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...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2011 | Vincentian Family
In the spirit of the above feature about the CAPWIZ tool of the Society of St. Vncent de Paul give voice to those who have no lobby and reflect on these two CAPWIZ Alerts from the National Council of SVdP. 1. Capwiz Alert from the National President of the Society of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2011 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
With powerful lobbies spending enormous sums to ensure that the industries they represent are heard it is more important than ever to ask who is lobbying for the least among us? With everyone clamoring for a voice at the tables of power who notices the Dives...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Lynn L’Heureux of the SVDP National Council of Canada writes in her popular weekly prayer reflection for SVDP members and others … “I attended Vincentian Family Building Bridges out of Poverty. These four days of building bridges not over poverty but...
