by sjs | Jan 1, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Trinity College in Toronto began a project this fall to introduce low-income adults to the humanities and to hone their skills in abstract thinking. In the words of one project participant, “I’ve been away from this kind of learning for a long time, and it...
by annaread | Dec 19, 2007 | Evangelization, Formation
The Repository of Canton, Ohio USA kicks off an article about the contributions of various foundations by mentioning a Sisters of Charity grant to the Mayor’s Literacy Commision. Read the story. See also an article that describes other recent grants of the...
by sjs | Dec 18, 2007 | Church, Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly this past week, Archbishop Celestino Migliore lamented the fact that that “chronic poverty remains the single biggest obstacle to meeting the needs of children,” and that education is key “to empowering them...
by annaread | Nov 28, 2007 | Evangelization, News
Somewhere in one of Dublin’s pockets of poverty, after school some students go quietly to a hidden classroom. There they receive tutoring and mentoring in a program set up by “a committed volunteer” of the St Vincent de Paul Society. There’s a...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2007 | Evangelization, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family figured prominently in the awarding of over one millions dollars for systemic change projects. On November 8, 2007 Brother Constant Goetschalckx FC of the Brothers of Charity, an international community with deep roots in the Vincentian traditon...