New York City NYC Spent Over $368 Million To Combat Homelessness This Past Fiscal Year. Now the State Can't Track the Money. The Big Apple is spending more than ever on services for the unsheltered, but state auditors don’t know if it’s working. | 3.18.2026 1:00 PM (Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom) As New York City continues to spend more money to fight homelessness, state officials are struggling to track how funds are being spent. That's according to a recent New York State Comptroller report, which found that the city spent $368 million on its unsheltered homeless population in FY 2025, more than triple the amount spent in FY 2019. The unsheltered homeless population—individuals who are not using the Department of Homeless Services' shelter system—makes up only a small fraction (3 percent) of the city's total homeless population, according to data from 2024. In FY 2019, there were 3,588 unsheltered people; in FY 2025, there were 4,504, "a 26 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels." As the …
Things many men never say out loud. There’s something people rarely talk about. How much weight a man often carries. Work. Bills. The house. The car. Providing for the family. Vacations for the kids. Making sure tomorrow is secure. It’s not always like this. But very often, the responsibility for holding everything together lands on his shoulders. And when things start to feel unstable, fear creeps in. Fear of losing his job. Fear of not having enough money. Fear of not being able to protect everything he’s built. Because when something falls apart, many men feel like they are the ones who failed. So questions start running through his mind—questions no one else hears: Can I handle this? Can I keep this family afloat? What if I lose everything? And still… he gets up in the morning. He goes to work. He does what needs to be done. And more often than not, he never tells anyone how heavy it really feels. Because from a young age, many men are taught one simple rule: Be strong. And so …More
Christianity in the Philippines When we talk about the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines in 1521, we are talking about a truly monumental moment in history, not just for the islands but for the entire story of the Church in Asia. This was the moment when the Gospel was publicly proclaimed on Philippine soil in a formal and liturgical way, through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It was not just an encounter between explorers and local communities. It was the beginning of the visible planting of the Catholic Faith in the archipelago. In 1521, the expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the islands. At that time, the Philippines was not a single unified nation but a collection of communities with different cultures, languages, and religious practices. Some regions, especially in parts of Mindanao and nearby areas, had been influenced by Islam through trade and interaction. At the same time, many other communities still practiced indigenous religious traditions. So it is …More
St. Patrick for Adults Summary St. Patrick is not the sentimental figure of cultural celebration, but a real man formed through suffering, conversion, and mission. Kidnapped as a youth and enslaved in Ireland, he encountered God not in comfort but in hardship. His isolation became the ground of prayer, dependence, and interior transformation. What makes Patrick extraordinary is not simply that he escaped, but that he returned. He went back to the very people who had enslaved him, not in anger, but in obedience to a divine call. His life embodies the Gospel pattern: suffering transformed into mission, injury answered with charity, and fear overcome by vocation. Patrick did not conquer Ireland by force. He converted it through truth, holiness, and spiritual authority. He engaged a pagan culture without capitulating to it, transforming it from within through clarity of teaching and fidelity to the faith, including his articulation of the Trinity. For us, his life is not merely history but …More
Nicholas Cavazos has left Pelican+. He says he remains friends with other co-founders. It Cavazos said he had differing opinions on content.is still unclear who "the troublemaker" is. There appear to be financial issues.