by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2011 | Systemic change
This YouTube video of Josh Wilson is making the rounds on Facebook and when I listened to it I thought… “What a song for Vincentians to sing!” Sometimes I, I just want to close my eyes And act like everyone’s alright When I know they’re...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
These days all roads lead to Madrid… even for the Pope. So our Vincentian youth have gathered in Madrid. Â The largest linguistic group, not surprisingly, comes from Spain with next largest being English-speaking, Portugese and Italian speaking. They are...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic, “Nickel and Dimed”, thinks so. Ten years ago she  started  what turned into a national dialog about  impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the “working poor” in the United States. Now, she...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2011 | Vincentian Family
We have heard the mantra about John Paul II’s challenge t0  Vincentians –  “Understand underlying causes and work toward long-term solutions”. How do we move beyond the mantra? With the theme  “Building Bridges Out Of Poverty” the...
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 1, 2011 | Vincentian Family
If Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth, or Frederic were here today, what would they do about the crisis in Somalia? Send us your answers! Click here to submit your entry. We will post the submissions below so you can vote for your favorites. Results: There are no results to...
