An excellent article from America magazine about how a Catholic educator and theologian became mayor of a small town and was able to bring her knowledge of the social teaching of the Church into her public service.
She essentially asked the questions the Church has been asking for centuries and was able to influence public policy to generate some answers.
One of the conclusions I particularly liked, was her first proposal: "1. Bring services to the people; do not make people come to the services." This rings true on more levels than the immediately apparent.
Service delivery to service resistant populations is being used by many organizations to get the help people need—but often will not be able nor inclined to travel to get—directly to them.
It also breaks down the concentration of services in certain neighborhoods, usually poorer or commercial areas, with the attendant increase in crime and decrease in property values that can occur.
Lampstand Foundation website, http://www.lampstandfoundation.org/
"The sinner is at the very heart of Christianity. Nobody is so competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. Nobody, except the saint." Charles Peguy (1873-1914)
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.