Sheltering the Homeless
Vermont is trying to figure out what to do with its homeless population after the pandemic, according to Seven Days reporter Kevin McCallum in an article appearing this week. During the “Stay Home Stay...
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Hunger in Vermont
There was a great segment on VPR’s Vermont Edition yesterday, November 18, about hunger in our state and what is being done to address it. Listen here: http://digital.vpr.net/post/checking-hunger-state
Aims & Purposes of the Catholic Worker
In the words of Dorothy Day, originally published in February, 1940. For the sake of new readers, for the sake of men on our breadlines, for the sake of the employed and unemployed, the...
The Cry of the Poor
In reflecting upon the readings for this past Sunday, October 25 — the story from Mark’s gospel about the blind beggar Bartimaeus — America Magazine’s John W. Martens poses the question, “Who do we...
Story as Sacramental
Today’s Gospel reading reminded me of another blog post I’d written some years ago. First published March 27, 2013, it is presented below. I found the following story on Facebook recently. One day...
Freely Received, Freely Given
My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ~James 2:1 “The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and...
Say “Yes” to Giving
Catholic social teaching tells us that what we have in this life is not ours alone, but is entrusted to us for the good of all. Basically, to withhold something from someone who has...
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