by Beth | Oct 19, 2005 | Vincentian Family
Among the presenters will be Gloria Lothrop, Emerita Professor of History from Cal State Northridge, who will discuss “Challenges and Opportunities: The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Southern California.””Members of the Daughters of Charity of...
by Beth | Oct 18, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Vatican, Oct. 17 (CWNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) said that hunger and malnutrition are scandals, caused by selfishness, in a message to the director general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Pope’s message...
by Beth | Oct 18, 2005 | Justice and Peace
They were nobodies. They were the poor, living on the margins of society. He lived an ascetic life somewhere in the desert of Palestine. He may have been one of the Essenes, a countercultural Jewish sect devoted to the Torah and to life lived in community. When he...
by Beth | Oct 17, 2005 | Church
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 16, 2005 (Zenit.org).- On the eve of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty, Benedict XVI made an appeal to intensify action against this global scourge. “Poverty is a scourge against which humanity must struggle ceaselessly,” the...
by Beth | Oct 17, 2005 | Justice and Peace
As we approach the feast of All Saints perhaps some might find the following compilation of Saints who lives were noted for their concern for social justice.Among those included are Blessed Frederic Ozanam St. Maximilian Kolbe St. Martin de Porres 1579-1639 St....
