by annaread | Apr 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rising costs of food and gasoline have created financial pressure extreme enough that people who have never before received social services are now accepting help. The number of guests at a Sisters of Charity soup kitchen in Charleston has increased recently by half....
by annaread | Apr 29, 2008 | Vincentian Family
World Youth Day: what is it, really? The Sydney Morning Herald takes on the questions and delivers a variety of views in an extensive article. Read it.
by annaread | Apr 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Three groups are being affected strongly by the current economic downturn in the US, according to an emergency services director for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Oregon, USA: the unemployed, aged 50-61 who are too young for Social Security; those with...
by annaread | Apr 28, 2008 | Justice and Peace
Daughter of Charity Consuelo Tovar, who organized the largest civil rights march in the history of Dallas, Texas, moved from Dallas today to an immigrant center run by the Daughters in Reynosa, Mexico. Read the story.
by annaread | Apr 28, 2008 | Justice and Peace
Sister of Charity Marty Dermody had been “hoping and praying” for someone like Jill Russell, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Read why — and don’t stop at the headline. This avocation helps spread...
