The 100 Neediest Cases tradition began in 1900 when the Christmas festival provided dinner and toys for the poor. The 10,900 cases since then have not listed a single need for a government monopoly on health insurance.

Please investigate the obvious…

This Saturday I’ll be taking a 3 mile stroll through Forest Park trying to raise funds and awareness for mental illness.  I’ve never done an event like this before, usually preferring to do my charity work through checks and online…

A recent letterwriter claimed that conservatives give more to charity than do liberals. Well, based on the book he cites, as well as other sources, that is quite likely true–but only if you mean direct help, like to food pantries.…

Reports of an attempted “takeover” of Catholic Charities by interim Bishop Robert Hermann are unfounded. It is a fundamental principle of Church law that “when the diocese is vacant, nothing may be innovated.” As temporary Administrator of the archdiocese, Hermann…

Last week at St.John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, students were encouraged to give donations to the annual “Toys for Tots” fund. All week long, all four classes competed to raise the most money. As a senior, it was enjoyable…

Thank you, thank you, thank you! What a tremendous community this is, and I feel blessed to call it home. During one of the toughest economic times this nation has seen – you and 200,000 other individuals and companies decided…

As the third anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita approaches, it is time for an objective report about the recovery effort in the Gulf Coast. I have been a full-time volunteer in St Bernard Parish, Louisiana since January 2006. Today…

Now the non-profit groups in St. Louis may look directly to Busch family members, the officers and  directors, and many individual shareholders in St. Louis, who stand to reap millions after tax, to fill any philanthropic gap that might be left by a takeover of A-B. Only by…

I was born naked and broke; I shall die naked and broke.In between, I provide for my family. And for society, through taxes and charitable giving. I do not shirk from this responsibility; I welcome it. But sometimes I am…

I know where we, the citizens of St. Louis, can come up with the money to keep YouthBuild going (Post-Dispatch, March 28th).  Their money will run out in June.  We are getting our (stupid) “Stimulus Payment” around that time.  I…