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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Another Image of St. Vincent with the poor
The Spanish language site of famvin has a url to download this graphic of St. Vincent  http://www.famvin.org/es/downloads/Imagenes/StDoSVTyPo.jpg There are many other resources as well available from the Downloads on the Spanish edition of FAMVIN. From time to time...
Guatemala moving to end death penalty
GUATEMALA CITY, JULY 31, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II is pleased by the Guatemalan president's proposal to abolish the death penalty, says Vatican spokesman JoaquÃn Navarro-Valls. "The Pope expressed his pleasure over the Guatemalan president's decision,"...
National Newsletter of SSVDP – August 2002
The USA national newsletters of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are now on-line at their new site.They are downloadable in either pdf or Word format.
Affluenza
Analyzing a single issue of a Sunday supplement magazine, Joseph Mulligan reflects on the disease of "affluenza," its epidemic and its impact on those who immerse themselves in service to the poor. Excerpt from the middle of the article... Christian commitment to...
New Site for DC of Ireland
The Daughters of Charity of Ireland have just launched their new website.Sr ÉibhlÃs NicUaithuas writes... "Today we just completed our Provincial Assembly and the opportunity was taken to launch, at long last, our website. We've started with some basic stuff and...
SSVDP shows amazing growth – 98 new Conferences
The August issue of OZANEWS announces the addition of 98 new Conference of the Society around the world This issue contains many other features and reports including from World Youth Day. http://www.ozanet.org/english/0820021.htm
The Future of Catholic Social Teaching
Moral Theologian Thomas Massaro, S.J., examines Catholic Social Teaching in continuity and change. After identifying four shifts in emphasis in recent years, he projects two new challenges for the future of the social gospel: concern for the environment...
Rendering of Frederic Ozanam by Spanish Artist
The work of a young Dominican artist Dustin MuñozFor a larger version visit http://www.famvin.org/se/downloads/Imagenes/StDoOzanam.jpg
Index of 20 years of Vincentian Heritage Articles
The Vincentian Studies Institute has posted an index of the past twenty year of articles which have appeared in VIncentian Heritage. More than 200 hundred articles are listed first according to author and then according to Title. A very rich resource for what is...
2005 World Youth Day to be held in Germany
GTORONTO, JULY 29, 2002 (Zenit.org).- "A prize and a challenge," is how Cardinal Karl Lehmann described the designation of Cologne as the next venue for World Youth Day. "To welcome young people of the world in Germany, as we were received in Canada, represents a...
