by annaread | Oct 18, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Systemic change
Grameen Bank — Bank of the Villages — really does lend to beggars. Take a look at this video to get another example of how microfinance can accomplish systemic change and visit their informative and surprising website. Surprising? Well, yes. How many Nobel... by annaread | Oct 17, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
After Australian John Harper experienced depression and found help talking with mates, the Rural Task Force of the St Vincent de Paul Society learned of Harper’s efforts to gather farmers for support and education about depression. Read more. by annaread | Oct 17, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Sunday’s Cincinnati Enquirer ran a story about the rapidly expanding need for elder day care. The article featured Eldermount, which is part of the range of elder care offered by Sisters of Charity at Bayley Place. Read the article. by annaread | Oct 9, 2007 | Justice and Peace, News
Take a good long look at something you don’t want to see, urges a feature writer for a Florida newspaper. He’s writing about paintings of Marge Hakel, a Saint Vincent de Paul Society volunteer who uses her paintings to portray social injustice. Painter... by annaread | Oct 3, 2007 | Evangelization, News
At age 77, John Bailey has become “aware of a world outside of my world” and has become an agent of compassion and service. We’ve reposted the article here from the Jackson Citizen Patriot. As a child, John Bailey watched his father help at their... by annaread | Oct 2, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The oldest and largest hospice in Scotland offers holistic care for those preparing for life’s final “great event”. Sister of Charity Rita Dawson, administrator for twenty years, has sometimes raised funds for it “on the hoof”. Read...
