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Brief Audio Biography of Blessed John XXIII
Although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, he avoided the limelight as much as possible. Indeed, one writer has noted that his “ordinariness” seems one of his most remarkable qualities.This audio link is interesting not only for...
Gov. Visits Vincent de Paul Center to Mark Achievement for State’s Children
CHICAGO -- Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today visited the Vincent de Paul Center in Lincoln Park to mark the state’s success in providing funding to give 25,000 more children in Illinois access to pre-school, a goal he set in his first State of the State address in...
St Vincent de Paul warns of tax net trap
June 02, 2005 14:49 The Society of St Vincent de Paul today warned the Government of the danger of minimum wage earners falling back into the tax net... The minimum wage was raised from €7 an hour to €7.65 an hour on May 1. This increase is subject to tax at 20%. 'The...
CM Associate Reflects on What Laity Bring to Church Work
At one point in my own faith journey, a priest friend encouraged me on my new path of Church work: “You have more credibility than us,” he said. Clearly that point is debatable as a generalization. ... Yet, for me that one comment by my priest friend made my heart...
SVDP (Australia) Disputes Government Claim on Improvement for the Poorest
The SVDP is challenging the Federal Government's claims that households enjoying the strongest growth in earnings in the past eight years have been those at the bottom end of the income ladder. Partial Transcript of Australian Broadcasting show. TONY EASTLEY: A major...
June 3 – World Day of Prayer for Priests
Theme for the World Day Of Prayer for the Santification of Priests - Eucharist, Priesthood and Ecclesial Communion - 3 June 2005 - Solemnity of the Sacred HeartIn 2002 John Paul II established that on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart the Church will observe the World...
The Most Vulnerable as Seen by Leaders of the Vincentian Family
In the recent letter reporting on their meeting in Paris leaders of many branches of the Vincentian Family propose the following as among the more vulnerable populations in the world today.1. Children 2. Indigenous Peoples 3. Migrants 4. Women 1. The State of World’s...
Pre-emptive Peace?
In a time of talk about pre-emptive war it may be interesting to flip the coin and speak of "pre-emptive peace" as was done at a recent meeting presentation at the Eucharistic Congress in Bari.Fr. Oreste Benzi, founder of the "Pope John XXIII Association" that works...
Vincentian Family Day of Prayer 2005
Leaders of many of the branches of the Vincentian Family report on their meeting in Paris and offer some suggestions for the annual Vincentian Day of Prayer.Rome, 29 May 2005 Solemnity of Corpus Christi To the members of the Vincentian Family Dear brothers and...
European and South American Bishops Advocate for Poor Countries
BERLIN, MAY 27, 2005 (Zenit.org).- A delegation of bishops is touring Europe to promote goals set by the U.N. Millennium Summit that ask for an increase in aid for developing countries by 2015. The delegation, headed by Cardinal Karl Lehmann, bishop of Mainz and...
