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January 1, 2010: Solemnity of Mary Mother of the Lord; Octave of Christmas
Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 On the eighth day of Christmas, we celebrate the end of the immediate story of Christ’s birth. The shepherds have been and gone, glorifying and...
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January 3, 2010: Epiphany of the Lord
January 3, 2010: Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 I remember with some embarrassment the resentment I spoke of in my Christmas reflection, thinking that...
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God is calling…Are you listening?
God is calling…Are you listening? This week, the church celebrates “Vocation Awareness Week,” a time to reflect on Christ’s invitation to follow him in a life of discipleship and service. In baptism,...
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January 10, 2010: Baptism of the Lord
January 10, 2010: Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Psalm 104; Titus 2:11-14,3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16,21-22 As we begin our season of Ordinary Time, we use the words quoted by Luke in the Gospel for...
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Happy New Year! ~Year of the Tiger~ 2010 Happy New Year to all, and especially to our Asian American friends, for this, the Year of the Tiger! Sisters of the Holy Family have a long and treasured...
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World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2010 April 25, 2010
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS 2010 APRIL 25 (FROM THE OFFICE OF VOCATIONS AT THE DIOCESE OF OAKLAND — Diocese of Oakland | 2121 Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 267-8345) The following PDF...
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day, originally called Decorations Day, was first observed in 1868 to honor those who died in the Civil War. It has since grown to include all who have died in military service for the people...
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World Environment Day! Today!
June 5, Many Species, One Planet One Future As people of religious faith, we bishops believe that the atmosphere that supports life on earth is a God-given gift, one we must respect and protect. It...
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“I have lived our charism,” Sr. Marietta
Sister Marietta Fahey, Celebrating 50 years as a Sister of the Holy Family As a SHF I have experienced discovering and deepening values and behaviors that are consistent with my own. In times of...
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2010 Sister Jubilarians
2010 Jubilarians Celebrate on June 20, 2010 Top row: Sister Josepha Baumann (70 Yrs) Sister Christopher Schmidt and Sister M. Assumption Cueva and (60 Yrs) and Sister Angela Persano (50 Yrs) Middle...
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Homily: Jubilee -June 20, 2010
Take a moment and remember a time when you experienced a shift in your life. In the midst of living an ordinary day, an intuition, an insight from deep within arose and you began to “see” in a new...
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Re-Commitment Ceremony for 2010 Jubilarians
Filed under: Holy Family, Jubilarian, Membership Tagged: 2010, Celebration, Jubilarian, video
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Celebraring Golden Jubiliee: Sister Angela Persano
Sister Angela Persano My years as a Sister of the Holy Family are a Mystery. Wanting to be a Prima Ballerina was my dream from early childhood. God had other plans! “Follow Me.” In turn He gifted...
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Peace and Justice Day, June 28, 2010
God Saw All Creation and Said, “It Is Good” (Gen 1:31) A day to deepen our gratitude, awareness, and commitment to the miracle of creation. Our life and commitment to the principles of the Earth...
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Sisters Celebrated National Night Out
The Sisters welcomed neighbors and friends to the back patio for pizza, salad and ice cream on Tuesday night. About 70 people came and enjoyed dinner, face painting and wheel chair races. Sister Annie...
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Congratulations to Saint Vincent’s Day Home
Saint Vincent's Day Home VINCENT ACADEMY received 100% approval by Oakland Unified School District last night, with the option to revisit our preference for SVDH students in two years … the option...
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Honored by LCWR, ‘elder’ speaks of its origins
Dallas Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Margaret Brennan was awarded the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ highest honor, its Outstanding Leadership Award, on the last day of its annual...
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Sisters’ Online Autumn Auction Ends October 13
You only have short time to participate! Auction Site Located HereFiled under: Development, Events, Invitation Tagged: 2010, Bidding For Good, Development, Online Auction
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Online Auction Begins Today!
With an abundance of nearly 200 items, in a wide variety of value that includes detailed descriptions and pictures, our Sisters know there is something of interest for you! Auction Site Located Here...
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Five water facts for Blog Action Day 2010
Unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation kills more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Unclean drinking water can incubate some pretty scary diseases, like E. coli,...
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Where There’s No Tap to Turn On
Where There’s No Tap to Turn On By Kim Pozniak, Catholic Relief Services In a world where nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to a safe water supply, Catholic Relief Services approaches the...
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HOW TO: Help Solve the Global Water Crisis with Social Media
This post is in support of Blog Action Day 2010: Water. Lack of clean water is an issue that’s easy to overlook because we take it as such a given. Thirsty? There’s a bottle. Dirty? There’s a faucet to...
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International Blog Action Day- WATER
This was published at http://famvin.org/en/archive/international-blog-action-day-water 4,641 Blogs, in 134 Countries, reaching 34,698,241 Readers –Blog Action Day focuses on water. There have been...
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APOSTOLIC LETTER ROSARIUM VIRGINIS MARIAE
APOSTOLIC LETTER ROSARIUM VIRGINIS MARIAE OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL ON THE MOST HOLY ROSARY INTRODUCTION 1. The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually...
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Saying the Rosary
“Say the Rosary every day… Pray, pray a lot and offer sacrifices for sinners… I’m Our Lady of the Rosary. Only I will be able to help you. …In the end My Immaculate Heart will triumph. “Our Lady at...
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Advent is a Time of Waiting
Advent Season In Advent, Christians relive a dual impulse of the spirit: on the one hand, they raise their eyes towards the final destination of their pilgrimage through history, which is the glorious...
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Last night was the first day of Hanukkah
Many Jewish communities in the United States observe the first day of Chanukah, which marks the start of Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah or Festival of Lights. Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish...
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Woman fighting sex slavery named CNN Hero of the Year
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala of Nepal was named CNN...
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Second Sunday of Advent
Week 2 – What Was it Like?, by Katrina Milligan “And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month. For nothing...
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Happy Islamic New Year to all Muslims. Salam Maal Hijraah
December 7, 2010 is the Islamic New Year (1432 A.H.) Photo of Malaysia's Putrajaya Mosque, by Nazir Amin Islamic New Year marks the beginning of the new year on the Islamic calendar. The Islamic...
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – December 8 The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated every year on the eighth of December. Even though this feast...
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Third Week of Advent
Week 3 – The Long Journey to Bethlehem, by Katrina Milligan “Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. . . And everyone was on his...
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Fourth Week of Advent
Week 4 – Women’s Advent Study – The Gift of the Baby! by Katrina Milligan “While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she ‘gave birth to her firstborn son; and she...
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Kwanzaa Begins Today!
OVERVIEW OF KWANZAA Kwanzaa is a week-long, African American holiday observance held from December 26 to January 1. Timed to serve as an alternative to the growing commercialism of Christmas, it was...
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Peace Day: Less than Two Weeks!
The Culture of Peace Initiative is here to serve you. We connect, inspire, inform and cooperate. www.cultureofpeace.org This year humanity will experience the largest global observance of the...
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