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 Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 26, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
“Today, our Mother Earth is wounded and the future of humanity is in danger.” Thus begins the English version of the Peoples’ Agreement from the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth now available online for reading. As you read...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 24, 2010 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
If you are having trouble connecting with the Virtual Vins presentations, or would like to join by cell phone, login at http://vimeo.com and check these links for C. J. Willie’s presentation The Response Panel and Tweet away!
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 Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 21, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
On eve of Earth Day 2010, Vincentian Priest and missionary Aidan Rooney — currently assigned to the International Vincentian mission in the Altiplano region of Bolivia — is participating in the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
At Citigroup’s annual meeting this week the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, asked the bank’s shareholders to ratify a proposal that would require Citi to issue a report by the end of the year stating its policies on the collateral used to back many of...