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Vincentian Prayer Images: Charity AND Justice

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!

Seeing Better and Systemic Change

by Jim Claffey | August 23, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments

In his wonderful new book Vincentian Meditations, Tom McKenna has a chapter on “seeing better.” He asks “what does standing under Vincent’s influence do to an individual?” And one response is that one can see better. That can mean many things but it might would...

Does charity choke justice? On the Limits of Charity (part 2)

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago in a 2001 article from The Other Side magazine exploring the tension between charity and justice. This is the second of a two-part reflection on his writings. Symptoms...

Does charity choke justice? On the Limits of Charity (part 1)

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 .

Federation NGO Newsletter and changing of the guard

by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace

Federation NGO Newsletter and changing of the guard

Did our work change after the elections?

by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Did our work change after the elections? The issues of the people we serve are still the same: generational poverty, job loss, minimum wage, homelessness, lack of documented status, etc. Inspired by the teaching of the Church, our advocacy will persevere, trying to remove the obstacles that keep people in poverty. Their needs seem only to grow larger as time passes.

New Vincentian eBook – Vincent de Paul and Justice

by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2014 | Vincentian Family

The June offering in the monthly Vincentian eBook series is Vincent de Paul and Justice. Abstract: Vincent enabled his...

SCN Education for Peace and Nation Building

by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family

Vision for Education - Education for Peace and Nation Building Impelled by the Love of Christ, SCN educators form God centered persons of character, compassion and competency, who will contribute to build a just and harmonious society and thus become agents of...

“Band of Sisters” trailer

by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2013 | Church

Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many years ago, for activists who may feel profoundly discouraged given...

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