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Seeing Better and Systemic Change
In his wonderful new book Vincentian Meditations, Tom McKenna has a chapter on “seeing better.” He asks “what does...
Does charity choke justice? On the Limits of Charity (part 2)
David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago in a 2001 article...
Does charity choke justice? On the Limits of Charity (part 1)
Does charity choke justice – Limits of Charity – David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago that are still relevant today .
Intersections
“Those on top, like politicians and church leaders, talk a lot about peace, but not about justice, because speaking of peace sounds good to others on top and to the naïve on the bottom, but to speak of justice sounds bad to those on top because it opens the eyes of...
Pope Francis: ‘The hungry ask us for dignity, not for charity’
Pope Francis: ‘The hungry ask us for dignity, not for charity’ – Echoing sentiments Vincent de Paul would express, Pope Francis spoke passionately on behalf of the more than 800 million hungry people in the world today
Sisters of Charity of Immaculate Conception celebrate 160 years
Sisters of Charity of Immaculate Conception celebrate 160 years
“Ever-Evolving Charism of Charity”
Leaders of North American congregations in the Sisters of Charity Federation will gather at Mount St. Joseph (OH) this week for their annual meeting, according to a post on the Catholic Beat. Sixty-three women from North America and guests from South Korea will meet...
Vincent and Louise on varieties of martyrdom
FamVin is happy to present this translation into English of an article on martyrdom by Corpus Juan Delgado, CM. It looks at the concept of martyrdom as it appears in the writings of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The concept is examined from the...
Ozanam: Finding and Bringing the presence of God
Finding and Bringing the Presence of God: The Roots of Ozanam's Passion for Charity and Justice In this series of slides Ralph Middlecamp of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul describes the times of Frederic Ozanam, the progression of his social thought, and some...
Establishment of the Charity Federation 1947
To celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation on October 27 1947 VinFormation highlights its collection of resources related to the Federation.
Video interview with Pope Francis
EWTN's exclusive 15-minute interview with Cardinal-Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, now Pope Francis. Conducted just six months ago, the future pope discusses His Holiness Benedict XVI's call for a Year of Faith, Latin America as a spiritual resource...
