by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2007 | Collaboration, Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
(This marks the first in a series of 10 Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.)Near Buckingham Palace, around the corner from the seat of the British government there...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2007 | Featured, Justice and Peace
We in the Vincentian family are still struggling with moving beyond direct service to advocating or lobbying on behalf of the poor. But evangelical activist Jim Wallis in a recent interview on the program Speaking of Faith may be calling us beyond lobbying to being...
by annaread | Oct 25, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Previously famvin.org published a link to a participant’s overview of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society’s conference on poverty. Now a complete digest of the day includes summaries of the keynote address by John J. Coughlin, O.F.M., J.D., J.C.D....
by annaread | Oct 24, 2007 | Justice and Peace
In world record-breaking numbers last week, almost 39 million people in 110 countries participated in the “Stand Up and Speak Out” organized by the United Nations Millennium Campaign and the Global Call to Action against Poverty. Read the United Nations...
by annaread | Oct 18, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On World Food Day Tuesday Healthy Food for All, an agency sponsored in part by the St Vincent de Paul Society, held a roundtable aimed an improving access to nutritious food in Ireland. Visit the Healthy Food For All website.
