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Yesterday I commented that an answer to calculating a living (or "just") wage is found in one of the place where people least tend to look, and that is at missionary societies who send workers overseas. Why these missionary societies? Let me speak … [Continue reading]
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Buying Tramadol Uk The comic above is from my favorite cartoonist Pithless Thoughts. As he says, it is a reprint of a "classic" and classic it is. During this period of Lent, we are called to examine ourselves and to stop deluding ourselves. And it is so easy for me to … [Continue reading]
Father Jensen's answer to my post included so many references to a living wage, that I urge you to go back to my post, "The withheld wages cry out . . . ," and re-read his comment. Let me again state that it is very good. As Father Jensen deals … [Continue reading]
I had to adopt the practice of making sure to leave my cell phone in the sacristy, even though I had had it on vibrate. You see, back when I had not realized that the buzzing of vibrate could actually be heard through a cassock. And, it is no the … [Continue reading]
This post is an aside from the ongoing discussion of Wisconsin and Catholic Social doctrine, but one that will perhaps feed into it. You may not know that since 10 years ago, there has been a significantly increased emphasis on patient safety in … [Continue reading]
I received a highly thoughtful reply to my post on the withheld wages of workers from Fr. Gregory Jensen, who has his own blog, called Koinonia. And, though he was objecting to some points I made and asking probing questions about others, it was a … [Continue reading]
I will be writing on Wisconsin and some objections raised by a fellow priest today or tomorrow. My schedule has been a bit crowded lately. So, let me leave you with two quotes. The two quotes below are from a Southern Baptist pastor named Michael … [Continue reading]
Father Orthoduck does not have time to write this morning. But, the two comics above point out what part of the problem is. Yesterday, Father Ernesto pointed out that wages have stagnated or dropped while business owners are getting ever larger … [Continue reading]
From Saint James 5: Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you … [Continue reading]
This is from a news report today: House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan said Sunday he will unveil a Republican budget for 2012 this week that proposes dramatic changes to Medicare, Medicaid and other political lightning rods. The plan, to be … [Continue reading]
