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Voices for The PoorBeyond Four Walls: Affordable Housing Challenges in St. Joseph CountyIn this episode we discuss affordable housing in St. Joseph County, Indiana. We look into the South Bend Housing Authority, define HUD, AMI, VLI, Section 8, and many other aspects of the affordable housing programs available to residents in the county. We also take a look at the history of the Housing Authority in South Bend to track the success and failures that have occurred over the years when trying to serve some of the most vulnerable in our community.
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...2023-07-1852 minVoices for The PoorCatholic Social Teachings Lived Out (feat. Professor Pfeil) Part 2
In this episode of Voices for The Poor we conclude with the last half of our final speaker from the lecture series on Catholic Social Teaching. This lecture series was hosted by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Mishawaka, Indiana. The Professor presents a look at what life in service to God can look like. They provide a powerful example of what one person can do for the good of others as well as provide proof that our faith is not simply one one of words. It is our hope that...2023-06-0628 minVoices for The PoorThe Journey of a Lifetime; CST lived Out (feat. Professor Pfeil) Part 1In this episode of Voices for The Poor we hear from the last speaker from the lecture series on Catholic Social Teaching. This lecture series was hosted by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Mishawaka, Indiana. The Professor presents a look at what life in service to God can look like. They provide a powerful example of what one person can do for the good of others as well as provide proof that our faith is not simply one one of words. It is our hope that our final speaker helps shine a...2023-05-2333 minVoices for The PoorOur Preferential Option for The Poor (feat. Sr. Mercy Briola)In this episode Ssiter Mercy Briola discusses our preferential option for the poor, how we define poverty, saintly examples, and the importance of prayer. This is the fourth speaker for the St. Vincent de Paul speaker series on Catholic Social teachings hosted at St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Mishawaka, IN.
Sister Mercy Briola entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 2014 and professed perpetual vows in August 2022. She heard God’s call through an invitation from her Dominican chaplain and through contemplating the love of God during holy hours of adoration. She was attracted by th...2023-05-0929 minVoices for The PoorWhat's this Universal Destination of Goods all about? (feat. Dr. Brian Boyd)In this episode, Dr. Brian Boyd gives a lecture on the central destination of goods for the lecture series on Catholic Social Teachings, hosted by the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mishawaka. Dr. Boyd is a moral theologian whose interest in how personal virtue and communal flourishing are impacted by social structures has led him to focus on economic justice, with particular attention to wages and property rights along with the providential order of creation. Drawing on economics, history, and sociology, his work seeks to describe the situations we face, judge what is...2023-04-2524 minVoices for The PoorBackground on Catholic Hierarchy in America (feat. Brooke Tranten)
In this episode our guest speaker discusses the background, development, and day to day operations of the Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Some background on our speaker; Brooke Tranten returned to the de Nicola Center in August 2022 after having been a Graduate Sorin Fellow during her studies in the Master of Theological Studies program, which she completed in 2019. After her graduation, she undertook Ph.D. work in American history at Marquette University and is currently writing a dissertation on the reception of the US Bishops' 1983 statement on nuclear weapons. Prior to joining the dCEC...2023-04-2323 minVoices for The PoorCatholic Social Teaching: Unifying or Divisive? (Feat. Father Chris Lapp)The is the first of a five-part lecture series on Catholic Social Teaching (CST). In this episode Fr. Chris Lapp of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Mishawaka, IN. provides a background on CST and its use as a tool of the Laity from a pastoral perspective. This lecture series was hosted by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Joseph Catholic Parish Mishawaka. 2023-04-2234 minVoices for The PoorWelcome to Voices for The Poor!Thanks for checking out this welcome video/trailer, hopefully you like what you hear and stick around.2023-04-1004 min