Episode 13: The Role of Education and Family in Tackling Poverty

In this episode, Chris and Anthony are joined by Brian Mundackal, Executive Director of Lumen Vitae (a nonprofit that empowers children through education), to discuss the role of education and stable families in tackling poverty. Brian speaks from his experience in Haiti, where Lumen Vitae was founded in 2016. We discuss the role of education and family in forming children and how education and a stable family can substantially change poverty-stricken countries.Race for the Light is a campaign by Lumen Vitae designed to bring awareness and aid to students living in marginalized communities across Haiti. To know more, visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/BoyntonBeach/RaceForTheLightTo know more about Lumen Vitae, visit https://lumenvitae.us/Show notes:The Risk of Education, Discovering Our Ultimate Destiny by Luigi Giussani: https://www.clonline.org/en/publications/books/2018-12-18-the-risk-of-education-2001 Wasting Time with Children, Pope Francis:https://aleteia.org/2018/05/10/heres-the-question-pope-francis-asks-parents-of-young-children-in-confessionOn ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith by Christian Smith:https://catholiceducation.org/en/controversy/on-moralistic-therapeutic-deism-as-u-s-teenagers-actual-tacit-de-facto-religious-faith.htmlConsequences of Fatherlessness: https://fathers.com/the-consequences-of-fatherlessness/Fatherlessness and its effects on American Society:https://americafirstpolicy.com/issues/issue-brief-fatherlessness-and-its-effects-on-american-societySt.Kuriakose Elias Chavara: https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=46075