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A Prayer for Canners Mother of Mercy, we have learned about people known as canners and their struggle for survival. Documentary Film: Canners are people who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from cu…
A Prayer for Those Living in PovertyUSA The largest "state" in the United States is PovertyUSA. Nearly one in six Americans (46 million people), and one in four children, live there. The government's official poverty threshold for a famil…
Praying for Americans Living on Less Than $2 a Day Compassionate One, we are concerned about global poverty. We have become too accustomed to facts about the plight of the poor in Africa — such as, in Sierra Leone, surveys have discovered that 82.…
A Prayer for Those Suffering as a Result of the Cuts in the Food Stamp Program Compassionate One, our hearts go out this day to the one in seven Americans – 47 million people – who are buying and eating less because of cuts in the food stamp program. Fact: The largest …
A Prayer for Discernment by Wealthy Baby Boomers Wise and Faithful Guide, wealthy Baby Boomers are beginning to make choices about what to do with their money: pass it on to their children, spend it now, or give it away to charity, as some of the …
Prayers for Americans Living in Poverty September 14, 2011. Today's news included the U.S. Census Bureau report that 46.2 million Americans — 1 in 6 — are living in poverty. That is the highest number in the 52 years that the Census B…
A Prayer for Food-Insecure Households Mother of Mercy, 15.8 million American children do not have enough food to eat, and millions more children around the world are in similar situations. Give them strength as they strive to grow …
A Prayer for Those Facing a Retirement Crisis Wise and Faithful Guide, we are worried about the future. Many of us will face money problems when we retire from work, if we are even able to retire from work. Facts: A stunning 45 percent of a…
A Prayer for the People of Egypt February 1, 2011. After a week of street demonstrations against the regime of Hosni Mubarak regime, the people of Egypt are calling for a change of government and an end to the inequalities which ha…
The Missing “E” in Human By Adya Sarin for KidSpirit's Education Issue. It’s important to be humane and not simply a human. The only difference (literally) is the “e,” and that missing “e” is empathy. Empath…