Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare!
This is a family of websites dedicated to Martin de Porres, our patron, a Dominican friar who lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth century in Peru. His life speaks clearly of overwhelming charity to those in need, as well as great holiness and deep mysticism. Moreover, Martin de Porres represented unity and care not only for people, but for all of creation. Popular not only in his native Peru, but all over the world as an example of holiness, of love of God and of others. It is our hope that in the pages of this family of websites, what might be found is the same desire for charity, the humble recognition of the God who makes us holy, and a deep and abiding respect for all of creation.
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The Dodger Doctors Didn?t Know What They Were Doing So Manny Got a Second Opinion From Three Guys He Knew
A bust in the Bronx: Priciest Yankee Stadium seats unfilled
OK, I'll admit it. I am a Red Sox fan, and nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see the Yankees miss the playoffs after spending a half a billion dollars in the off season. Poor sales of luxury boxes would just be icing on the cake.
Natinals
As if losing was not tough enough, take a look at the spelling on Ryan Zimmerman's jersey.
Free Cone Day
There is a long standing Ben and Jerry's tradition of giving out free ice cream one day a year. This is in keeping with their tradition of generosity to organizations about giving ice cream for communities (like churches and schools) ice cream for various events.
Google April Fools
Just in case you are getting a little bored, check out this web page about Google's April Fools jokes.
From the Globe: Sox Should Back Bay
Standing in the chilly morning shadows at the Red Sox’ spring training complex this morning, Jason Bay asked if he could move into the sunlight. Given that Bay is a man who spent virtually his entire major league career in Pittsburgh before coming to Boston at the July 31 trading deadline last season, maybe it is only fitting that he would just as soon stay out of the darkness in the long term, too.
From the Globe: Marbury buyout expected soon; C?s a front-runner to land him
The Knicks and Stephon Marbury have reached agreement on a buyout of the guard's contract and could announce the agreement as soon as today, according to an NBA source. After Marbury clears waivers and becomes a free agent, the Celtics are a front-runner to sign him, the source said. With a salary for this season over $20 milllion, Marbury is expected to clear waivers without a problem.
From CNN: Dubin Thinks Burris Should Resign
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Tuesday he suggested to fellow Illinois Sen. Roland Burris that he resign his seat.
From the Trib: Dick Durbin: Burris should resign
Sen. Dick Durbin said today that he told Sen. Roland Burris that, if Durbin were in Burris' shoes, he would resign.
Players Should Step Forward
I am no A-Rod fan. (Though I might have been had the Red Sox been successful in acquiring him). But it does not seem to me to be fair to watch A-Rod take the heat for steroid use when others were certainly just as guilty. Other players should step forward, for the good of the game.
The DePorres Pages Blog is a random and eclectic collection of thoughts about religion, sports, education and more.
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What Return Can I Make for All the Good God Has Done for Me?
Donors in ?Giving Circles? Donate More Than Other People, Study Finds
Donors who participate in giving circles — in which individuals pool their money and decide collectively how to distribute it — give more than other donors, give more strategically, and give to a greater number of organizations, according to results of a study released this week.
The study examined 587 people to learn about their philanthropic attitudes and [...]
Size of Average Online Gift Dropped in 2008, from $86 to $71
The total amount of money that charities raised online rose in 2008, as charities attracted more donors to their Web sites, according to a new study.
Together the organizations in the study—26 large national charities, such as Children’s Defense Fund and CARE USA, and six state organizations, such as the Colorado Environmental Coalition—raised 26 percent more money through the [...]
Women Take the Lead in Couples? Charitable-Giving Decisions
Women are taking an increasingly prominent role in determining their household’s charitable giving, with high-income women in particular more likely to seek financial advice and use sophisticated methods when making donations, according to a new study sponsored by Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.
An online survey of 1,000 adults who had given $1,000 or more to charity [...]
Corporate Giving Grows, despite the recession
FDR’s New Deal helped lift the country out of the Great Depression. But government didn’t act alone. Small and large businesses created and funded visionary projects that helped heal the sick, educate the young, and lift the nation’s spirits.
Remarkably, Americans doubled their donations to charitable organizations between 1933 and 1941 — one of the largest [...]
Obama Official Calls Proposed Change to Charitable Deduction a ?Tough Choice?
President Obama’s plan to limit charitable tax deductions for wealthy people was “hotly debated” in the White House, but ultimately the administration decided that the government should hold onto more tax revenue to improve health care, Melody Barnes, director of the White House domestic policy council, told foundation officials at the Council on Foundations meeting.
During [...]
White House Seeks $50-Million for ?Social Innovation?
President Obama is asking Congress to provide $50-million to support creative and successful nonprofit groups as part of a new Social Innovation Fund, Melody Barnes, director of the White House domestic policy council, told participants Tuesday at the Council on Foundations’ annual conference, in Atlanta.
The fund, which was authorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Service [...]
Nonprofit Groups Receive Mixed Results in Obama?s Budget
The $3.5-trillion federal budget that President Obama has proposed for 2010 would affect federal programs in a variety of ways that affect charities. MORE . . .
LFI Greater Indianapolis Congregational Giving Survey
The Lake Institute on Faith & Giving (LI) at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University honors the legacy of Thomas and Marjorie Lake and encourages and performs work that examines the links between faith and giving in diverse religious traditions. One way the Lake Institute examines connections between faith and giving is by pursuing [...]
Insuring Consumption and Happiness Through Religious Organizations
Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) and the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), this paper finds that households that contribute to a religious organization are better able to insure their consumption against income shocks and that individuals who attend religious services are better able to insure their happiness against income shocks. [...]
Bank of America High Net Worth Study: Bank of America Study on High Net-Worth Philanthropy
High Net-Worth households, those with incomes of greater than $200,000 or assets in excess of $1,000,000, represent 3.1 percent of the total households in the United States. This very small number of households has an enormously disproportionate impact on charitable giving – they are responsible for approximately two-thirds of all household charity in this country. [...]
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