Who are the great geniuses of history? There are certainly many who shaped the daily lives of people of their time … and well beyond. Walter Isaacson has written insightfully about some great geniuses – Leonardo DaVinci, Ben Franklin, Einstein, Steve Jobs. He...
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “All those who have experience of public charity,” wrote Bl. Frédéric in 1848, “know that the poor are never better helped than by the poor.” [To Good People, L’ere Nouvelle, 1848] Those who have suffered deprivation and...
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. Hence, he wants us to be meek and lowly of heart also, and not at all haughty. John and the other disciples way well be as jealous for Jesus’ sake as Joshua was for Moses’. Or they may be so haughty. Haughty enough to think that...
Oxfam Intermon, a prominent humanitarian organization known for its work addressing global inequality and poverty, released its 2024 report on September 23rd, painting a grim picture of the world’s economic inequality. The report, titled “Multilateralism in an...
The Louise de Marillac Vincentian Foundation, a non-profit institution with a deep humanitarian and Christian vocation, has been a fundamental pillar in the assistance and integral promotion of the most vulnerable people, especially the elderly poor, in Colombia. Its...
