by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Joe Fitzgerald share a YouTube video explaining how the “Semillas de Esperanza” groups work together to build a better future for their families in an area where more than 90% of families live in extreme poverty. Central to the program is the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Jere Hartnett (systemicchange.ssvp@ssvp.on.ca) writes the following from the perspective of the members of the Society who attended the meeting Inidanap;olis. The Gathering of 150 members of the Vincentian family took place in Indianapolis over a 4 day period from ...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2011 | Systemic change
Benedict XVI says that addressing the needs of others is not just to “give bread to the hungry” but also to address the root causes of hunger. Among which the pope pointed to the current economic crisis. He made these comments as he met with Italian volunteers from...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The recent gathering of the Vincentian Family explored practical approaches for going beyond the mantra of “Systemic change.” As a service the Vincentian Family Collaborators have compiled a beginning database of Vincentian Family sponsored systemic...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Aidan Rooney CM< writes from El Alto in Bolivia..”Most of the folks in my “vincentian” world have heard of the notion of systemic change. A good link for understanding it can be found on our VinFormation website. Rarely do we speak of the macro-factors...
