by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2009 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The keynote speakers at the North American Vincentian Family Gathering April 16-19, Allison Boisvert and Eddie Friel present insights into different but deeply inter-related dimensions of “systemic change” – the personal and structural. This week...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2009 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Experience the life situation of a homeless pereson in this online game called “Hobson’s Choice”. This one of a series Vincentian formation resources being developed by the folks at VinFormation.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 11, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Covenant House shows how to use YouTube to put a face on faceless homeless teens. An example of how video sharing sites can be used in making known the needs of groups of people in need.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Sr. Katherine Feely, SND has prepared a very helpful study guide (pdf) for the film that is garnering all kinds of awards. The guide slumdogmillionaire (pdf) covers the films main themes, relation to Catholic Social teaching discussion questions and isngihts into...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2009 | Church, Missions inter gentes, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Vincentian Jospeph Loftus CM reports on the good and the bad news of China. China is the world’s top Internet user. China supplants Germany as the world’s 3rd largest economy. But… Painful New Year for China’s Migrant Workers.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Encyclopedia has posted in 5 languages the official prayer of the Vincentian Family in the context of its first campaign against hunger.
