Who hears the cry of the young mothers and children detained at the border? asks Giulio Grecchi, Tucson, AZ, Western Region Voice of the Poor Representative. After describing the situation he pleads “Something has to be changed” and offers suggestions about what Vincentian can do
By identifying and bringing attention to those issues that are critical to those living in poverty and to the structures, societal and legislative, that cause and perpetuate poverty, VOP Vincentians can help communities and elected representatives to develop strategies and tactics that will provide the most effective and efficient mean to reduce or eliminate poverty.
This “novena of novenas” is 81 days of intercessory prayer, reflection, and ortho-praxis (“right action”) for peace among nations, justice for all people, and the care of Creation. We start the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, June 28, 2014 and end on the day after Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 16, 2014.
“On the US/Mexican border, a humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of migrant children continues to evolve and calls for a hallmark Vincentian response of charity and Christian justice”
Perspectives on Freedom – “Those without liberty spend their entire lives chasing it.”
About 1000 Australian CEOs slept out on cardboard mats raised $5.4 million for homeless men and women that do it tough every night.