by John Freund, CM | Apr 18, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Love of the poor is a special mark of discipleship, but deeply committed people will have different ways of showing their love. Some work in kitchens or overnight shelters. Others may work for living-wage laws, help unionize low-wage workers or promote fair...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
What Would St. Vincent de Paul do about Today’s Global Poverty? On this occasion of the First Vincentian Symposium on Poverty Reduction we ask faculty, staff, and students from DePaul University (Chicago), St. John’s University (New York City), Niagara University...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Prostitution has existed for a long time in Limoges, as it has in other cities. In September 2001, at the beginning of the academic year, we were struck by the increasing number of younger people gathering and settling in a particular area of the city centre. The new...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
It has become a trend for such charities as Goodwill to open stores that are more like traditional big-box retailers than the old, dingy thrift stores of the past. Now the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix has taken the trend a step further: It has opened a...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2007)—Congress must remember the needs of the poor when it considers the federal budget, Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Washington, and President of the U.S. Bishops, told members of Congress in a letter sent to Capitol Hill March 16....
