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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
“Access to Catholic Social Justice Teaching”
"WARNING: The study, practice, and spirituality of Catholic social justice teachings may be hazardous to your hard-heartedness, complacency, skepticism, indifference, and hubris. Proceed at your own risk! " So says the warning label on the introductory page to Robert...
Poverty and Globalization – An Indian Perspective
The drought is not a "natural disaster". It is "man-made". "It is the result of mining of scarce ground water in arid regions to grow thirsty cash crops for exports instead of water prudent food crops for local needs." A scientist/ecologist reflect on the relation...
New International Spiritual Director of AIC
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State, communicated to Fr. BenjamÃn Romo that, after having studied the list of three candidates presented by the AIC, he has been named Ecclesiastical Assistant of the International Association of Charities (AIC), for a...
Hunger Resources for Teachers
Brown University collection of resources for teachers wishing to raise consciousness of hunger. http://www.brown.edu/Departments/World_Hunger_Program/hungerweb/teachers.html
New series of Reflections for SVDP meetings – April-June 2002
 We are currently posting Sr. Gwen Tamlyn's Spiritual Reflections for meetings of the SVDP as PDF files. This preserves the original formatting, but will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Need the Acrobat Reader? Get it here
Update on the Religious of St. Vincent
The Religious of St. Vincent page on this site has been translated into English.
Advocacy – Sisters of Charity (Leavenworth)
Reports on the advocacy efforts of the Sisters of Charity (Leavenworth) http://www.scls.org/advocacy.htm
News Briefs from the Sisters of Charity (Halifax)
A collection of news stories about the Sisters of Charity (Halifax) http://www.schalifax.ca/pages/news.html
Seeking Sisters of Charity in Bolivia
In 1964-65 I spent 12 months living in La Paz Bolivia with 5 Sisters of Charity who ran an orphanage. They cared for me, far from home and only 18 years old, taught me Spanish and gave me the experience of a lifetime. Does anyone have any knowledge of who was based in...
Low tech strategies in Underdevelooped Countries
How a low-cost, lightweight pump is changing the economy of a nation... and other approacheshttp://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.04/approtec_pr.html Converting a standard bicycle into a heavy-duty freight carrier, and other ideas<a...
