Systemic change

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.

Let’s Talk Openly About the Challenge of St. John Paul II

by John Freund, CM | November 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

“Search out more than ever, with boldness, humility, and skill, the causes of poverty and encourage short and long term solutions. adaptable and effective concrete solutions.” St. John Paul II

The Synod as an Emmaus Journey!

by John Freund, CM | October 30, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

Seeing beyond each personal experience! Isn’t that what the Synod is about? We hear the Spirit and recognize the inadequacies of our individual understandings regarding the the needs of peoople in other parts of the world.

What My Mother Taught Me About Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | October 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

My mother did not realize she was teaching me about systemic change. But she did. She taught me how to appreciate the Incarnation is the greatest systemic change in our history.

The Grasshopper Theory of Poverty and Change

by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

A simple story that describes what it is like to be poor.

Vincent’s Secret Sauce for Change

by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

If Vincent had a secret sauce what might be the main ingredient?

Identity Politics In the Early Church

by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

We often read Acts 6 with a focus on the institution of the diaconate without realizing that the underlying problem was one of race, class, etc. Let’s read Acts 6 as a solution to the identity politics in the early church.

Vincentian University – Race and Equality – Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2017 | News, Systemic change

Vincentian University - race and equality - systemic change! That is quite a bit to put in one headline. Yet with the inauguration of the Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equality and Mission these three concepts come together. It is also a wonderful expample...

Systemic Change Workshop in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

by Jim Claffey | Feb 22, 2017 | Formation, News, Systemic change

On February 14, a workshop on Systemic Change was started in Guatemala by two members of the Commission for Systemic Change. Here is the information we received from the first day: Two members of the Family’s Commission for Systemic Change arrived to the city of...

Pope Echoes Frederic Ozanam

by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change

“We must work toward changing the rules of the game of the socio-economic system, imitating the Good Samaritan of the Gospel is not enough.”

Discovering Opportunities for Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

How did Vincent discover opportunities that turned to systemic change?

Habits and Systemic Change: A Reflection

by James Claffey | Jan 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

A Latin proverb warns us “The power of habit is great.” We also know this from our spiritual formation. Wise spiritual directors counsel us to pray daily, to make it a habit, and our life will always have a solid foundation. Of course St. Vincent goes even further...