by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years. Mark Gordon, in an article found on Aleteia, writes forcefully about how the Vincent dePaul Society of...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Why is a Systemic Change mentality important? This is a question asked by Fr. Robert Maloney, CM in a Presentation offered on VinFormation. Here are two reasons you may not have thought about: 1) The Church is calling us to a New Evangelization. But evangelization...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 8, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
WHY VOICE OF THE POOR? Voice of the Poor (VOP) is the advocacy arm of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. By identifying and bringing attention to those issues that are critical to those living in poverty and to the structures, societal and legislative, that cause and...
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“There is no greater burden than carrying an untold story.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Almost as soon as I was reminded of her words in Nancy Schwartz’s post Storytelling Secret Sauce—Via Maya Angelou I knew what this week’s edition...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2014 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The National Office of the SVDP draws attention to an excerpt of National Board of Director’s Stategic Goal Leader 4, Ray Sickinger’s contribution to the publication Vincentian Heritage: FREDERIC OZANAM: SYSTEMIC THINKING AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE A number of...
