We are a group of Vincentian Family social justice advocates from Canada and the United States collaborating together to hear and respond to the cries of our Common Home, Earth, and her peoples. We especially choose to address systemic racism and our complicity in it.
Reflections
I Know What the Poor Need and Want!
by John Freund, CM | July 17, 2020 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
To be a missionary is to leave one’s proper world and one’s secure place in the world in order to enter the world of the other; it is to leave one’s place in order to enter the place of the poor and to accompany the poor with the gospel.
Options in Abuse: Homelessness or Domestic Violence
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | July 16, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Abuse victims. “Why does she stay?” It’s a simple question. The answer is not.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #3: The Importance of Friends
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | July 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I pray and ask the Almighty Father to help so many homeless poor people and to help people who are living in inadequate housing conditions … to help all these people find friends who welcome them and strengthen them.
Facial Recognition (Ps 145; Matthew 11:28-30)
by Tom McKenna, CM | July 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
Among the many obstacles thrown up at us in this time of Covid virus is “facial confusion,” the difficulty in reading the mood and disposition of the person talking to me from behind the mask.
Are the homeless to blame for their homelessness?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jun 10, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
We must debunk the myths around why people become homeless so we can move toward solutions. Most never stop to put themselves in the shoes of the people they see suffering from homelessness.
A Vincentian View: Our Daily Bread
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Remember the Exodus instructions to the people Israel in the desert? Each morning, they may collect only enough “manna” to feed them for the day (Exod 16:4-15).
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