A number of years ago, my sister, a critical care nurse, wrote a piece for a local newspaper about care for homebound patients called “Who’s the Boss”
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The United Nations: Talk or Action?
The UN invites us to an Action Week, September 18-26, a week of concentrated global action for People and the Planet.
2020: A Year of “Firsts” at the UN
In June of this year, after two years of non-stop deliberations and networking, the United Nations officially adopted a resolution on homelessness.
Are we Finished with Systemic Change?
Apparently some in the Vincentian Family think our systemic change (SC) work has run its course.
Meeting of the Vincentian Commission for the Promotion of Systemic Change
The International Commission for the Promotion of Systemic Change met at the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission in Rome.
Catholics, Advocacy And Systemic Change
The Vincentian Family, devoted to the poor, should be one of the loudest voices advocating for real and permanent change of the systems and structures and decisions that make and keep people poor.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same?
The following reflection was written by Jim Claffey during the last election cycle in the US. Just change the candidates’ names for today.
Systemic Change Workshop in Abuja (Nigeria)
The FAMVIN of Nigeria met from March 21-24 in Abuja, Nigeria, for their annual FAMVIN meeting and a workshop on systemic change.
Courage, An Overlooked Virtue?
Bold advocacy calls for courage. We might lose friends, not everyone will agree with us. And for an organization it can be very challenging to take a public stance on a controversial issue.
Matthew 25: A Vincentian Life Process
It is interesting to consider Matthew’s chapter 25 as a whole, all three parables together in sequence, one building on the other.
