by John Freund, CM | Jul 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
What do Congress and Vincentians share? There are probably many different opinions on this. But as I viewed a picture in a recent Washington Post story I was transported back to a meeting of the Vincentian Family in Indianapolis in 2011. The Conference was entitled...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2014 | Systemic change
Before the words! Long before “Systemic Change” became part of the Vincentian Family’s recent vocabulary Bro. Al, CM has been accumulating a 30 year track record that is, not surprisingly, changing. A recent article in Catholic Philly “Inn...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2014 | Systemic change
Our final day of the Systemic Change workshop day began with Fr. Gregorio Bañaga Jr., CM telling us the story of the St. Vincent de Paul National Awards and how it was started by Adamson University in 2010 to celebrate the 350th death anniversary of St. Vincent de...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The immersion experience was still very fresh in our minds and hearts as we continued with our 5th day of the Systemic Change Workshop. We had been the ones who received much from the experience. In the community, we witnessed hope, courage, determination and love....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2014 | Systemic change
Today was Immersion Day for participants in the Systemic Change workshop in the Philippines– a special time of encounter with the community members of the Southville Relocation Site in Cabuyao, Laguna, a place which has become very much a vital part of Adamson...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2014 | Systemic change
The 3rd day for the Systemic Change Philippines Workshop was a very full day yet the enthusiasm and eagerness to learn from each other did not wane down at all. Jim Claffey and Fr. Joe Foley, CM began the morning with brief inputs on “Systems Thinking in a Nutshell”...