by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“John Honner, who has worked for Catholic charitable organisations for many years, brings out clearly the relevance of Ozanam to contemporary Australia. He sees especially the contrast between the communal vision of Ozanam and the individualism of Australian...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
For many Americans, poverty and lack of health insurance make it difficult to get necessary health and medical care. According to a new study, once they do visit the doctor, poor, uninsured people often report racial discrimination when communicating with health care...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Corruption is a constant presence in the lives of people around the world. And poor families are hit hardest by demands for bribes. These are the unsettling results of the Global Corruption Barometer 2007, (Link no longer active) published by Transparency...
by sjs | Nov 30, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
There has been much recent U.S. press about people losing homes because they can’t pay mortgages they should not have been given. In Ireland too, St. Vincent de Paul Society is finding increasing numbers experiencing poverty due to crippling mortgage payments...
by annaread | Nov 12, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A reflection on last week’s tragic news: Like many concerned Filipinos, I was emotionally overwhelmed and driven to tears by the suicide of Marianet Amper. I could not fathom how and why a 12-year-old girl, whose life as a conscious and thinking human being was...
