Justice and Peace
Collaboration Works! – Good News
by John Freund, CM | February 12, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Systemic change, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Demonstrations of the power of collaboration in systemic change.
Vincentians as Storytellers
by John Freund, CM | January 22, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Vincentians can be the storytellers to policy makers and others who may never “see” poverty in all of its forms.
The Vincentian Family In Time-lapse Photography
by John Freund, CM | January 15, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Listening to “A Daring Prudence,” Fr. Robert Maloney’s overview of the development of the Vincentian Family, evoked metaphors from photography.
Why Did Pope Francis Make 10 Startling Statements?
by John Freund, CM | November 8, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change | 2 Comments
Pope Francis has a knack for making startling statements that catch people’s attention.
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Happy Women’s Day: Check out “Herstory” on .famvin
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 8, 2020 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, News
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Pope Francis and Ozanam on Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change
What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?
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Why the Church Shelters the Homeless
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 13, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness in a series of reflections....
Moses, Soup Kitchens and Politics
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2018 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Now here’s a thought! “If Moses acted like most clergy he would have gone down to the slave camps of Egypt and opened a food pantry. If Moses would have done that we never would have heard of Moses.” The sentence caught my attention. Just substitute "many in the...
Niagara Wire receives letter from KKK @NiagaraUniv #IamVincent @NiagaraWire
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 19, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Student newspapers are one of the places you're likely to meet Vincentians. Today I met Ferrah Staley, who penned the following article for the Niagara "Wire." Ferrah is like Frederic Ozanam. She wrote, responding to this: by Ferrah Staley and Gabrielle Jackson Our...
Opinion: Do Black Lives Matter to Vincentians? #IamVincent #BlackLivesMatter
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 21, 2017 | Justice and Peace, News
#BlackLivesMatter. Black Lives Matter. On Twitter, on streets, in the News. The very phrase makes temperatures rise. And it should. To be clear, Black Lives Matter does not mean no other lives matter. It means that black lives have never "mattered" and still don't...
Partners in Transformation: Nonviolence
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 13, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace
There are Vincentians of Wherever who share our goals, and who encourage us to adopt further goals. Like Nonviolence. Here is something from the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative for us to consider. From Ched Myers, who is working with one of the follow up committees...
This is What We’ve Been Missing in the Fight to End Global Poverty
by Julie Eckert | Jun 18, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In March 2015, IJM President and Founder Gary Haugen delivered a talk on the TED2015 stage in Vancouver, Canada. His message? There’s a reason that so many are still living in poverty today and our development efforts are being undermined by a phenomenon too...
Elimination of the Death Penalty: A Vincentian Issue
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 14, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace
The Church speaks clearly in opposition to the death penalty. “The dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. Modern society has the means of protecting itself, without definitively denying criminals the chance...
Economic Growth Must Benefit All
by SJU Marketing and Communications | May 4, 2017 | Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Global capitalism has brought about an increase in inequality between the poor and rich regions of the world,” declared Agnes M. Brazal, S.T.L., S.T.D., on March 30 as she delivered the 2017 D’Angelo Chair Lecture at St. John’s University. The lecture, entitled “Does...
How the Proposed USA Budget Violates Catholic Principles
by Meghan Clark | Mar 23, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace
This post began as a “top 5 shockingly immoral aspects of President Trump’s budget proposal.” The problem is that virtually the entire budget is shockingly immoral and unjust. Instead, I want to highlight 5 touchstones of Catholic Social Teaching on justice. I will...
Treating Those Who Do Good With Justice #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 16, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Are you part of an agency or program that does good? Is it related or unrelated to the Vincentian Family? There's a justice issue that has implications for our our future. We want to do good. We want to do what we do well and we want to do it justly. Jeremy Kohomban...