December 2007 - Posts

• The gift of Grace

  In my faith community, we celebrated today the birth of Jesus Christ, who we believe is our Lord and Saviour. I don't think we have a monopoly on salvation by any means, but I do think those who follow the teachings of Christ to the best of our all... Posted Dec 25 2007, 09:35 PM by KTrapani with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Christmas, faith

• Pay attention to Congo

  In the last couple of years, encouraged by an unending stream of celebrities, we finally began to respond to the horrific human catastrophe in Darfur. Apparently, the murders of as many as 500,000 people, countless rapes and some 2.5 million refugees... Posted Dec 23 2007, 10:08 PM by KTrapani with 2 comment(s) Filed under: corporate social responsibility, human rights, Congo

• Serving Homeless Veterans

  I met a man recently whose work inspired me. He is Phillip Mangano, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness -- the senior US Federal official on homelessness. Coordinating the efforts of some 2 dozen governmental agencies... Posted Dec 22 2007, 09:34 AM by KTrapani with 6 comment(s) Filed under: YMCA, homelessness, Phillip Mangano, corporate social responsibility