Economy

Not a day goes by without a mention of the economic crisis. How do we gain an understanding of what is happening? The Franciscan Action Network has published an excellent paper by David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap. ,a research analyst for the FAN Franciscans and the Financial Crisis: What We Can Do to Help and is available on the website: www.franciscanaction.org.The paper provides a bit of history and a way of moving through this complex and difficult time. If you are not already individual members of FAN, you are encouraged to become one. By becoming a member you would receive individual emails for action. The Wheaton Franciscan Community is one of the 42 supporting Franciscan Communities of FAN. FAN Other sources of the economy include Coalition on Human Needs, Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services.