by annaread | Oct 22, 2007 | Justice and Peace
Earlier today Sr Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, spoke at University of St. Thomas Law School. Read a summary of the talk by a professor who attended.
by annaread | Oct 22, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Later this week DePaul School for Hearing and Speech will honor Sister Mannion with its STAR Award. She educated parents about cochlear implants, which open the possibility of children with hearing impairments entering mainstream classes at earlier ages. Read the...
by annaread | Oct 21, 2007 | Featured, Justice and Peace, Systemic change
International Bridges to Justice works to protect basic legal rights of citizens of developing countries. The thin wedge of this narrowly defined mission has opened the door to increasing human rights: for instance, to reducing the use of torture as a means of...
by annaread | Oct 21, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
The September flooding continues to have an impact on 33 out of Costa Rica’s 81 cantons. Current situation report. (See the report of Fr. Nieto’s visit to Costa Rica in Nuntia, August 2007.)
by annaread | Oct 21, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
A CARE program that offers small loans to poor, indigenous women in Guatemala looks to change the lives not only of borrowers but also of the next generation. Terms include the requirement that daughters be allowed to stay in school at least through the sixth grade....
