As you prepare to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, have you ever thought of how it provides the underpinnings for systemic change?
Formation: Systemic change
Systemic Change Practitioner Call
Mark’s Gospel – Coping With a New Normal
by John Freund, CM | September 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Mark, as any good pastor would, uses Jesus stories circulating in oral tradition to help a community understand how the gospel is “good news”… even in the face of catastrophe and persecution.
Can Stories Change the World?
by John Freund, CM | August 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Parents learn quickly the power of story as a pacifier. But the stories also shape values. Stories and the lived stories of our example are how we learn our values. Jesus knew the power of stories! Do you really want to change things? Tell a story!
Martha Justice Ministry
by Darlene O’Leary | May 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Martha Justice Ministry is a continuation of how the Marthas live Gospel Hospitality through social justice and creation care.
A Wide-Angle Lens On the Cries of the Poor
by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change
The earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she “groans in travail” (Rom 8:22)
The Grasshopper Theory of Poverty and Change
by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A simple story that describes what it is like to be poor.
Why Did Pope Francis Make 10 Startling Statements?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2018 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change
Pope Francis has a knack for making startling statements that catch people’s attention.
“Mediterránea”: Systemic Change Project for the Social and Labor Integration of Political Refugees
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 26, 2018 | News
"Mediterránea" The General Curia, Rome A Systemic Change Project of the Vincentian Family We still hold the Vincentian Jubilee in our hearts and minds; the great Symposium for the 400th anniversary of the birth of the charism inherited from our founder, St. Vincent de...
Matthew 25: A Vincentian Life Process
by Jim Claffey | Mar 21, 2018 | Formation, Systemic change
It is interesting to consider Matthew’s chapter 25 as a whole, all three parables together in sequence, one building on the other.
Vincentian Spirituality and Systemic Change
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 12, 2018 | News
Vincentian Spirituality is a spirituality that emerges from the contact with the poor. The two events of Folleville and Chatillon marked the life of Saint Vincent de Paul. These two episodes lead him from the beginning in the elaboration of his itinerary of faith: an...
A one person collaborative effort?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Mark McGreevey’s in combatting homelessness are successful because the many people he’s recruited to work with him from all walks of life in seven countries, and soon many more. He’s also successful, because he successfully roped the Daughters of Charity, a few of us priests and brothers and tons of lay Vincentians to join him.
Participate: Knowledge from the Margins for Systemic Change
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 6, 2017 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
For those working to implement processes of systemic change, one of the keys is to understand how marginalized people actually experience change in their lives. Thankfully, strong research is emerging as we enter into the "post-MDG" world. Our Vincentian Family...
Seeing Better and Systemic Change
by Jim Claffey | Aug 23, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
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...
We Remind You: the Systemic Change Manual is Available
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 7, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
The Manual for Systemic Change, published in 2016, is available for download. Continue reading for more information. In addition, we remind you that other materials on Systemic Change are available at this link, in nine different languages. The International...
Limping along – rethinking “running to put out a fire”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
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.