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Systemic change
How Blend Systemic Change and a “Culture of Encounter”?
How do offer I friendship, provide holistic service, and serve as advocates for those who are poor?
A Reflection on Recent Events in Our Country
Michael Thompson, Bowie, MD, an affiliate of the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, USA offers his personal reflections on recent events in our country.
With Sharp Political Differences How Do We Serve as the Voice of the Poor?
"With sharp political differences, how do we remain unified as Vincentians?" This is a direct quote from the Voice of the Poor portion of the website of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. It raises serious questions for Vincentian Family efforts to serve as the...
Migration as a Shock to Established Systems
Many around the world fear the impact of migration on the “system” in which they currently live. But what is the historical impact in terms of Christianity?
Welcoming the Stranger – 20 Vatican Policy Guidelines for Systemic Change
Welcoming the Stranger – 20 Vatican concerns for systemic change in our welcoming the stranger today!
Pope Francis Issues Radical Challenge – Love not with words but deeds!
“It is my wish that, in the week preceding the World Day of the Poor… Christian communities will make every effort to create moments of encounter and friendship, solidarity and concrete assistance.”
Sisters of Charity exploring ways to work smarter
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland are promoting ways to work smarter in a novel and exciting partnership introduced last spring: "The Innovation Mission: Fighting Poverty with Big Ideas." [inlinetweet prefix="" tweeter="" suffix=""]Five Cleveland-area...
No Easy Answers #IamVincent
People are always looking for the easiest answers to poverty. There are no easy answers. Practitioners of systemic change know this. They know that poverty is a complex problem. There was an critique of one of those "easy answers" published earlier this summer. The...
Needed Not Needy: A systemic change in perception
Why Changing The World’s Perception Is Critical To How We Tackle Poverty
How Hard is it to Make a Telephone Call?
What holds us back from lifting the phone and speaking for those who do not know how to negotiate our system?
A Call to Collective Impact and Thorough Formation #famvin400
Systemic change has got a "big sister" called collective impact. You've read about it often on .famvin. And formation -- history and spirituality -- well, you know, it's just our thing! The Vincentian Family at Rome was privileged to hear Vincentian Fr. Dennis...
