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Pursuing Investment Strategies that Incorporate Catholic Social Principles and Discussing the Global Impact of the Coronavirus
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Catholic investing and also the impact of the coronavirus. Thomas Lanctot is the Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Investment Services, a Boston-based nonprofit organization founded which helps Catholic entities and institutions invest their assets according to socially responsible Catholic investment guidelines. Tom talks to us about the work of Catholic Investment Services and how Catholic institutions can actually “do good” and “avoid doing evil” in the world at large. Thomas Bollyky, J.D. is a Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics and Development at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington D.C. Tom is also the author of the…
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Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl Help Families around the World and Working towards Turning the Tide on Homelessness in New York City
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Catholic Relief Service’s Lent effort: Rice Bowl. He also looks into the homelessness issue in New York. Rachel Malinowski is a Specialist in Instructional Design and Training at Catholic Relief Services. During this First Week of Lent, Rachel talks to us a bit about CRS’s Rice Bowl, the Lenten Program of Catholic Relief Services, and how it encourages and gives opportunities to Catholic families to participate in the traditional Lenten practices of prayer and almsgiving to support our brothers and sisters in concrete ways in the developing world whose communities are assisted by CRS. Commissioner Steven Banks is…
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Talking about Homelessness at the U.N. and a Catholic Response to Migration
In this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about global homeless and migration. Lydia Stazen is the Executive Director of the Institute of Global Homelessness, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that is dedicated to supporting an emerging global movement to end street homelessness. This week, the United Nations is holding its 58th Commission for Social Development dedicated this year to examine the issue of homelessness. Lydia shares with us some of the proceedings she has been part of, what has been resolved about the state of the homeless around the world, and what next steps the United Nations, advocacy organizations like her own Institute of Global Homelessness,…
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Discussing the Iowa Caucus and the Question of Football becoming a New Religion in America
On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the upcoming Iowa Caucus and how football has become more of a religion in America. Prof. Timothy Hagle, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa. Given that the Iowa Caucuses will be taking place on this Monday, February 3rd, Prof. Hagle shares with us all about the Iowa Caucuses: what they are, how they work, why they are important, and even what we might expect next week when Iowans go to their Polling Places on Monday. Tanya Jones, M.S. is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Texas where she is studying Physical…
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MainChance Drop-in Homeless Center and JustLove’s look at “Rehumanize International”
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about a homeless shelter near Grand Central Station, and he also learns more about work of the Advocacy Group “Rehumanize International.” Sueranna “Sue” Antoine, MSW is the Program Director of the Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation’s “MainChance” Drop-in Center located on East 32nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. Sue talks about all the work of the MainChance Drop-in Center and why it was founded in the late 1980s, how it has worked over the years to address the needs of vulnerable homeless individuals for housing, food, medical care, social work services and a place to safely spend the night,…
