John Freund, CM
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Why is the Vincentian Family Involved With Homeless Initiatives?
All this is the background for understanding why homelessness was a major focus of St. Vincent’s charitable work even if we have not always recognized it.
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Lent is a Call to Change Our Way of Thinking
Over his lifetime he created a network of institutions dedicated to initial formation. We call this systemic change by the name of seminaries.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Praying In the Streets of Our Lives
Can we pray when we walk the streets of our lives?
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What Did Pope Francis Just Say?
“Hot button issues” vs. “Expanding horizons beyond conflicts”
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Why the Church Shelters the Homeless
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness in a series of reflections. "Churches answer the call to shelter the homeless "| U.S. Catholic magazine Let me share some of the good that I have heard folks are doing to serve the...
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Collaboration Works! – Good News
Demonstrations of the power of collaboration in systemic change.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Disparaging Speech
What would Vincent do in today’s world so filled with disparaging speech?
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Homelessness – First Aid AND Long Term Solutions
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness – First aid AND Long-term Solutions, the first in a series of reflections.
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What’s Your Take on Systemic Change?
What’s your take on Systemic Change? I thought I would ask you to share what you think is the state of systemic change in the Vincentian Family.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Filled With Christ’s Spirit
Am I open to being filled with Christ’s Spirit?