by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
July 25, 2007 – Pope Benedict XVI captured the essence of the moment when speaking with St. John’s administrators Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz, S.T.D., Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, and Sister Margaret John Kelly, D.C., Executive Director of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Wall Street Journal had a brief 2 minute video which points to a shortcoming of the adage that says that if you teach people to fish you feed them for a life time. For a llimited time the video can be viewed here The text can still be read here
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity bring Welsh master-quilters to Ethiopia to show women a way out of trafficking and poverty. “There is a long tradition of weaving and embroidery in Ethiopia. The country is just recovering from cycles of drought and war which have left the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to the Financial Times the United Nations World Food Programme has warned that rising food prices are threatening its ability to feed the roughly 90 million people around the world that it helps, urging donors to boost their contributions. One concern is...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Federal Government and Opposition proposals to quarantine welfare payments to “at risk” parents are simplistic and will not prevent truancy or child neglect, the Society of St Vincent de Paul says. The Australian reports that over the weekend both Prime...
