Vincentians can be the storytellers to policy makers and others who may never “see” poverty in all of its forms.
Barringer
Under-utilized Ways of Being God’s Story-tellers
by John Freund, CM | January 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
How conscious are we of being both God’s story and God’s storytellers… and of the many ways we can tell God’s story to a world desparetly in need of Good News?
Vincentians as Storytellers
by John Freund, CM | January 22, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Vincentians can be the storytellers to policy makers and others who may never “see” poverty in all of its forms.
The Family that Prays Together…
by John Freund, CM | September 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
If you aren’t moving forward, you are dying.
by John Freund, CM | May 28, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Family that Prays Together…
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
SVDP CEO, Dave Barringer, reflects on how the familiar saying "the family that prays together..." applies to the...
If you aren’t moving forward, you are dying.
by John Freund, CM | May 28, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
If you aren’t moving forward, you are dying. Not too much different from what Vincent de Paul said, "The community is...
Doing good behind the scenes
by John Freund, CM | Apr 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Dave Barringer, CEO of the Vincent dePaul Society USA, articulates something that many in the Vincentian Family can relate to: Doing good behind the scenes. And then seeing people finally catch on to an issue...even if they don't recognize all the spade work that went...
What happened to the issue of poverty?
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
What happened to the issue of poverty? Like a set of misplaced keys, I know it was there a minute ago but now I can’t find it. Within the past year, poverty was the issue of the day on the national stage. Stemming from the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty,...
Organizations pulled in various directions
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Are there any of us not pulled in different directions? In his weekly letter to the members of the Vincent de Paul Society David Barringer speaks to members of the Society. But once again he touches on a theme that resonates within and across the various branches of...
2016 – Vincentian opportunities to influence
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
"If we consider [four events in January] not only as separate events but linked together, we see opportunities to influence, if not outright create, a better future for people in poverty and for the Society itself." In his weekly column for the Society of St. Vincent...
On behalf of… thank you!
by John Freund, CM | Nov 25, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
On behalf of... thank you! David W. Barringer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, writes in his weekly column to members of the Society... and by extension to all who walk in the footsteps of Vincent, Louise, Frederick, Elizabeth, etc. On behalf of...
Ozanam and student revolts
by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ozanam and student revolts
Driven to distraction
by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
In his weekly Servant Leader in the Frédéric's E-Gazette November 12, 2015 SVDP CEO reflects on drivers driven to distraction, our spirituality and our mission. He writes... On three separate occasions last week my car was nearly hit by someone running a red light or...
Asking important questions
by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
In his weekly column to the members of the Vincent de Paul Society, CEO Dave Barringer has a habit of asking important questions. This week is no exception. The question he asks is something that all branches on the Vincentian Family can ask. Do we sometimes not...
Vincentians are like punters
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentians are like punters says David Barringer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. In his weekly column Your Servant Leader October 22, 2015 he compares Vincentians to punters. My son is a college football player. Well, sort of. He is on a college team but...