Why was I born where I was born?
December 30, 2009
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It’s a question driven out of the capacity for empathy, not the self-centeredness of youth: Why was I born where I was born? What fate
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Tag: Poverty
Scientific evidence to guide spending on MDGs
December 2, 2009
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More than ever before, we have the scientific evidence to guide global policy. Practical and rigorously tested interventions exist that can inform policy to reduce poverty and, if massively scaled up, produce tangible and timely progress on the MDGs.
Feeding ministries abound and offend
November 30, 2009
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Some communities are working closely with congregations to respond to rising hunger and homelessness. But there are more stories about how communities are trying to stop congregations and shut down feeding programs. Is something changing in this country?
Houston attorney seeks end to Cathedral’s ‘Beacon’ program
November 29, 2009
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A local lawyer has challenged a homeless advocacy program near his office that he says has created a downtown neighborhood nuisance. But the dean of Christ Church Cathedral says the work will go forward.
I need more money, Lord!
November 24, 2009
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Everywhere I turn in Haiti, I see such desperate need. The poverty here is ubiquitous, the need overwhelming. So many Haitians come to the capital hoping to find a job, only to discover that there are no jobs here, either. They end up on the streets, sleeping in doorways, begging for food, washing in dirty pools of water. And there simply is not enough money to take care of them.
Outside a world of wealth stands the reality of hunger
November 21, 2009
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Whatever the weather, they await the opening of a food pantry run by All Saints Episcopal Church, right across the street from a seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 6,000-square-foot home with a wraparound porch, a two-bedroom coach house, gated private driveway and what refined members of the propertied class know as a porte-cochere.
Using matches to communicate;
killing kerosene
November 1, 2009
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NGOs take note: these notions are incendiary no-brainers.
Fighting poverty with faith
October 14, 2009
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National faith-based organizations are committed to participating in an interfaith week of action, October 14th-21st, 2009 in order to urge our elected officials to make poverty-reduction a key goal of the transition to a new green economy. The organizations include Catholic Charities USA, The Episcopal Church, the ELCA, the Islamic Society of North America, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Bishops care about health care
September 10, 2009
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“Bishops Working for a Just World,” seeks universal heath-care coverage and solutions to domestic and global poverty and the environmental crisis. Bishops make annual trips to the nation’s capital to advocate for specific legislation or changes to legislation.
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