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ASSISI, Italy -- With a pilgrim's staff and mantle, Pope Francis entered Assisi's Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels with 500 economically or socially disadvantaged people and the volunteers who walk alongside them.

In November 2017 people lined up for hours in Lindsay, Ont., in hopes of registering for OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp basic income pilot program.

We are divided, sorted, separated. As the gaps between us grow, society slides into the abstract. Our concrete reality is the opposite of society. Day to day we experience life as individuals. We live in a tight circle of economic security that revolves around our lonely selves.

When you start considering who should inherit various parts of your estate and other assets, think about the most tax-effective solutions that avoid creating tax burden for your beneficiaries. 

Given the large number of aging baby boomers, the next 10 years will see a dramatic increase in intergenerational transfer of wealth. Many business owners have worked their entire lives and have a significant portion of their net worth tied up in these businesses.

It was hard for even Fr. Alphonsus BernardöÏÓãÊÓƵapp close associates to believe he had reached the age of retirement.

It all began with a Sunday sermon by their soon-to-be good friend Fr. Jim Bleakney.

When your earthly pilgrimage comes to an end, how would you like to be remembered in your community of faith?

Fewer donors, less money, more demands. Charities of all kinds are caught in a pandemic-powered vice that can only be cured with more giving.

The Legacy Circle is not an exclusive club, or at least it shouldn’t be. All ShareLife executive director Arthur Peters had to do to get in was write his parish and ShareLife into his Will, then inform the archdiocese.