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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
To journalists covering conclave
A writer for the Catholic New Service offers some advice. A few days ago, Hillary wrote a great blog postoffering advice to secular journalists covering the upcoming conclave. I’d like to add my own thoughts, since this is a topic I find particularly troubling. So,...
With arms always open
Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C -- 2013 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful (Lk. 6:36)Sibling rivalry; the perceived partiality favorable to the younger son who is prone to waywardness; the children taking for granted how good they have it at home; the father’s...
Change it up for Lent!
Change it up for Lent" writes S. Janet Gildea in introducing the March issue of e-voc from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Lent is our annual opportunity to plow up the fields of our spiritual life. After the months of ordinary time and a hope-filled season of...
Seeds of Hope available
"Seeds of Hope can be purchased on line through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. It is available at on our webpage: www.svdpusa.org , click on “order materials”. It can also be ordered by email: jmorse@svdpusa.org." For further information about how the book is...
Superior General commends dialog with Islam
Father Gregory Gay, CM commends participation in an international conference devoted to exploring the theme of interreligious dialog with Isam. It will be held in 2014 at DePaul University, Chicago, IL USA. Details to follow when available at theVinDialogue website....
Vatican II – Inside the Council
Anita Crane writes... New Evangelization Television (NET) continues its historic series VATICAN II: INSIDE THE COUNCIL in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Washington – and Episode 3 “Lumen Gentium & The Church” debuts on Thursday,March 7 at 8:30 PM ET....
Poverty USA – United States Bishops
More than 46 million Americans live in a place that could be called the State of Poverty The people of Poverty USA are family members, neighbors, colleagues – young and old, black and white, healthy and sick, rural and urban. They are not making the headlines, much...
Prayer for election of new Pope
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops suggests the following prayer as the Cardinal gather in Conclave to elect a new Pope. O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing care, grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church...
WYD Vincentian Family Catechesis
FAMVIN 2013 is the official source for information and multimedia about the Vincentian Family Gathering in the context of World Youth Day in Rio this summer. The following "Catechesis" are now available for download. 1 “Come and see: how good it is being together as...
Daughters of Charity in Holy Land
"I am happy for the life I have chosen" - The nuns of "Le Creche," the only orphanage in Bethlehem, have raised generations of children in this biblical town. But only four aging nuns remain, down from a dozen 30 years ago, and the Roman Catholic church is struggling...
