by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Hunger Games – A Walmart alert! – The Pulitizer prize-winning Guardian reports… Walmart heiress Alice Walton received a letter today, even if she hasn’t read it.“[It’s] not just Thanksgiving dinner that’s an issue. It’s dinner every night,” La’Randa...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Donna Beegle delivers a keynote address at the 2014 St. Vincent de Paul National Assembly in Atlanta. Beegle emphasized the importance of gaining understanding and perspective when working with people in poverty. The Assembly was hosted by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Niagara University is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to issues of poverty. Niagara U students challenged to solve poverty The school is putting up a $10,000 prize for the group of students that comes up with the winning plan for an entrepreneurial...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 12, 2014 | Vincentian Family
“My humanity is bound up in yours.” So writes Meghan Clark in an article that addresses the stark contrast between Catholicism and libertarianism and speaks to the underpinnings of so much of the Vincentian Family’s concern for those who are...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Members of Congress Plan to Live on Minimum Wage for a Week ABC News reports….Have you ever seen a congressman snacking on a measly tin of sardines? Or maybe a governor ordering a McChicken off the dollar menu? In Washington this week that scene was reality for...
