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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
St. Vincent and Bishops
by Beth | Jan 25, 2003 | Uncategorized
Pierre Blet has dealt with this subject in exhaustive fashion, also availing of non-Vincentian sources like the correspondence of the nuncios; yet he was not aware of the notes of the Chancellor, SÈguier. Here, I will touch on this subject from another point of view,...
NUNTIA December Issue Available Online
by Beth | Jan 25, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The December issue of the Congregation of the Mission Newsletter is now available online at http://nuntia.cs.depaul.edu
Famine Friday Project – February 21, 2003
by Beth | Jan 24, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Tell everyone you know to wear orange on Famine Friday (that's February 21st) and help spread awareness of the hunger issue. Send this e-mail to everyone on your address list. Print out flyers from www.faminefriday.org and hand them out or hang them around town. Wear...
Hispanic Apostolate in the Eastern Province of the United States
by Beth | Jan 24, 2003 | Uncategorized
Steve Grozio, CM wirtes a brief history of the Hispanic Apostolate of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States.Before describing the Hispanic apostolate it is necessary to explain what is meant by the word ìHispanic.î¯ It is a term...
Computers available
by Beth | Jan 23, 2003 | Social
The new Beaumont Foundation is offering Toshiba Computers to community based, nonprofits and low income individuals in 21 states and DC in 2003 and in the remaining 29 states in 2004. Application deadline: March 31. Visit: http://www.bmtfoundation.com or call...
Statement of the German Bishops Conference on the Iraq Conflict
by Beth | Jan 23, 2003 | Justice and Peace
A preventive war would violate ethical standards WURZBURG, Germany, JAN. 22, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the German Catholic bishops' conference on the Iraq conflict. The conference supplied the translation. The struggle for war and peace in the Middle...
National CM Vocation Website
by Beth | Jan 23, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The Vocation directors from the Midwest, South and Eastern provinces have joined forces in brainstorming ways to share resources of materials and personnel in our vocation efforts (the Western provinces VD has been on sabbatical). The followin excerpt appears on the...
Vincentian Higher Education Apostolate in the United States
by Beth | Jan 23, 2003 | Uncategorized
"The Vincentian universities of the United States were not founded as such to raise the poor out of poverty.¯ Rather, a small band of Italian Vincentian priests, brothers and seminarians came to the United States in 1816 to accept Bishop Louis DuBourg's invitation to...
Robert Maloney – Spirituality of Societies of Apostolic Life
by Beth | Jan 22, 2003 | Uncategorized
Robert P. Maloney, C.M. made a presentation on "The spirituality of societies of apostolic life" to the meeting of members of Societies of Apostolic Life held in Ariccia, Italy "All of us have noted, with some joy, the renewed interest in spirituality today. Some of...
Resources to Celebrate Christian Unity Week
by Beth | Jan 20, 2003 | Church
Zenit has provided very extensive resources useful in celebrating Church Unity Week.