by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Representatives from 18 countries – a continuation of the Chronicle from the Famvin meeting in Mexico on systemic change. Read more for a photograph of participants. Tuesday, February 17 – Day Two. Tuesday was initiated by the Eucharist presided by Fr....
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The chronicle of day one of the meeting of 145 members of the Vincentian Family focusing on systemic change. Once again, thanks to Toma we have an English translation of the original Spanish. Monday, February 16 – Day One. The first day of the Meeting...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2009 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The keynote speakers at the North American Vincentian Family Gathering April 16-19, Allison Boisvert and Eddie Friel present insights into different but deeply inter-related dimensions of “systemic change” – the personal and structural. This week...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Sr. Katherine Feely, SND has prepared a very helpful study guide (pdf) for the film that is garnering all kinds of awards. The guide slumdogmillionaire (pdf) covers the films main themes, relation to Catholic Social teaching discussion questions and isngihts into...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2008 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New socio-economic maps presented on CNN reveal so much more than raw statistics and square miles. Click on the image at right to see the shape of world in terms of young girls not in school. The story has links to two series of such views of the “real”...
