Comments for PaxBlog http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com If you want peace, Work for justice! Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:47:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Welcome by John M Pimenta http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com#comment-85 John M Pimenta Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:47:20 +0000 http://www.paxjoliet.org/wordpress/?page_id=22#comment-85 In a recent message to members of Congress the US Catholic Bishops Conference has stated its position on the current debate on Health Care Reform or Health Insurance Reform as some prefer to call it. In their statement the Bishops have declared Universal Health care to be a "fundamental Human Right" If Health Care is a fundamental human right where then is there a role for a "for profit" motive in either healthcare delivery or healthcare finance? Catholic Bishops have been silent on this issue. All the Catholic healthcare delivery institutions such as hospital, nursing homes, hospice etc are non profits. Even the Mayo Clinic which is cited as a model for healthcare delivery is a non-profit. With limited dollars available for healthcare in our economy how can we justify diverting dollars to paying execessive CEO salaries, adminstrative costs including costs of advertising etc and the demands of the capital markets for return on investment? Whatever dollars are directed for these purposes are taken from higher premium costs and/or limitation of benefits and/or lowever payments to healthcare providers such as the non-profit Catholic healthcare delivery institutions. Why then have the Bishops been silent on this issue which relates more to "for profit" vs "non profit" models and not necessarily to the issue of "public vs private" options. In a recent message to members of Congress the US Catholic Bishops Conference has stated its position on the current debate on Health Care Reform or Health Insurance Reform as some prefer to call it.

In their statement the Bishops have declared Universal Health care to be a “fundamental Human Right”

If Health Care is a fundamental human right where then is there a role for a “for profit” motive in either healthcare delivery or healthcare finance?

Catholic Bishops have been silent on this issue.

All the Catholic healthcare delivery institutions such as hospital, nursing homes, hospice etc are non profits. Even the Mayo Clinic which is cited as a model for healthcare delivery is a non-profit.

With limited dollars available for healthcare in our economy how can we justify diverting dollars to paying execessive CEO salaries, adminstrative costs including costs of advertising etc and the demands of the capital markets for return on investment?

Whatever dollars are directed for these purposes are
taken from higher premium costs and/or limitation of benefits and/or lowever payments to healthcare providers such as the non-profit Catholic healthcare
delivery institutions.

Why then have the Bishops been silent on this issue which relates more to “for profit” vs “non profit” models and not necessarily to the issue of “public vs private” options.

]]> Comment on Praying for Peace – Paying for War by Craig Bush http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/praying-for-peace-paying-for-war/#comment-6 Craig Bush Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:33:25 +0000 http://www.paxjoliet.org/wordpress/?p=28#comment-6 Help us promote World Prayer for Peace Day on July 3. The whole world in prayer at 12:00 noon CST. Help us promote World Prayer for Peace Day on July 3. The whole world in prayer at 12:00 noon CST.

]]> Comment on Hello world! by Matthew Sang Yi http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world-2/#comment-5 Matthew Sang Yi Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:49:13 +0000 http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world-2/#comment-5 HELLO TOMS What a mission you prepared Then to whom said " I say Yes ! "The follower ! What a Combination God give to us ! Hey Tom ! I like to go mission of the New Orlens.( If It,s not over yet. ) Thank You ! From Matthew S Yi HELLO TOMS
What a mission you prepared Then to whom said ” I say Yes ! “The follower !
What a Combination God give to us !
Hey Tom !
I like to go mission of the New Orlens.( If It,s not over yet. )
Thank You !

From Matthew S Yi

]]> Comment on Hello world! by jburke http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world-2/#comment-3 jburke Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:09:26 +0000 http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world-2/#comment-3 Tom and the Crew at the Peace and Justice Office of the Diocese of Joliet. Just recieved your letter. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! I will be passing the information along to Eric and Laura in Campus Ministry as well as the members of our Religious Studies Department Not sure exactly how I am going to fit the Blog in yet but I will its an incredible oppurtunity for our students to exercise some critical thinking. Thanks, again for all the work that you and your team does for the diocese of Joliet. Fraternally, Joe Tom and the Crew at the Peace and Justice Office of the Diocese of Joliet.

Just recieved your letter. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! I will be passing the information along to Eric and Laura in Campus Ministry as well as the members of our Religious Studies Department Not sure exactly how I am going to fit the Blog in yet but I will its an incredible oppurtunity for our students to exercise some critical thinking.

Thanks, again for all the work that you and your team does for the diocese of Joliet.

Fraternally,

Joe

]]> Comment on Hello world! by thomason http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world-2/#comment-2 thomason Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:52:34 +0000 http://paxjoliet.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hello-world-2/#comment-2 I hope you have stuff of interest to high school students. I'll be sure to check back. This is a neat idea! I hope you have stuff of interest to high school students. I’ll be sure to check back. This is a neat idea!

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