only 11% have access to drinking water, and a...
Rothberg Insitite Launches International Effort to Fight Malaria
by Beth | Nov 16, 2003 | Vincentian Family
GUILFORD, Conn., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rothberg Institute for Childhood Diseases (TRI), a non-profit research institute devoted to discovering medicines for orphan childhood diseases such as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), today announced the release of the...
Reuters Vocation Story Picked up by La Prensa in Panama
by Beth | Nov 15, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Reuters Vocation Story posted on famvin last week about seeking vocations on the internet was picked up by "La Prensa" in PanamaIf anyone else comes across a reference to it in other papers please let us know. It will be interesting to track the reach of this approach...
International News of Vincentian Youth
by Beth | Nov 15, 2003 | Vincentian Family
An extensive English language roundup of the activities of Vincentian Youth in 19 countries around the world.US, Czech Republic, Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia, Phillipines, Ukraine, Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela. Cameroon, Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, Perú, Colombia-Bogotá,...
''The Two Feet of Social Action''
by Beth | Nov 15, 2003 | Justice and Peace
The Catholic Cmapign for Human Development web site has a very interesting graphic showing the footprints of two shoes... one representing Direct Social Services and the other Social Change.The graphic very effectively isslustrates the interconnectedness of helping...
Units on Baptism and Prayer in E-course on Vincentian Spirituality
by Beth | Nov 14, 2003 | Uncategorized
Sr. Mary Wedding, a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, continues generously to share with us her translations of the correspondence course she is doing with Sr. Elizabeth Charpy, DC of the Paris Province.The latest two additions are devoted to Baptism and Prayer. The...
Lights, Camera …Faith!
by Beth | Nov 14, 2003 | Uncategorized
"Who would have thought that the movies we see on Saturday night could enlighten our reading of the Gospel on Sunday morning?" As Pauline Books & Media releases the third volume in the Lights, Camera ...Faith! A Movie Lectionary series this week (Cycle C...
Commemorative Medal for Beatification of Rosalie Rendu, DC
by Beth | Nov 13, 2003 | Vincentian Family
New Medal for Rosalie Rendu The French site of Congregation of the Mission features larger versions of these images http://www.famvin.org/cm/fr/FAMVINModeles/Congreg_Mission/saints.famvin/Rosalie/Rosalie_Medaille.html