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Recycle Used Christmas Cards to Benefit the Needy
St. Jude's Ranch for Children recycles used greeting cards, clipping the covers and attaching them to preprinted card stock to make a new card, which is then sold to help fund the activities of the ranch. St. Jude's was founded by a Catholic priest in the 1960s as a...
Serving as a Guide at the Shrine of Elizabeth Seton
Recently I (Sister Mary Agnes O'Neil) served as a Docent at the shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was indeed a return to my roots after 52 years, as I had made my seminary at the old Provincial House now owned by the Fire Academy of the...
Elizabeth Seton and Catherine McAuley
Elizabeth Seton in Baltimore and Catherine McAuley in Dublin: Seeking to Know God's Will Walk around the corner from Northbrook Road to Baggot Street in Dublin. At first all you notice are the Georgian houses with the brightly painted doors. Then take a second look....
Vincentian Family in Brazil – Globalization of Charity Projects
The following information about the projects of the Vincentian Family was gleaned from the Vincentian Family website in Brazil. (It was graciously translated by Amelia Bonfim.)- One in three Brazilians is undernourished, says the UN (OESP) Issue n.02 – November 2002 *...
The Seton Legacy at the UN
The December 2002 Newsletter from the Office of the NGO Representative at the UN is now available online at http://www.famvin.org/enarchive/seton-ngo-1202.pdf It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be obtained at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Pope John Paul II on Advent
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today before praying the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. Today is the beginning of the season of Advent, a...
Sharing the Good News of Elizabeth Seton
My experience since being recycled to the Seton Shrine Center in 1998 is very different from what it was when I served on the shrine staff as office manager during the 80’s. Being a docent at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is, indeed, a great...
Sharing the Good News of Elizabeth Seton
My experience since being recycled to the Seton Shrine Center in 1998 is very different from what it was when I served on the shrine staff as office manager during the 80’s. Being a docent at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is, indeed, a great...
‘Hunger Gap’ Looms for African Food Crisis: UN
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A late infusion of relief funds has kept food flowing to millions of hungry people in southern Africa, but the emergency will sharpen soon as stockpiles dwindle before the next big harvest, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said on Monday. WFP...
A Vincentian Experience of Parish Church Renovation
The interior renovations of St Vincent's Church, Ashfield have changed it from being a nineteenth century church to a warm, inviting contemporary centre of worship. This shows what can be done to make old churches new and give their congregations a better appreciation...