While not all single mothers are financially strapped, the poverty rate for families headed by single mothers, at 42 percent, is almost three times the rate...
Economic justice
Catholic teaching says that what's mine is yours when it comes to ownership of private property. Catholic social teaching used to be called the...
Solutions to poverty’s big challenges don’t come in smaller packages. Jesus warned that the poor we will always have with us. There are times when we seem to...
Catholic colleges and universities fall behind their secular counterparts in an effort to recruit, accept, and keep poor students. Many Catholic colleges and...
Bonding with those most in need can yield big returns. To paraphrase Winston Churchill’s famous observation on democracy: Capitalism is the worst system in the...
Would-be entrepreneurs often give up for lack of two things: training and cash. Enter some college students with a big idea. When a series of life blows...
Is the bishops’ work to empower the poor Catholic enough? An alliance of pro-life groups says it’s not. It was the brainchild of a Chicago priest, Michael...
Kym knows exactly what broke feels like. A few months ago she was out of work and low on hope. When it looked as though she and her two children would be...
There is a wealth of opportunity for Catholics looking to put their money where their faith is. Ray Boshara fondly remembers his grandmother washing and re...
After life on the street, there’s nothing like sitting down again at your own kitchen table. “I never in my life thought that at age 50 I’d be homeless, not in...
