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The Vincentian Family and Advent Hope
Greetings from the members of our Vincentian Family Team working at United Nations Headquarters in New York. We’re about half way through the Liturgical Season of Advent—a time when the Church prepares us to celebrate the Incarnation of Jesus, and also invites...![The Difference is Often the Resources](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/12/systemic-change-baseball-analogy-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Difference is Often the Resources
The difference between “getting by” resources and “getting ahead” resources
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A Vincentian “Field Hospital”
An article the National Catholic Reporter describes St. Vincent’s Parish in Germantown, Philadelphia as “the social justice parish”.
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Am I Asking Challenging Questions?
Why? and Why not? Two short questions. But they are challenging questions. Questions that lead to systemic change. It is said that Steve Jobs favorite questions were Why? and Why not? These questions help us understand Vincent… and Louise and Frederic, and so many...![Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center – An Example of Systems Thinking](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/11/Verni-4-FB.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)