Systemic change
When Vincentian and Jesuit Saints Meet
by John Freund, CM | August 21, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
St. Vincent and St. Alberto Hurtado sitting around the table with the poor they loved and served. So different yet, with so much in common.
A Conductor Notices
by John Freund, CM | August 14, 2019 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
We may sometimes feel like that piccolo player – that we don’t have much to offer, that if we stopped our ministry no one would notice anyway. Yet the Great Conductor notices, and needs us to complete his orchestral masterpiece!
A Question That Built a City!
by John Freund, CM | August 7, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
The question that built a city! “Do you love your children?” When he received an affirmative response, he said: “Let’s work together, give them a future.”
Should Loans Carry Warnings?
by John Freund, CM | July 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in Ireland has called for all licensed moneylenders to carry a tobacco-style warning on their advertising and literature.
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Are You Part of the Problem?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Am I part of the problem... or part of the solution? How can I know? I recently read something attributed to Coretta...
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What Did St. Vincent Do For the Homeless of His Day?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 27, 2020 | Collaboration, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
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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?
Charity from the perspective of Systemic Change: A Reflection from Fr. Gregory Gay, C. M.
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 22, 2016 | News, Systemic change
Father Gregory Gay, CM, former Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, was recently interviewed by the news agency Rome Reports, offering a reflection on how we as Vincentians understand charity from the charism of St. Vincent...
Prayer and Action: A Systemic Change Reflection
by James Claffey | Aug 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Prayer and Action go together for Vincentians. There cannot be one without the other. “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient…” Abraham...
Systemic Change: Hot Right Now
by .famvin | Aug 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Besides the weather, as a topic systemic change is equally hot right now.
Friendship as a Key to Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Have you ever thought of friendship as a key to systemic change in our approach to poverty? If you lost everything, how long would it take you to get something to eat, find a place to stay, and a get some work? Tough situation? Yes! But nothing compared to the...
The Good Samaritan and Systemic Change: A Call to Youth
by James Claffey | Jul 31, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
I wonder how many homilies over the years have urged us to be like the Good Samaritan! Young people making a pilgrimage to Krakow this month are a “summons” to the entire Church to ditch the “bad systems” which encourage a merciless heart, Archbishop Mark Coleridge...
Matthew 25: A Vincentian Life Process
by James Claffey | Jul 27, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
“A process for Christian Life, a practical way to respond lovingly to the God who first loved us." You may have heard the expression “a Matthew 25 Christian,” referring to someone who emphasizes the Last Judgment in her approach to the faith. This approach takes the...
Compassion and Systemic Change: A Vincentian Reflection
by Jim Claffey | Jul 20, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
“Whatever else our God does, the first outburst is always compassion” Those striking words were penned by a theologian in the 14th century. Compassion: perhaps no other word goes more directly to the heart of the Gospel message, because it goes to the heart of God’s...
Improving Recipes Over Time
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 20, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
Tynesia Boyea-Robinson writes: My Aunt Janice’s biscuits are legendary. They are fluffy, buttery and light. Whenever we visit her in Alabama, we stop by to gorge ourselves on these delectable treats. I recently had a hankering for the biscuits so I asked for the...
Ozanam on systemic change – little known insights
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
His insights on what we would call today “systemic change” reveal a profoundly deep thinker and critic of a piecemeal approach to serving the poor.