by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2007 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Stories of Systemic Change (This marks the second 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.) 2. Project DREAM – As the 1,000th baby born to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2007 | Collaboration, Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
(This marks the first 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.)Near Buckingham Palace, around the corner from the seat of the British government there...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2007 | Featured, Justice and Peace
We in the Vincentian family are still struggling with moving beyond direct service to advocating or lobbying on behalf of the poor. But evangelical activist Jim Wallis in a recent interview on the program Speaking of Faith may be calling us beyond lobbying to being...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2007 | Featured, Systemic change
As my mind began to turn toward Advent this year, a surprising thought occurred to me: that first Christmas set off the greatest systemic change ever when God became one with us – in a stable no less. What a scandal! God became one with us. A hallmark of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2007 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Top down or bottom up? Poor people are not the problem but the key to eradicating hunger. Such is the belief of The Hunger Project, a global, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, The Hunger Project...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2007 | Evangelization, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family figured prominently in the awarding of over one millions dollars for systemic change projects. On November 8, 2007 Brother Constant Goetschalckx FC of the Brothers of Charity, an international community with deep roots in the Vincentian traditon...
