On Pentecost, they received the gift of God’s Spirit and they realized they had a mission to accomplish. Pentecost changed them… but not fully. As we have seen in the readings of the Acts of the Apostles they still had a lot to learn about their mission.
Systemic change
Be Attentive to the Security Needs of Those Who are Poor
by John Freund, CM | March 29, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Fidelity to our mission means that we are attentive to the needs of those who are poor … attentive to the needs related to their security (attentive to the dangers and privations that they encounter on a daily basis).
Systemic Change: India Workshops
by Jim Claffey | March 22, 2017 | Formation, News, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Ministry Planning and Beating Dead Horses
by John Freund, CM | March 15, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians—passed on from generation to generation—says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. But moderns think they have better strategies.
Bishop Urges Vincentians to Adopt Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | March 8, 2017 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Bishop urges adoption of systemic change approach and for formation to support its use.
Can We Recover Some “Forgotten truths” About St. Vincent?
by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Some forgotten truths about Vincent and first steps in reclaiming.
An Ecological or Systemic Change Approach to Vincentian Family Vocations
by John Freund, CM | Apr 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
I invite “every member of the Vincentian Family to take one very concrete step; that is, every member is to bring one new candidate to one of the branches of the Vincentian Family.” An ecological approach to vocations.
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