Everything begins with a great good. The master does not keep his wealth to himself, but gives it to his servants; five talents to one, two to another, one to a third, “to each according to his ability” (Mt 25:15). |
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It has been calculated that a single talent was equivalent to the income of some twenty years’ work: it was of enormous value, and would be sufficient for a lifetime. This is the beginning. For us too, everything began with the grace of God – everything always begins with grace, not with our own efforts – with the grace of God, who is a Father and has given us so many good things, entrusting different talents to each of us. We possess a great wealth that depends not on what we possess but on what we are: the life we have received, the good within us, the indelible beauty God has given us by making us in his image… All these things make each of us precious in his eyes, each one of us is priceless and unique in history! This is how God looks at us, how God feels towards us. |
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| THE EYES OF THE RESEARCHER Poverty as a multidimensional concept. |
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Georgia Casanova, Research Coordinator of the Family International Monitor In the last decades, the vision of poverty seen as a complex and structured concept is widely accepted and supported by the international literature. But the greater proof of a poverty whose economic aspects interact with other elements such as the educative, social and health-related dimensions derives from daily life practice. During the last decades, also due to the international economic crises, the political agendas saw an increase in development plans to fight multidimensional poverty (for ex. “Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development” and the “Plan of Action for the 3rd UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027)”). It is important to highlight that a complete report on the multidimensional nature of poverty does not only deal with its multiple manifestations, but also with their intrinsic interconnections (Atkinson, 2019). |
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"Lebanon, land of peoples and religions" In collaboration with the Terni Film Fest 2020, the Family International Monitor has held a meeting to understand the values and the challenges of the pluralistic society of Lebanon, a complex land with a history that oscillates between laceration and acceptance, coexistence and conflict. ITALIANO | | |
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Intervention to reduce violence in family using a Family-Centred approach Explor the main themes of the webinar "Intervention to reduce violence in family using a Family-Centred approach" organized by SARChI Human Capabilities in the Family for Cohesion and the Sekwele Centre for Social Reflection, our research partner in South Africa. ESPANOL | ITALIANO | | |
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How the Sandwich Generation Can Persevere During the PandemicTrying to protect your kids and aging parents from the coronavirus? You're not alone. The sandwich generation is made up of those parents who find themselves in the precarious situation of raising children while also caring for their own aging parents. |
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Grandparents Ache as Pandemic Exile Grinds OnOf all the hardships imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, few are as poignant as the reshaping of relationships between children and the grandparents who love them. Back home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Richard and Denise Victor would get to see their four grandchildren almost every day. |
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Helping Young People Gain Resilience During the PandemicThere are strategies parents and caregivers can use to help their kids gain greater resilience. Young people throughout the world are experiencing greater distress than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This toxic stress is a form of trauma. |
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IMF warns global economy could be permanently scarredThe global economy's recovery from the pandemic recession is tentative and uneven and "marked by significant uncertainty" as confirmed coronavirus cases spread in many countries, international finance ministers warned. The policy-setting panel of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund concluded a virtual meeting wi |
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US poverty rises as aid winds down.Poverty rates in the US are rising, as government aid winds down despite ongoing economic distress caused by the pandemic. Nearly 8 million Americans - many of them children and minorities - have fallen into poverty since May, university researchers have said. |
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Church groups help new wave of Venezuelan migrantsJan Piñeros walked along a Colombian highway with his family, braving the midday heat. With both of his arms stretched forward, he pushed a stroller that carried his 2-year-old son while carrying his belongings in a blue backpack that hung from his shoulders. |
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India: three bishops on hunger strike for educational rightsProtesting against the infringement on the constitutional rights of Catholic educational institutions, three bishops in India advocate for the payment of teachers' salaries in state-aided Church-run schools in Kerala. Three bishops in India sat on a day-long hunger strike, accusing the Kerala provincial government of d |
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