Relevant Radio (www.relevantradio.com) is a new media resource that no Catholic should be without. Not a form of new media per se, Relevant Radio casts its net wide by reaching local and global audiences. Its connection to many other Catholic resources keeps Catholics aware of their resources and pervasive reach in modern American culture.
Relevant Radio exemplifies Catholic witness that is faithful to the Roman Catholic Magesterium. Approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Relevant Radio is an essential media outlet to American bishops, serving the church both by helping Catholics integrate their faith into everyday life—part of the New Evangelization promoted by John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
Relevant Radio presents fundamental aspects of the Catholic faith and presents its diverse listeners with information and guidance they can use every day of their lives. In the Chicago area, for example, Relevant Radio offers these programs (Relevant Radio Chicago area programming). Here are links to other resources that Relevant Radio guests recently discussed on morning and afternoon programming.
Archbishop Charles Chaput
Catholics and the Public Square
website: www.archden.org
Jennie Bishop
Talking to Your Kids About Purity
website: www.jenniebishop.com and www.purityworks.org
Bob Atwell
State of the Economy
website: www.nicoletbank.com
Fr. Donald Calloway
Story of Conversion
website: www.marian.org
Don Dendginger
Faithful Citizenship Conference
USCCB website: www.faithfulcitizenship.org
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Sacrifices for Life
10/1/2008 - PST
ELECTION PREP: PROLIFE SACRIFICE AND PRAYER
Young adult Catholics invite Americans to pray and offer up sacrifices in support of pro-life and family values this election
Washington, DC (OCTOBER 1, 2008) - Sacrifices for Life, a young adult Catholic organization in support of the sanctity of life, invites others for a call to action to uphold family values through sacrifice and prayer from now until Election Day.
“The upcoming election is crucial for the pro-life movement in this country,” said Diana Roccograndi, Sacrifices for Life founder. “Many of us are praying and working to elect pro-life candidates who will fight to uphold our family values – our prayers and works will be more powerful when united with sacrifice.”
The effort is growing exponentially as Election Day approaches with members joining across the country.
Sacrifices for Life is a pro-life effort to rally Christians to make daily sacrifices for the cause of restoring a culture of life in America -- to help turn the tide against abortion and other anti-life practices that are threatening to destroy the family, and ultimately, society itself.
There are numerous examples in the Old and New Testaments and the lives of the saints which prove that prayer and action combined with sacrifice can bring God’s mercy and healing to our land. We are asking that individuals pledge to generously offer sacrifices from now until the elections on November 4th.
For more information and to participate in this effort go to www.sacrificesforlife.org. We ask everyone to join us in this effort by distributing the flyer widely to others.
ELECTION PREP: PROLIFE SACRIFICE AND PRAYER
Young adult Catholics invite Americans to pray and offer up sacrifices in support of pro-life and family values this election
Washington, DC (OCTOBER 1, 2008) - Sacrifices for Life, a young adult Catholic organization in support of the sanctity of life, invites others for a call to action to uphold family values through sacrifice and prayer from now until Election Day.
“The upcoming election is crucial for the pro-life movement in this country,” said Diana Roccograndi, Sacrifices for Life founder. “Many of us are praying and working to elect pro-life candidates who will fight to uphold our family values – our prayers and works will be more powerful when united with sacrifice.”
The effort is growing exponentially as Election Day approaches with members joining across the country.
Sacrifices for Life is a pro-life effort to rally Christians to make daily sacrifices for the cause of restoring a culture of life in America -- to help turn the tide against abortion and other anti-life practices that are threatening to destroy the family, and ultimately, society itself.
There are numerous examples in the Old and New Testaments and the lives of the saints which prove that prayer and action combined with sacrifice can bring God’s mercy and healing to our land. We are asking that individuals pledge to generously offer sacrifices from now until the elections on November 4th.
For more information and to participate in this effort go to www.sacrificesforlife.org. We ask everyone to join us in this effort by distributing the flyer widely to others.
Squeezed by Sluggish Economy, Many Find Charity Begins at Home -- On the Computer
(ARA) - The downturn in the economy and rising food and gas prices are taking a toll on charities and non-profit organizations.Soup kitchens, churches, international aid organizations and schools report donations of all kinds are down as folks struggle to make their own ends meet. For the majority of Americans, giving cash to their favorite cause will be a hardship this year, and charity officials say they are seeing people in higher-income brackets needing food and supplies.
That doesn’t mean, however, that there aren’t ways you can make a difference. One simple thing you can do to support your favorite charity or non-profit organization is log onto one of several charitable search engines that will donate money for every search you conduct, such as www.SearchandGive.com. Using Microsoft’s “Search and Give” is free and easy. Simply select the charity you’d like to support then use the site every time you need to search the Web.
Each time you type a search query into the search box, a penny will be donated to the charity you have selected. Charities you can contribute to include non-profits, local churches, schools, orphanages and foreign aid programs. Microsoft tracks your earnings and makes an annual collective donation to your selected organization.
Nina Gaw, who is both a teacher and the parent of twins who attend St. Gregory the Catholic School in Virginia Beach, Va., received an e-mail through her Hotmail account letting her know about the Search and Give fundraising program last year. “I checked it out, liked what I read and decided to give it a try,” says Gaw.
Since she was the first person at the school to learn about the site, Gaw signed up to be the school’s program coordinator, and as such took on the task of spreading the word about Search and Give to everyone at the school. “To kick off the program, I put up posters around the school, passed out fliers and sent e-mails to everyone I know,” she says.
And her effort paid off. The school raised $3,700 through the program last year. They plan to use the money to upgrade technology at the school. “We’re going to buy three or four Smart Boards this summer, items that weren’t in the budget for the 2008 – 2009 school year due to budget cuts,” she says. “Hopefully we’ll be able to purchase even more next year. Our goal is to double, or maybe even triple our earnings in ’08 – ’09.”
Log on to www.SearchandGive.com to learn more about the program and start earning money for your favorite charity today.
Here are some other ways you can donate to your favorite cause without spending money:
1. Volunteer Your Time.
What better way is there to connect with your community than to give a little back? By volunteering to work a few hours a week at a soup kitchen or as a tutor for underprivileged kids, you’re providing a much needed service the charity doesn’t have to pay to receive.
2. Organize or participate in a fundraising garage sale.
If you have a cause near and dear to your heart, hand out fliers and ask your neighbors to drop off items they no longer need that you can sell at a garage sale for your favorite charity. It’s likely someone in the community would be willing to pay $15 for that dinner table, or $5 for the table lamp your next door neighbor was just going to throw away. A three-day sale in the church function hall -- a place you won’t have to pay to rent -- could easily net thousands of dollars.
3. Donate gently used goods to your local Goodwill, United Way or Salvation Army shelter.
When you drop off said goods, you’re making more of an impact than you may think. Not only will proceeds from the sale of the items you drop off go towards programs these organizations run, you’re providing work for someone in need of a job.
4. Organize, host or dedicate an event.
While this tends toward a greater time commitment that may span a few months, any charitable organization can benefit immensely from fundraising or awareness events hosted in its name. If you don’t have time to put on a full-fledged event, perhaps you can ask the guests who come to your next dinner party to bring along some canned food to donate to the local food shelf.
5. Share information with the charity.
Sharing crucial information with a charity can be extremely valuable. Whether it's sending along news about events, legislation, research, technology, trends, fundraising/marketing techniques, or complementary organizations, passing information is a time- and cost-saver that any charity would be glad to have.
Courtesy of ARAcontent
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