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On a cold night this past February, our guest shed his business suit, put on the most beat-up clothes he could find, and hit the streets for a night of homelessness. Dr. Matthew Shank is the President of Marymount University, and the idea of doing this occurred to him after receiving an invitation to speak at an A-SPAN fundraiser. A-SPAN is a local nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in Arlington, and after accepting the invitation Dr. Shank realized he didn't know a thing about being homeless. He also felt compelled to heed Pope Francis' call to stay close to the marginalized and to be shepherds living with the smell of the sheep.
By Ed Melick5
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On a cold night this past February, our guest shed his business suit, put on the most beat-up clothes he could find, and hit the streets for a night of homelessness. Dr. Matthew Shank is the President of Marymount University, and the idea of doing this occurred to him after receiving an invitation to speak at an A-SPAN fundraiser. A-SPAN is a local nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in Arlington, and after accepting the invitation Dr. Shank realized he didn't know a thing about being homeless. He also felt compelled to heed Pope Francis' call to stay close to the marginalized and to be shepherds living with the smell of the sheep.