In his wonderful new book Vincentian Meditations, Tom McKenna has a chapter on “seeing better.” He asks “what does...
justice
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 .
The Sin of “Just Doing Our Job”
Sitting around playing with Facebook and letting injustice flourish is just as bad as committing an injustice. Vincentians just can't do that. Stephen Mattson of sojo.net (Sojourners Magazine online) writes: Just because it’s legal and permissible by...
Limping along – rethinking “running to put out a fire”
Today, as we hear the cry of your abandoned children, may we run to their assistance” as someone who runs to put out a fire”. May we not limp along favoring one leg.
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...
Eradicating Poverty Requires Shift From Charity To Justice
Will donating to a food bank alleviate hunger pangs? Absolutely. But it can never eradicate hunger itself. Charity gives, but justice changes. It's time to place the latter above the former. Glen Pearson, Director of the London Food Bank and former Member of...
