Will donating to a food bank alleviate hunger pangs? Absolutely. But it can never eradicate hunger itself. Charity...

by John Freund, CM | September 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Vincent saw the bigger picture than just that presented by an immediate need!
by Jim Claffey | August 23, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | August 9, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
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 .
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2016 | Systemic change
Will donating to a food bank alleviate hunger pangs? Absolutely. But it can never eradicate hunger itself. Charity...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 29, 2015 | Formation
St. John's University chose “Look with love… move with mercy” as the theme for it 2015 celebration of Founder's Week....
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2015 | News
This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 9, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
Good News: February 28 saw the Violence Against Women Act (Senate version) passed by the House of Representatives. Please thank representatives who voted for the bill, or express your opinion to those who did not. You can find an alert and message for editing,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines reports from Manila... Following the death of a tribal leader in Boracay last February 22, the Vincentian Family Coordinating Council (VFCC) in the Philippines has issued an official statement denouncing the brutal...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Interfaith Worker Justice and comprehensive immigration reform The goal: Reform America's broken immigration system The time to reform our broken immigration system is now. More than 11 million undocumented people are living in this country, including children raised...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Weekly Justice Highlights Empowering Women: Urge Internationaldonors to Somalia and HassanSheikh Mohamoud, President of Somalia to adopt a zero tolerance policy for human rights abuses committed by Somalia’s security forces, and to ensure women are...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 10, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
WWVD – What would Vincent do for Lent today?Vincentians today can look at two sources for an answer. The most obvious is of course what the successor sof Vincent write of in their Lenten Letters. Vinformation also offers some ideas on connecting with...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
Weekly Justice Concerns of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Challenging Unjust Systems: Urge Chinese officials to stop the execution of Li Yan who is on death row in China for murdering her husband after repeated hideous abuse and futile pleas to police...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Weekly Justice Highlights January 31, 2013 Empowering Women: The Violence Against Women Act (S. 47) continues to need reauthorization and would empower women worldwide. Urge U.S.Representatives to co-sponsor and support this legislation when it comes to a vote (call...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 29, 2013 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family
Immigration Debated As people who are often on the front line of serving so many people in all kinds of needs members of the Vincentian Family are committed to BOTH charity and justice . Given the commitment of the Vincentian Family to understanding underlying causes...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Week of January 9 Concerns National Migration Week in the U.S.: National Migration Week is January 6 to 12 with the theme of “We are Strangers No Longer: Our Journey of Hope Continues.” This theme commemorates the 10th anniversary of the U.S. and Mexican bishops’...