Poverty

Wisdom of a 5th-Grade Solomon

Nicole Baker Fulgham 9-30-2009

"Ms. Baker, why are you teaching here?" one student, whom I'll call Solomon, inquired during one of our after school tutoring sessions. "You went to college," he continued unabashedly.

Conservative Catholicism's Political Enforcers

Cesar Baldelomar 9-29-2009

As a struggling Catholic, the uproar and division caused by conservative U.S.

Proclaiming Jubilee in the Midst of Foreclosures

Mark Van Steenwyk 9-28-2009

My 1.5 year old son Jonas broke his first law last month.

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Flickers of Hope for Zimbabwe

Nontando Hadebe 9-23-2009

Most of the news coming from Zimbabwe is so discouraging and heartbreaking that it is becoming harder to sustain hope.

Audio: 'If You Don't Do Compassion, Mercy, and Justice, You Will Catch Hell'

Efrem Smith 9-22-2009

It's always hard to narrow down Pastor Efrem's sermons to a few key minutes, and this one was no exception. Preaching from Matthew 25, he puts some extended focus on the health-care debate.

G-20: The Global South Is Too Big To Fail

Hayley Hathaway 9-22-2009

As pundits and politicians wield fighting words over the domestic health-care crisis, another group is getting ready to combat a different crisis -- one which, unless it's resolved quickly, will ca

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: A Visual Feast with a Side of Social Commentary

Edward Gilbreath 9-21-2009

I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much when

I first took my seat in the theater to preview Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, a 3-D animated comedy based on the popular children's book.

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A Choice for Catholic Bishops: Confrontation or Engagement?

John Gehring 9-21-2009

Catholic progressives are not the only faithful people worried about the dangers posed by some U.S.

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Integrity and the Economic Crisis

Rachel Anderson 9-21-2009

The economic crisis that started last fall and was remembered last week brought to light a lot of things: the vulnerability of

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Glenn Beck and My Granddaughter

Paul Kordis 9-21-2009

Sojourners received this letter in response to our action alert last week calling for your letters and prayers to challenge Glenn Beck's view of the health-care debate:

Feeding the Hungry: Remembering Norman Borlaug

Ernesto Tinajero 9-14-2009

My church started a community garden this summer. Our tomatoes, beans, and greens now grace the shelves of our food bank.

One Nation, Underprivileged: Analyzing the Game Instead of the Players

Neeraj Mehta 9-14-2009

If life were a game, it could be said that we like to analyze the players (the winners and the losers) of the game, rather than the game itself.

Consequences of the Recession

Jim Wallis 9-11-2009

Did you see it? It wasn't the leading story in The New York Times, The Washington Post, or most other daily newspapers.

Labor Day Weekend Ironies: What Do Child Labor and S'mores Have in Common?

Tracey Bianchi 9-11-2009

Last Monday, our family, like millions of other Americans, sat in holiday weekend traffic to get back home after an extra day away.

New Poverty Numbers, Old Poverty Definitions

Rachel Black 9-10-2009

Numbers released today from the U.S. Census Bureau confirmed what has become widely apparent: more people are living in poverty because of the economic recession. It's tragic but obvious.

Poverty: Looking at Why Instead of Who

Neeraj Mehta 9-10-2009

For many Americans, our current housing crisis, banking meltdown, and global recession are increasing the risk of falling into poverty.

Want to End Poverty? Focus on Women and Girls

Molly Marsh 9-10-2009

Promoting gender equality is crucial to combating global poverty, a point Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn make in their new book,

When Grace Backfires

Bart Campolo 9-08-2009

In 1958 the Teddy Bears released the song "To know him is to love him," which might as well have been called "To know, know, know, him is to love, love, love, him," since that's the way everybody r

Labor Sunday: What Can We Do to Honor Workers?

Cathleen Falsani 9-04-2009

To work is to pray.

It's a Latin phrase that the Order of St. Benedict adopted as its motto.

St. Benedict, the founder of the order, recognized the sacred value of hard work, the notion that through the sweat of our brows and the strength of our arms and backs, we can worship the Creator.