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Becoming a Church of the Poor: The Vincentian Charism and Reform

Volume 38, Issue 1 (2024)

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Opening Reading: Isaiah 58:6–8

Introduction: A Church of and for the Poor
William T. Cavanaugh

A Spirituality of Open Eyes: The Vincentian Charism and Reform of the Church
Tomaž Mavrič

Section 1. Semper Reformanda? Reforming the Church in Francis’ Era

Church Reform in a New Cultural and Ecclesial Context: Diagnoses and Positive Starting Points
Carlos Schickendantz

Shall We Invent the Saints We Need? Pope Francis, the Politics of Canonization, and Vincentian Saints
Matthieu Brejon de Lavergnée

“Go, Rebuild my House”: Empowering the Church of the Poor through the Eyes of Saint Vincent de Paul
Daniel Franklin E. Pilario

Section 2. Marginality: The Evolution of the Concept of the Poor

The Poor as Theologians
Jorge Costadoat

Extreme Poverty, Social Justice, and Human Rights: Rawls, Sen, and Wresinski
Quentin Wodon

Beyond Charity: The Development of the Mission of the Daughters of Charity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Theresa Eke

Becoming a Poor Church for the Poor: The Vincentian Charism, an Invitation to the Church’s Bold Reform Today
Dominique Iyolo

Section 3. The Historical Vision of Reform in the Vincentian Charism

Vincent de Paul, a Reformer?
John E. Rybolt

Ways of Knowing: Laywomen in Early Vincentian Practices of Reform
Alison Forrestal

Frédéric Ozanam’s Lay Vision of Reform: The Transformation of His Church and His World
Raymond L. Sickinger

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