{"id":5446,"date":"2006-01-16T09:17:49","date_gmt":"2006-01-16T09:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/01\/st-josephs-orphans.html"},"modified":"2006-01-16T09:17:49","modified_gmt":"2006-01-16T09:17:49","slug":"st-josephs-orphans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/01\/st-josephs-orphans.html","title":{"rendered":"St. Joseph’s “Orphans”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most of the girls at St. Joseph\u2019s Orphanage in Pulincunnoo, Kerala, are not orphans at all. They have parents and, in most cases, remain in touch with them. A few of the 32 girls at St. Joseph\u2019s come from broken homes, but most come from poor, intact families. And it is the poverty of the parents, combined with knowing that St. Joseph\u2019s offers their children a better future, that explains the girls\u2019 presence in Pulincunnoo, a small town beside a small river in central Kerala. <\/p>\n

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The orphanage was built in 1973, next to a primary school and high school, all of which are run by the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. The primary school, 100 years old, serves the area\u2019s boys and girls, while the high school, built in 1975, is only for girls. The orphans attend classes with the girls and boys of Pulincunnoo. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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