Tag: Homelessness

San Francisco Cathedral Reportedly Drenching Homeless People with Water to Drive Them Away

According to a KCBS news report, the Francis Effect has not fully arrived in the City by the Bay: “KCBS has learned that Saint Mary’s Cathedral, the principal church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has installed a watering system to keep the homeless from sleeping in the cathedral’s doorways…. There are no signs warning… Read More San Francisco Cathedral Reportedly Drenching Homeless People with Water to Drive Them Away

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Around the Web (Part 2)

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Friends of Merton by Dan Horan: “Thomas Merton continues to exercise an ‘apostolate of friendship,’ bringing people together across many divides. If you haven’t met Merton and his friends yet, I encourage you to do so.” The Five Lessons of Good Friday by Fr. James Martin,… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)

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Around the Web

Check out these recent articles from around the web: Tea Party vs. the Common Good by Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter: “The individualism that is such a part of the American psyche has developed into something deeply pernicious, a denial of the possibility of the nation coming together, in the form of government action,… Read More Around the Web

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Don’t Fall for Misdirection: It’s about Homelessness, Inequality, Unemployment and Poverty not the Debt

As I drove home last night, slowly moving down the Van Wyck Highway Service Road, I watched as an older homeless man weaved through traffic begging for help. I pulled out what cash I had accessible but he moved over to the next lane – I did not know how to signal safely for him… Read More Don’t Fall for Misdirection: It’s about Homelessness, Inequality, Unemployment and Poverty not the Debt

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