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UN urges 1% tax on 1,200 billionaires in world
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The United Nations, faced with a dearth of donors, pitched a tax on the 1,200 billionaires worldwide billionaires to help raise money for development projects in the world’s poorest nations, according to Bloomberg News Placing a 1 percent levy on “individual wealth...
How to avoid being hacked – tips from GeekMom
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
A word to the wise to all those who have not yet been hacked...GeekMom of Wired magazine writes.... "If you know anyone with a Yahoo account, there’s a chance you received a strange e-mail from them recently. More than 450,000 username and passwords were compromised...
Where the war on religion is literal, not rhetorical
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2012 | Church
John Allen of NCR writes, "There are undeniably important church/state issues in play in America, but if they constitute a "war," it's a metaphorical one, waged in legislatures and courthouses. Too often lost in the shuffle is the fact -- not a hunch, theory or...
Vincentian Family collaboration in innovative formation program
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Virtually all branches of the Vincentian Family agree on the need for innovative formation processed for their members. Now they are collaborating in formation of a pilot program that will be offered to 30 English-speaking members of the Vincentian Family from 17...
Justice highlights from Sisters of Charity Nazareth
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Each week the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth website offers Weekly Justice Highlights July 11, 2012 Urge U.S. Representatives to stop attempting to derail full implementation of the Healthcare law and get back to work creating good jobs for Americans. (Act as soon as...
Supreme Court’s Decision impact on Homeless People
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Nan Roman writes, "Reforms embodied in the ACA address key problems in our health care system that have most hampered local progress toward alleviating chronic homelessness. There is a popular assumption that virtually all chronically homeless people are already...
Perspective on new Vatican Communications Consultant
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2012 | Church
Russell Shaw, noted Catholic commentator, assesses the challenges facing the newly appointed Vatican consultant on communications. His reflections appeared in Our Sunday Visitor. To be effective, Vatican's new media adviser needs Roman Curia's total, unflinching...
New Director of Mission Mount St. Joseph Cincinnati
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Nancy Bramlage, SC, was recently named director of mission and ministry at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Cincinnati). Bramlage is a Mount alumna and serves on the College’s Board of Trustees.The purpose of the office of mission and ministry is to promote and...
Prayer for the canonization of Bl. Frederic
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In the hope of obtaining a miracle through his intercession Lord, You made Blessed Frederic Ozanam a witness of the Gospel, full of wonder at the mystery of the Church. You inspired him to alleviate poverty and injustice and endowed him with untiring generosity in...
Vatican Daily on Abuse: “Where Were the Women?”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2012 | Church
Respected Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo writes, "With the European outbreak of sex-abuse scandals turning a renewed focus on the Vatican and its response, today's edition of the "Papal Paper" -- the Holy See's daily L'Osservatore Romano -- features a significant,...