United We Serve: A National Call for Volunteer Service

The White House, Washington-President Barack OBama and The First Lady, Michelle OBama on June 22, 2009 announced the "United We Serve" nationwide call to service challenge. This is a call for all Americans to volunteer this summer.

June 22 was the offical kick off of "United We Serve", to build a new foundation for America. The First Lady, Michelle OBama is calling on every American to participate in "United We Serve". The Call to service doesn't end this fall, the new foundation for America will be built one neighborhood at a time. 

Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President: International Human Rights Lawyers List His Abuses

According to The Beverly Hills Courier Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President has had a white paper chronicling his abuses released, a group of interantional human rights lawyers has listed these abuses and they can be read. Hugo Chavez as been looked at internationally by human rights advocates since at least late last year. His policies and his religious views have also been writen about.

The Original Fossils of “IDA” and “Lucy” on Display at the Discovery Times Square Exposition

The Lucy Legacy-Her Story is your Story, and The link-IDA Is her story your story, too?

This is an international exhibition organized by the Houston Museum of Natural Science in collaboration with the ministry of culture and tourism of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Exhibition Coordinating Committee.

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U.S.A. Born Dominican Archbishop J. Augustine DiNoia: Newly Appointed at the Vatican as Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments

A United States of America born Dominican Archbishop, formerly on the Vatican’s Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith is newly appointed as the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments.

Congratulations J. Augustine DiNoia on your appointment as Secretary of the Congregation for divine worship and the sacraments At the Vatican!!!!!

This Dominican Archbishop belongs to the New York based Dominican order St. Joseph Province. The U.S. Church and the Dominican Order take pride in the appointment.

There is a Southern California Catholic weekly, The Tidings, for up-to-date, current Catholic News.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Time’s Team Member Escapes Kidnapping of Taliban in Afghanistan: David Rohde, Crisis Reporter

This topic is endorsed in part by the Writings of  African-Americans by Tres Mali Scott Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalist 2nd & 3rd Place Awarded
David Rohde was seized in Afghanistan by the Taliban and held in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan. After seven months, David Rohde and Tahir Ludin climbed over a wall and the nearby

Pakistani Frontier Corps flew him to the American military base in Bagram, Afghanistan. David Rohde was the co-chief of the Time’s South Asia bureau from 2002-2005 and wrote for The Monitor.
The kidnapping was kept quiet due to the danger as other governments and officials were consulted about the situation. About 3 or 4 months ago, the Congress released a report aired on the Station that shows all the meetings held, that internationally many reporters and crisis reporters have been killed while exercising our freedom of the press.
David Rohde, years before had been taken prisoner when reporting in Bosnia. In other parts of the world, kidnapping is common and is referred to as an industry, it sounds like people make money from it. David Rohde was researching the history of American involvement in Afghanistan. Amnesty International  and Human Rights Watch have both published reports on the subject.
David Rohde was the “First” Western Journalist in Bosnian Serb territory, he searched and found evidence of mass graves that caused him to be turned over to the Bosnian Serb authorities and imprisoned. He was released after 10 days.
Other countries do not hold the same respect for freedom of information. United States of America has many faults and still needs improvement, but it still looks a lot better than the rest of the world.

From The Writings of African-Americans: Shona, Tswana, Hutu, Tutsi, & Twa: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Rwanda

This topic is endorsed in part by The Writings of African-Americans, Crisis Reporting By Tres Mali Scott 2nd & 3rd Place Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalist Award Winner
In February of 2008 the Pulitzer Center endorsed a title about the civil wars, deforestation, and the genocide occurring in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Rwanda. National Geographic has a publication, Book of Peoples of the World, A Guide To Cultures (2007), it has maps of each region and pictures of the native people in a natural scene.
Zimbabwe & Mozambique have a population of about 10 million that are primarily Shona people, nine million in Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique, and Tswana people in Zimbabwe. They speak Korekore, Ndau, and Karanga. The language of the Shona is one of the most widely spoken in southern Africa, and is evident by the number of people that are Shona. The Shona live mostly in

villages and their traditional religion is vadzimu or ancestor spirits. The Shona also farm rice, peanuts and raise cattle, sheep, and chickens.
Rwanda has a population of 18 million and in 2004, as a result of the past genocide, Rwanda passed new legislation that forbids political parties from making any reference to ethnic, religious, regional, or clan differences in their names or operations. For several centuries, the Hutu and Tutsi have had a relationship of hostility and occasional violence, while living next door to each other.
Rwanda is known for some of the worst violence of the 20th Century. Following independence in 1962, two countries emerging that had been Rwanda were Urundi or Belgian East Africa. During this violence Hutu seized power. The people of Rwanda are made up of Hutu, Tutsi, & Twa. 
In conclusion, the civil wars, deforestation, and the genocide of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda have had many at this time endorsing titles and topics that bring these issues to the attention of  the world. The Pulitzer Center, The Writings of African-Americans, Helium Where Knowledge Rules, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch have given many words of education on the subject.

Is The Late Pope John Paul II A Beati: The Tradition of Veneration For the Catholic Church In Rome

This topic is endorsed in part by The Writings of African-Americans by Tres Mali Scott 

According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II may be delayed. Pope Benedict XVI waived the five-year waiting period for the cause to begin.

The Traditions of Veneration leading to Sainthood include famous and obscure individuals that gave their lives for the Church, many are still Ranked as Blessed.

Our Sunday Visitor’s (1998) states that:

…process of canonization, the systematic examination by the church into worthiness of a candidate to be raised to the alters and venerated as a Saint

Canonization is an Ancient Custom, science and faith work together to examine miracles.

Beati Candidates are candidates who have been declared Blessed by the Church. Beatification is a part of cultus- Invocation & Intercession.

Catholics give adoration to God alone called worship or latria. Honor & Reverence dulia is accorded to the Saints. An elevated form of Honor & Reverence hyperdulia is given to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758) codified the basic process of canonization. In 1588 the Congregation of Rites took oversight of the canonization process. If the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum agrees with the:

• investigations and findings of the local Bishops,
• individual Dioceses,
• consultations with other bishops,
• the documented life of the proposed candidate, and
• eyewitness accounts

than the candidate is given the title: “Servant of God”, and Rome then opens the cause.

Miracles are required and must be authenticated by competent sources:

• medical practitioners and
• competent consultants

The Vatican’s chief investigator for the late Pope John Paul II’s cause is Dominican Father Daniel Ols. May the Almighty God Bless and Keep all the investigators for the Cause of the late Pope John Paul II, I already call him a Saint.

Reference:

Bunson, Matthew, Bunson, Margaret, Bunson, & Stephen, Bunson (1998). Our Sunday Visitors. Our Sunday Visitors Publishing Division: Huntington, Indiana.

Terrorist Act In Arkansas

Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad previously known as Carlos Bledsoe, 23, killed a United States Solider and wounded another at a Little Rock, Arkansas Military Recruiting Center.

United States Solider, William Long, 23, of Conway, Arkansas died.

United States Solider, Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville, Arkansas was wounded and stable condition.

Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad’s charges include:

• Capital Murder
• plus 16 counts of Committing a Terrorist Act

To learn more about terrorism and para-terrorism click here.

LA County Public Defenders: Training on Homicide 101 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of The Angels

Los Angeles County Public Defenders had a training today at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown, Los Angeles. Most of the Los Angeles County Buildings are within a three block radius of the Cathedral. The training was called "Homicide 101".

Per Mr. Sztraicher, the Cathedral is treated like other businesses that rent conference space. It was a full house. Even though it was Saturday morning, they still looked like attorneys and probation officers. The training looks like it reflects the diversity of the Public Defenders Officer.

There could be more minorities. Some define minority as:

• women
• non-white men

This reference is to Black non-hispanic. One way of systematic discrimination is to use other individual races to replace the orginal reason for Affirmative Action Laws. Hopefully people will have the courage to continue to remember why these laws exist and what happened to individuals who fought for these laws.

The Public Defenders Office, many times does not have a great relationship with the public because of sayings like, "you get what you pay for".  Training is a means of improving their ability to "Defend the Public".

The Taliban and It's War Against NATO

The Taliban ran the Afghanistan government from 1996-2001. The guerrilla war has Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International giving recommendations that include:

• Cease using civilians as shields.
• Take all feasible precautions to protect civilians from the effects of attack...
• Affirm commitment to follow international humanitarian law...

For a full article about the subject click here.

Fr. Keanneth Ojomah, Michael Santiago, & Fr. Ramon Valera: Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar St. Mary Magdalen Parish Hall

St. Mary Magdalen Parish held a Catholic Life in the Spirit Seminar hosted by the Spirit of God Community Youth and Family Ministry. The speakers included:

1. Michael Santiago,
2. Father Keanneth Ojomah, and
3. Father Ramon Valera

For more information about the Seminar go to: http://angelsdospeak.wordpress.com/