by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Formation, Social, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
What did we learn from the first meeting of the Vincentian Family in cyberspace? It seems like quite a bit. Before we fast forward to the future lets look at the statistics. In its short life VirtualVins.net was viewed from 290 different cities in 27 countries with... by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
As Father Gregory Gay, CM the 23rd successor of St. Vincent de Paul, will point out in his opening remarks to us online at VirtualVins this is one of the major events in the celebration of this 350th Jubilee Year. Not only are we coming to grips with an approach to... by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Fr. Gay invites us to join other followers of Vincent and Louise in the United States and Canada on April 24 when we meet for the first time in cyberspace. “Changing Systems – Changing Lives” offers us an opportunity to reflect on how we are already... by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Featured, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
“Seeds of Hope” – So rich in meaning during each “holy” week, this year the phrase has special meaning for the followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic. Jesus is our ultimate seed of hope but the hope of resurrection is... by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Formation, Vincentian Family
A new VinFormation will make it easy for the followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic to form online communities and share “best practices” in ways you never imagined you could do. Tell us what you think about the “Vincentian Water... by John Freund, CM | Mar 7, 2010 | Featured, Formation, Justice and Peace, Systemic change
If “metanonia” literally means “change your way of thinking”, then Lent is the perfect time for us to look at systemic change in our own lives and especially as followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic, Elizabeth, etc. John Paul ll challenged...