Mark Zuckerburg and Giving
Recently, Mark Zuckerburg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave $25 million dollars to help with the healthcare crisis that is emerging with the continued spread of the Ebola virus. This is a terrific gift and will help many people as we all struggle to comprehend the horror and pace of this disease. With Zuckerberg’s net…
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Two views on availabilty: “Why on God’s green Earth would you be on Twitter? Because first of all, the worst thing you can do is make yourself more available, right?”1 —George Clooney speaking to Esquire “Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to…
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It has once again become fashionable to quote Ayn Rand.1 United States presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently announced his running mate to be Paul Ryan. Paul Ryan is the United States Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district who has his staff read this quote: “I swear—by my life and my love of it—that I will…
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Our world is a place of joy, beauty, love, grace, war, pain, suffering, and selfishness. I want to celebrate all of the good things of this world but I also want to recognize the pain in which we find ourselves. We all want a better world. We all want to contribute to a better world…
Continue readingTeach Me to Be Generous
Prayer of St Ignatius O Lord,teach me to be generous,teach me to serve you as you deserve,to give and not to count the costto fight and not to heed the woundsto toil and not to seek for restto labour and not to seek rewardsave that of knowingI do Your most holy will. St. Ignatius of…
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