St. Vincent’s pastoral insight was “See, Judge and Act.” It all began with “Seeing”!
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by John Freund, CM | February 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 3 Comments
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.
by John Freund, CM | January 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
How conscious are we of being both God’s story and God’s storytellers… and of the many ways we can tell God’s story to a world desparetly in need of Good News?
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.
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.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
St. Vincent’s pastoral insight was “See, Judge and Act.” It all began with “Seeing”!
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
“Who moved my Cheese” is a parable that describes how people face change. It’s about 4 characters running around in a maze trying to locate their “cheese” or what is important to them.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
We haven’t been awake to how digital technology is changing the landscape of our lives.
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 20, 2017 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Systemic Change strives to empower the needy, giving them voice in the necessary change of structures. Knowing their needs and their opinions, and having their contributions, are part of the programming of any initiative we put in place to improve their situation. We...
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 19, 2017 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
We present a video where two people show us their experience and their efforts to improve the social reality and the situations of poverty that we suffer in the world: one, working in the neighborhood of Brooklyn; the other at the United Nations. We may sometimes...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago in a 2001 article from The Other Side magazine exploring the tension between charity and justice. This is the second of a two-part reflection on his writings. Symptoms...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
Does charity choke justice – Limits of Charity – David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago that are still relevant today .
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 7, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
The Manual for Systemic Change, published in 2016, is available for download. Continue reading for more information. In addition, we remind you that other materials on Systemic Change are available at this link, in nine different languages. The International...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Today, as we hear the cry of your abandoned children, may we run to their assistance” as someone who runs to put out a fire”. May we not limp along favoring one leg.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
How the Pope’s Imagery on critical care can overlook long-term rehab got me thinking about implications of how some in the Vincentian Family view direct service and systemic change.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 19, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
Five things to know about the Vincentian Family Systemic Change Manual.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
In his lifetime Frédéric Ozanam neither heard nor uttered the phrases “systemic change” or “systemic thinking.” Yet an incident in his life illustrates a compelling argument that he was committed to helping people move from poverty to a sustainable life, a key element in changing systems that entrap people in poverty.