by Beth | Oct 5, 2007 | Congregation of the Mission, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rome, October 2007 To all members of the Vincentian Family: We, members of the Vincentian Family, cannot be indifferent to the situation of poverty in the world. These are data that make us ask questions: “The World Bank publishes the basic data on the poverty in...
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...
by annaread | Oct 1, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Oregon Web site describes five different pieces of the puzzle of affordable housing. Additionally, it proposes a strategy for moving from the “chaos model” to a “planned model” in providing...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2007 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The “play pump” supplies safe drinking water from a deep borehole every time children take a spin. For $7000 (US) and within just a few hours, one device can be installed to serve 2,500 people. So inventive, so cost-efficient, so much fun for the kids...
by annaread | Sep 29, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Thursday morning Cor Unum in Lawrence, Kansas served its 100,000th guest. Feast day coincidence? Maybe not: During the construction of the building, the parish needed an extra $250,000 to finish the project. [The pastor] asked the Sisters of Charity … to pray to...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2007 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Fr. Cantalamessa, preacher to the Papal household, says, “The principal thing to bring to light in regard to the parable of the rich man in this Sunday’s Gospel is his contemporary relevance. At the global level the two characters are the two hemispheres: The...
