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Systemic Change Requires Critical Thinking

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If we are to take seriously St. John Paul II’s challenge to Vincentians about finding long-term solutions we need to develop critical thinking skills.

Habits and Systemic Change: A Reflection

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A Latin proverb warns us “The power of habit is great.” We also know this from our spiritual formation. Wise spiritual directors counsel us to pray daily, to make it a habit, and our life will always have a solid foundation. Of course St. Vincent goes even further when he says a person of prayer […]

Advocacy and Systemic Change

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“Speaking truth to power….Making our voices heard—”     Advocacy: the process of supporting a cause or proposal, pleading or arguing in favor of an idea or policy.  Advocacy is active, not passive, and can take many forms.  But for Vincentians it means taking the side of the poor and oppressed. Advocacy is a word […]

Systemic Change Seminar: Lucena City, Philippines

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Recently, Ana Maria Escano, our SC coordinator for the Philippines, gave a 2-day seminar at Sacred Heart College in Lucena City, a Daughters of Charity Institution located 4 miles from Manila. The 58 participants of this seminar were the staff of the different Social Welfare Division offices coming from 39 municipalities and 2 cities which form […]

Bullfights and Systemic Change

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It caught my eye immediately. A statue on his desk—a bullfight scene. But not what you would expect. This one was strikingly different—here the bull was sitting on the matador holding him down! Talk about the unexpected. A paradigm shift? No, a complete reversal! We need more of this. Not bullfights, but visualizing reversals of what we’ve come to expect. […]

Intersections

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“Those on top, like politicians and church leaders, talk a lot about peace, but not about justice, because speaking of peace sounds good to others on top and to the naïve on the bottom, but to speak of justice sounds bad to those on top because it opens the eyes of those on the bottom.” […]

Limping along – rethinking “running to put out a fire”

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Today, as we hear the cry of your abandoned children, may we run to their assistance" as someone who runs to put out a fire”. May we not limp along favoring one leg.

We Remind You: the Systemic Change Manual is Available

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The Manual for Systemic Change, published in 2016, is available for download. Continue reading for more information. In addition, we remind you that other materials on Systemic Change are available at this link, in nine different languages. The International Commission of the Vincentian Family to Promote Systemic Change presents this Manual for your reflection and […]

Seeing Better and Systemic Change

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In his wonderful new book Vincentian Meditations, Tom McKenna has a chapter on “seeing better.” He asks “what does standing under Vincent’s influence do to an individual?” And one response is that one can see better. That can mean many things but it might would include “seeing” the wisdom of Vincent’s spiritual teaching, the growing […]

Participate: Knowledge from the Margins for Systemic Change

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For those working to implement processes of systemic change, one of the keys is to understand how marginalized people actually experience change in their lives. Thankfully, strong research is emerging as we enter into the “post-MDG” world. Our Vincentian Family representatives at the United Nations are part of our contribution to the debate, but thorough […]

A one person collaborative effort?

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Mark McGreevey’s in combatting homelessness are successful because the many people he’s recruited to work with him from all walks of life in seven countries, and soon many more. He’s also successful, because he successfully roped the Daughters of Charity, a few of us priests and brothers and tons of lay Vincentians to join him.

Vincentian Spirituality and Systemic Change

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Vincentian Spirituality is a spirituality that emerges from the contact with the poor. The two events of Folleville and Chatillon marked the life of Saint Vincent de Paul. These two episodes lead him from the beginning in the elaboration of his itinerary of faith: an experience of faith centered on following Jesus Christ, Evangelizer of […]

Matthew 25: A Vincentian Life Process

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It is interesting to consider Matthew’s chapter 25 as a whole, all three parables together in sequence, one building on the other.

“Mediterránea”: Systemic Change Project for the Social and Labor Integration of Political Refugees

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“Mediterránea” The General Curia, Rome A Systemic Change Project of the Vincentian Family We still hold the Vincentian Jubilee in our hearts and minds; the great Symposium for the 400th anniversary of the birth of the charism inherited from our founder, St. Vincent de Paul. We have lived this event not as a celebration in and […]

Why Did Pope Francis Make 10 Startling Statements?

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Pope Francis has a knack for making startling statements that catch people's attention.

Life Lessons From the Lottery 

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What would you spend a billion on? Go ahead… let yourself dream a bit.

A Baby Changes Everything 

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Having a baby is a life-changer. It bears repeating. A baby changes everything. One baby changed everything – for everyone – literally!

Charles Dickens – Artists as a Voice of the Poor

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Artists through the centuries have challenged superficial visions of poverty and inspired systemic change and dedication to direct services improving the condition of the poor.

Courage, An Overlooked Virtue?

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Bold advocacy calls for courage.  We might lose friends, not everyone will agree with us.  And for an organization it can be very challenging to take a public stance on a controversial issue.

Questions Leading to “Metanoia” or Changing our Way of Thinking

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One of the big challenges many of us face is not only to think beyond ourselves. We also need to change the way we think about how we serve the needs of our sisters and brothers.
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