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What is Most Holy Poverty?

By St. Clare of Assisi. A Letter to Agnes of Bohemia

U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty organization comes under fire

This article has free access for all visitors. By Scott Alessi. Groups raise concern over funding prac-tices of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

U.S. bishops overhaul controversial program

This article has free access for all visitors. By Scott Alessi. New safeguards to grant-making process in anti-poverty effort, which receives renewed commitment

The rich man's poverty

"Pastoral Answers" columnist Msgr. M. Francis Mannion explains the scriptural sense of Jesus' admonition to "Go, sell all that you have."

Synod analyzes Church's role in healing continent

By Gerard O'Connell. Bishops will cover topics of poverty, ethnic division, war and the use of Africa's resources

Stemming the rising tide of child poverty

This article has free access for all visitors. By Michelle Martin. Better societal awareness, more parental involvement seen as ways to improve children's well-being

Springboarding from adversity to sanctity

Openers by John Norton

Russell Shaw: School reform begins at home

Until America faces the problem of dysfunctional homes, all programs for school reform are doomed

Rising food prices force tough choices among poor

By Gerald Korson. Many at risk of going hungry as World Food Program hit with $500 million deficit for its food-distribution program

Preaching About Hunger

Have We Done Enough?

Poverty and violence causing girls to fight more

Federal statistics show violent crimes by young girls have risen in recent decades

Political poverty

Editorial

OSV Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor about priesthood, single motherhood, and poverty. (Subscription required)

Openers: What you soon may be hearing from a pulpit near you

By John Norton. You may soon be hearing about the Gospel necessity of reaching out to the poor and jobless in your community.

Needed: A creative Catholic voice in budget debate

By Russell Shaw. In civic life, Catholics tend to divide into ‘social justice’ or ‘social issues.’ A proposal for change

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Tale of two weddings

One extravagant, the other more subdued. Both bring to mind lessons of what marriage is about

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor for December 28, 2008

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor about poverty, animals, Pope John Paul II and Catholic social teaching.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor about pro-life, social justice, death penalty and humor.

Kenyan parishes overflow with spirit

Faith is strong in face of challenges with over crowding and poverty

June 6, St. Norbert

My Daily Visitor meditation for June 6, 2008. Mass reading, feast, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

July 12, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

In Focus: One carat diamond ring: $4,295

By Regis Flaherty. Thanksgiving for the blessings given to us by God brings about generosity and joy

In Focus: Francis's love of Christ, peace, animals

In Focus article by Barry Michaels. St. Francis's understanding of God, himself, other people, and the very world around him fuel Franciscan spirituality.

How to win the war on poverty

By Donald DeMarco. Mother Teresa: 'The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved'

How to win the war on poverty

Donald DeMarco Mother Teresa: 'The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved'

How the rising poverty rate is putting the squeeze on one community

By Brian Fraga. In Providence, R.I., Catholic charities, ministries struggle to keep up with families’ growing needs

How Catholic charities are weathering economic downturn

By Elizabeth A. Elliott. Greater needs across country put pinch on services, but donors are stepping up to fill in financial gaps

Global warming's effects seen as a justice issue

Because it will hit the poor hardest, Catholics should watch debate and explore options for prudent action, experts say

Gaza's humanitarian crisis at 'point of agony'

By Judith Sudilovsky. Food insecurity and unemployment worsen as Israeli blockade persists, new report finds

Frolicking near Hell

Our Take. It is difficult to imagine a starker contrast between wealth and poverty.

Feeding the poor's physical and spiritual needs

By Sarah Hayes. Head of Christian relief agency educates about importance of reaching out to those most poverty-stricken in Central America, the Caribbean

Editorial: Prosperity gospel

This editorial column has free access for all visitors. Treating the poor with dignity and helping others to flourish is ultimately done person by person, family by family.

Editorial: Fighting childhood poverty

This column has free access for all visitors. The erosion of marriage as an institution disproportionately affects children and families that can least afford it.

December 15, Wednesday Advent Weekday

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

Days in the land of Elvis teach us about poverty

In his Openers column, editor Gerald Korson recollects on a Habitat for Humanity trip to Mississippi and the issue of poverty in our own backyard.

Community spreads Gospel through life of radical poverty

Religious vocations article by Tom Hoopes. Little Sisters of the Lamb are raising funds for new monastery to be a light in low-income neighborhood

Census statistics don't measure pain of poverty

By Gerald Korson. Eradicating it must be a matter of national priority, Catholic Charities head says

Catholics continue to step up to donation plate

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Contributions remain steady in hard economic times, even if overall dollar amounts decline. (Subscription required)

Catholic Charities

By Father Larry Snyder. A century of working to reduce poverty in America

Are you a 'poor' example?

In this first in an eight-part series, we learn that if we want to inherit the kingdom of God, we must be detached from material possessions

Americans feel crunch of rising costs this winter

This article has free access to all visitors. Catholic charities struggle to fulfill growing demand for services

A big-city pastor’s prayer for the gift to love the poor

By John Norton. An extended reflection on the poverty of the First Christmas.