by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Nicolas Kristof writes about young social entrepreneurs making a difference around the world. He calls them “some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).” Read...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
(This marks the sixth in a series of 10 Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.) A large number of homeless people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Because of this, it...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
YouTube has a new video devoted the the work of Father Pedro Opeka, Apostle to the “Garbage People” in Madagascar. (This video will soon be added to the famvin channel on YouTube.) Note: Embedding has been disabled. We hope this is temporary. You can view...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2008 | Vincentian Family
January 25 marks the 390th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission. But, in fact, according to Jose-Maria Roman, C.M., on that day in 1617 he did not found anything. He simply discovered his vocation, that is, the way by which, in the future,...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2008 | Featured, Vincentian Family
Stories of Systemic Change (This marks the sixth in a series of 10 Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.) 7. Systemic Change and the Vincentian Mission the United...