Wishes for the Children

Wishes for the children
ON THE week of Christmas, we pray for spiritual grace, love, forgiveness, lasting world peace and for the people and their children who are about to start the rehabilitation and rebuilding of their disaster-stricken communities. We count our blessings … Read more on BusinessWorld Online Edition

Christmas tree sales help the down-and-out help themselves
Residents also are trained in fields like retail sales, truck driving, wastewater treatment, construction and automotive repairs. Three months before graduating from Delancey Street, residents get outside jobs. Residents mentor one another in personal, … Read more on ABQ Journal

Gun violence grows out of drugs, poverty, local leaders say
Violence grows out of a “cultural milieu” that includes poverty, lack of jobs and education, high incarceration rate and lack of rehabilitation, said Ned Smith, director of the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Workers House, 1440 Market St. “Societies … Read more on Penn Live