by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, FlipVideo, Wikipedia, Podcasts, Blogs… These are but a few of the buzzwords and tools that are reshaping how we communicate in an Internet Age. The time seems to have come to begin to catalog what is actually going on in the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2009 | Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
What do all these groups have in common? Arkansas Rice Depot, Arkansas Foodbank Network, Americorps, Catholic Charities, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, FEMA, Ladies of Charity, VOAD, UMCOR, Presbyterian Church,...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2009 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Representing over a dozen branches of the Vincentian family and coming from 22 states plus Canada and Rome more than 140 people will gather in Detroit at the 5th Annual VIncentian Family Gathering. beginning Thusday and ending on Sunday. See background on keynote...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Justice and Peace, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Sr. Mary Jo Toll, SND shares another perspective on Seeds of Hope. Sr. Mary Jo is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame of the Toledo Province. She currently is NGO Representative of the worldwide Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame at the...
by sjs | Mar 26, 2009 | Systemic change
During the month of April, about 250 Passing on the Gift ceremonies will be hosted by Heifer International worldwide, as families who have benefitted from Heifer’s gifts “pay it forward” to others. Heifer is a non-profit organization dedicated to...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2009 | Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Many who work among the poor speak use a phrase that captures a key purpose of their work: systemic change. This potent idea has captured the attention and imagination of leaders of the Vincentian Family. Why? One way to look at that question is to think about the...
