by John Freund, CM | Oct 8, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change
Fr. Robert Maloney delivered the keynote address “Systemic Change and our Vincentian Call to Holiness Today” at the recent national meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul held in Madison, WI. Please wait a moment for the video to load. It is well...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
DePaul University collaborates with Depaul International, a UK charity, to assist policymakers and those who deliver services to the homeless to end homelessness. The Institute for Global Homelessness, will be based in Chicago at DePaul University, the country’s...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 18, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Perhaps an unlikely pairing of topics. But the Center for Financial Inclusion describes how these concepts can be dynamically related. “If you want your message to be heard, go to where your intended audience is. If that intended audience is teenagers in the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2013 | Systemic change
Fifteen tricycles make it possible for 15 support their families by delivering produce in the Dominican Republic. Obviously these are not the tricycles many of us used as children. Edmund Keane shares this message from Mónica Alcántara de Martínez of the Dominican...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2013 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
UCANINDIA writes…It is a new form of evangelization, helping people help themselves, discovering their own gifts and potentials. Working to break the cycle of poverty in Indian villages is a priority for members of Vincentian congregations, says their general...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“Education, A Pathway to Systemic Change in our Communities” (Pdf) is the title of a document circulated by the AIC as part of their preparation for the 2013 International Assembly. It was written by Fr. Eli Chavez , CM who is currently a member of the...