by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2009 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
No place to lay their heads “Ozanam House was founded in 1995 by the Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, as an initiative of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and managed by nuns of the Daughters of Charity (Nigeria). Its primary purpose is the provision of temporary...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There is a growing belief among social service providers that it is far more cost effective and more humane to prevent homelessness rather than just provide emergency shelter and food. Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recognizes it is...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A community cannot call itself Christian if it does not welcome immigrants is the message from Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of San Marcos in a message titled “Migration and the Faith,” published on the occasion of the National Day of the Immigrant, to be...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Due to debt forgiveness and the work of CRS, many forest communities in Cameroon have been able to see a real improvement in the quality of life in their communities. That’s why Catholics Confront Global Poverty is calling upon 1 million Catholics to urge the United...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, will be the special focus of collaborative efforts of the Vincentian Family during the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Vincent and Louise. This is a report of what the Daughters of Charity...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In the context of a plea to hear the Catholic voice in the current health care debate the US Bishop’s blog give prominent place to the work of Provience Hospital in Washington.
