Justice and Peace
Collaboration Works! – Good News
Demonstrations of the power of collaboration in systemic change.
Vincentians as Storytellers
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
Listening to “A Daring Prudence,” Fr. Robert Maloney’s overview of the development of the Vincentian Family, evoked metaphors from photography.
Ozanam Scholar Blends Passion for the Arts with Commitment to Social Justice
Jeremy Ashton ’17C ‘18G came to St. John’s University from Orlando, FL in the fall of 2013 because he was offered a scholarship through the selective Ozanam Scholars Program. “The tuition funding brought me here,” he said, “But the work kept me here.” Though he was...
Sharing on Social: #famvin400 as a Resource
Many people are sharing news of our Family happenings and hopes. But social media can be a quick way of sharing important resources. Yesterday, I discovered a document just sitting around waiting to be downloaded. It's a document for people concerned about welcoming...
A New Resource: Trafficking and Human Slavery
There's a new resource on trafficking and human slavery brought to you by the Daughters of Charity. People all over the world are on the move. They want opportunity. They want safety. They want freedom. Just freedom. That's the name Sr. Michelle Loisel, D.C., has...
Vincentians Confronting Racism
Racism rears its ugly head whenever Vincentians are silent. Vincentians of.... Wherever. In the United States -- In England, India, Ireland, Australia -- racism is still a problem. Allies of the poor must speak against racism and counter it in all its forms. In an oft...
How will we communicate to those not online?
While it may seem like half the world is chasing Pokemon right now, the other half is not even on the Internet. About 3.9 billion people, or 53 percent of the population, will still be offline at the end of this year, the International Telecommunication Union...
“Why the Wealth Gap is Bad for Everyone”
Looking for an interesting, insightful and challenging read on economic inequality and why the wealth gap is bad for everyone? Below is the beginning of an article from an interview with Charles Clark, economics professor at St. John's University in New York. Clark...
JMV Syria, Peacemakers
Report of Yancarlos Carrasco (International President of the VMY) on the occasion of his visit to Syria. …on that journey as I drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from the sky suddenly shone around me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me:...
Vincent and Sustainability
Scott Kelley engages St. Vincent de Paul in a "colloquy" on Sustainabilty. Sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology,...
Being Vincentian in Aleppo
Since 2012, the rebellion has become entrenched in Aleppo, the country’s former economic and industrial capital. The appalling humanitarian situation continues to worsen, with over 40,000 inhabitants from Aleppo province setting out on the road to the Turkish border....