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DOCUMENTS Preference for the poor and the promotion of justice Pope John Paul II, Vita Consecrata, para. 82 A Jubilee on Poverty Cardinal Roger Etchegaray The Struggle Against Poverty: A Sign of Hope for Our World 1996 pastoral letter by the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Make Justice Your Aim Alabama Bishops on Poverty in Alabama, 1990 Of One Heart and One Mind A joint letter on the economy in North Carolina and the plight of the poor, by Raleigh Bishop Joseph Gossman and Charlotte Bishop William Curlin Poverty in the Church 1968 Medellin document by the Latin American Bishops The Elimination of Poverty: It Can Be Done and We Want It Done 2000 message from the Bishops of Quebec Covenant with the Poor Signed by Bishop Cormac on behalf of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton at the Chrism mass, 26th March 1997 ARTICLES, PAPERS The Option for the Poor Arises from Faith in Christ By Gustavo Gutierrez in Theological Studies, June, 2009 In search of the preferential option for 'the other' in Origen and Augustine By Damien Casey, Australian Catholic University, From Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church, Vol. 5: Poverty and Riches, Sydney: St Paul's Publications, 2009 Blessed Are the Poor By Sarah Broscombe in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, March 2009 Christ is Present in the Poor: An Often Forgotten Look at the Diaconal Services and Offices By Udo Schmälzle, Chairman of the Conference of German-speaking pastoral theologians, in Herder Korrespondenz, Special, 2009 The Option for the Poor Arises from Faith in Christ By Gustavo Gutierrez in Theological Studies, June 2009 On Poverty with Christ Poor By Philip Endean in The Way, 2008 The Challenge to Live Simply By Christine Allen in Thinking Faith: The Online Journal of the English Jesuits, December 2008 Taking Sides with the Poor. An Experience of Insertion Communities in Madurai Province By Michaelraj Lourdu Ratinam SJ in Promotio Iustitiae, November 2008 The Poor as Christ's Sacrament: The Sermon of Paul VI in San José de Mosquera (1968) By Bernard Bleyer, teacher of religion and project consultant in moral theology at the Catholic Academy of Regensburg, in Stimmen der Zeit, 2008 Defining poverty as distinctively human By H.P.P. Lötter, Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2007 A Response to Global Poverty By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Co-Director of the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture, at the Point 7 Now Conference on Global Poverty co-sponsored by the Lane Center, in Urbi et Orbi, Spring 2007 Poverty and Inequality From the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, May 2007 The Rich, the Poor and the Honour of God By Joseph Nguyen Công Ðoan SJ in Promotio Iustitiae, June 2007 Meeting the Poor: What Exposure-Programs Can Bring By Karl Osner in Herder Korrespondenz, 2007 Climate Change and World-wide Poverty By Johannes Müller SJ in Stimmen der Zeit, 2007 "Not Separate from the Poor": An Interview with the Chief Executive of Misereor, Josef Sayer By Alexander Foitzik in Herder-Korrespondenz, 2007 "An Ethical, not a Political Problem": A Discussion on Poor and Rich with the Social Scientist Werner Schönig By Alexander Foitzik in Herder Korrespondenz, 2007 On Giving to the Poor: Variations on a Biblical Theme By Naomi Kritzer in Commonweal, Dec 15, 2006 Poverty and Mission By Fernando Domingues, MCCJ, Pontifical Urbanian College, Rome, 2006 Following Christ in Poverty By Tony Herbert in Promotio Iustitiae, March 2006 Offering Alternatives to Enable Institutions to Work for the Poor By Anna Marie A. Karaos in Promotio Iustitiae, June 2005 The Struggle against Poverty: Slogan or Alibi? By Max Kupelesa Ilunga SJ in Promotio Iustitiae, June 2005 Below the Poor Are the Marginalised By Jaime Garralda in Promotio Iustitiae, December 2004 The Problem on Poverty in the Concept of the Just Society By Fernando Ponce in Promotio Iustitiae, May 2003 The Place of the Poor in the Church By José María Castillo in Promotio Iustitiae, February 2003 The Option for the Poor is an Option for Justice and not Preferential By José M. Vigil Missio Dei and the Project of Jesus: The Poor and the “Other” as Mediators of the Kingdom of God and Protagonists of the Churches By Paulo Suess in International Review of Mission, October 2003 The Significance of Subsidiarity and Solidarity on Justice to the "Poor": Challenging Structural Adjustment Policies and Strategies in Tanzania By Linus Mbajo, C.s.s.p., September 2003 Does inequality matter? By Christopher Jencks, Professor of Social Policy at the Kennedy School at Harvard University, 2002 Gaps and Poverty in the Long Run By Juan José Llach in the Proceedings of the Colloquium on Globalization and Inequalities, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, April 2002, pp. 43-66 Globalisation, Religion and Poverty – Focus on Asia By Stan D'Souza in the Proceedings of the Colloquium on Globalization and Inequalities, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, April 2002, pp. 129-149 Poverty as a Spiritual Challenge: Do Catholics know the Face of the Poor? By Bishop Ricardo Ramírez of Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2001 The Rich Are the Real Poor By Fr. Renato Kizito Sesana in African Scribe, May 2001 Poverty: Church Joins in Game of Musical Chairs By Sewe K'Ahenda in African Scribe, May 2001 The Soteriological Orientation of John Wesley's Ministry to the Poor By Kenneth J. Collins in Wesley Theological Journal, 2001 For the Sake of the Children By Dr. Don Fuchs in Perspective, November 2000 Option for the Poor Section of a Franciscan manual on justice in peace, 1999 Poverty The entire March 1999 issue of the New Internationalist is devoted to poverty Dimensions of Poverty and the Common Good. Vincentian Chair of Social Justice, 1999. Presentations: Poverty and the Moral Imperative By Most Reverend Joseph M. Sullivan, 1999 Poverty in the United States, the Richest Country in the World By Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C., 1999 The Common Good and Urban Poverty By Dr. David Hollenbach, S.J., 1999 The Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of the Poor By Dr. John F. Kavanaugh, S.J., 1999 The Poor Are My Teachers By Isauro Covilli, OFM in LADOC, September / October 1998 Fighting poverty in Jesus' name...and with taxpayer funds? By Roy Maynard in World, August 15, 1998 Ethics of Relief vs Job Creation Programs as a Means of Poverty Alleviation By Ben Sprunger, President, Mennonite Economic Development Association, 1997 Poverty and Social Policy: An Historical and Ideological Examination By Margaret S. Coleman, Ph.D., New York University; Susan Pashkoff, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, DeMontfort University; Christine Rider, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, St. John's University. 1997 A Basic Income for the USA: Ensuring that the Benefits of Economic Progress are Equitably Shared By Professor Charles M. A. Clark, Department of Economics, St. John's University, 1997 The Poverty Trap: What Can Be Done? From the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland, April 1997 Poverty and Social Policy: An Historical and Ideological Examination By Margaret S. Coleman, Ph.D., New York University; Susan Pashkoff, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, DeMontfort University; Christine Rider, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, St. John's University, 1997 The Consequences of Poverty and Child Maltreatment on IQ Scores By Dr. Philip M. Drucker, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Notre Dame College, St. John's University, 1997 Basic Income: Providing an Adequate Income For All By Charles M. A. Clark, Ph.D., Department of Economics, St. John's University, 1996 Serving the Smelly Poor: A Luxury One Should Embrace By Heather King in Commonweal, Oct 11, 1996 Sowing Hope for the World's Poorest By Jo Marie Griesgraber in Center Focus, March/April 1996 Poverty and Solidarity By Felipe Zegarra in LADOC, Nov./Dec. 1996 Letters to My Brothers and Sisters By Donald J. Goergen, OP, 1996. Topics include: The Option for Solidarity with the Poor, Solidarity with the Poor, The Vow of Poverty, Dominican Poverty: A Somewhat Radical Reflection by Sister Mary Ellen Butcher, OP Two Notions of Poverty in the Paali Canon By Mavis Fenn in Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 1996 Beggar in the Doorway Makes the Pain So Real By Joan Chittister in National Catholic Reporter, March 17, 1995 What Remains of the Option for the Poor? By José María Vigil in Ladoc, Nov./Dec. 1994 No Amnesty for Sorrow: The Privilege of the Poor in Christian Social Ethics By William O'Neill in Theological Studies, December 1994 Ressentiment and the Preferential Option for the Poor By Patrick H. Byrne in Theological Studies, June, 1993 Poverty in the Wasteland: The Preferential Option for the Poor By Robert V. Andelson and James M. Dawsey, in a synopsis of From Wasteland to Promised Land: Liberation Theology for a Post-Marxist World, 1992 The Haunting Face of Jesus in the Option for the Poor By Cassian Yuhaus, C.P. in Suffering: The Stauros Notebook, Summer 1992 Reflections on Service to the Poor By James Cormack, CM in Spirituality Today, 1991 The Wesleyan Option for the Poor By Donald W. Dayton in Wesley Theological Journal, 1991 Good News to the Poor By Mary Ann Fatula, O.P. in Spirituality Today, 1989 Poverty in the US Bishops' 1986 Pastoral Letter "Economic Justice for All" Called to be Powerless? By Ted Kennedy in The Way, 1986 The Tension between Poverty and Possessions in the Gospel of Luke By John Sheila Galligan in Spirituality Today, 1985 Blessed are the Poor By Jean Vanier in The Way, 1985 To Be Poor as Jesus Was Poor By Aloysius Pieris in The Way, 1984 The Poor Have the Gospel Preached to Them By Paul Scanlon, O.P. in Spirituality Today, 1982 More of Everything and More of Everywhere: Thoughts on Poverty By Austin Smith, CP, in Suffering: The Stauros Notebook, November-December 1982 The Mystery of the Poor By Dorothy Day in The Catholic Worker, April 1964 Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved? Clement of Alexandria MISCELLANEOUS POVERTY WEBSITES Solidarity with the Poor Activities and thoughts of the Community of Sant'Egidio Poverty Information Sheet From the Brotherhood of St. Lawrence in Australia The 2009 HHS Poverty Guidelines Ethics Updates: Literature on Poverty and Welfare Provides: 1. internet links relating to poverty; 2. survey of philosophical work on poverty; 3. summaries of recent articles on poverty; 4. discussion topics and term paper topics on poverty Institute for Research on Poverty PovertyNet From the World Bank Group: resources and support for people working to understand and alleviate poverty Poverty Factsheet From CAFOD A Profile of the Working Poor, 2000 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Definitions of Poverty From the United Nations U.S. Census Bureau: Poverty National Center for Children in Poverty Income and Poverty Profile: Missouri State and County Income and Poverty Estimates Women and Children At Risk and in Poverty By Mimi Abramovitz, Professor of Social Work, Hunter College School of Social Work The Symbiosis Between Poverty and Globalization: A Need for a Critique from Political Ethics By Dr. I. John Mohan Razu, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Department of Christian Theology and Ethics and Dean of Social Research at The United Theological College, Bangalore, India Center for the Study of Urban Poverty The Center's primary mission is to link university resources and expertise with those of federal, state, and local and community-based agencies and organizations concerned with issues related to urban poverty and social service delivery Government Information Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economics Division Rural Poverty Knowledgebase Links to Other Anti-Hunger and Poverty Organizations From Bread for the World St Vincent de Paul Society A world-wide charity that concerns itself with the poor and needy on a local and personal basis Christian Foundation for Children and Aging CFCA is a lay Catholic organization creating relationships between sponsors in the United States and children and elderly people in 25 developing nations around the world. When you become a CFCA sponsor, your monthly contribution provides life-changing benefits such as education, nutrition, clothing, and medical care to your sponsored friend International Development Exchange (IDEX) Builds partnerships to overcome poverty and social injustice by empowering people and communities toward greater control over the resources and political and economic processes ATD Fourth World An international non-governemental organisation dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty. Its goal is to explore all possibilities of partnership with families living in chronic poverty and to encourage more private citizens and public officials to join this effort Equal Justice Network An on-line meeting place, information source, and connection mechanism for lawyers and other advocates involved in efforts to provide civil legal assistance to low-income people Alabama Arise Coalition of religious and social organizations dedicated to passing legislation that would benefit low-income citizens of Alabama |
