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Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Mia Laudato, MSEd – Co-Project Director and Senior Technical Assistant – CITES CITES Website: cites.cast.org CAST Website: cast.org Join the Community of Practice: bit.ly/JoinCITES […]

Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Mia Laudato, MSEd – Co-Project Director and Senior Technical Assistant – CITES CITES Website: cites.cast.org CAST Website: cast.org Join the Community of Practice: bit.ly/JoinCITES […]

Elizabeth E. Green"Treelogy Theology"In connessione: noi, Dio e l'alberoGabrielli Editoriwww.gabriellieditori.itLo sforzo delle teologie ecofemmi­niste è di superare il pensiero dualista che divide la real­tà in opposizioni del tipo sacro/profano. Si propongono di adottare un “pensiero ecologico” di connessione to­tale col pianeta secondo il quale noi siamo “dentro” la natura in modo che la “natura” come “una realtà a noi esterna” scompaia.Treeology/Theology è frutto di un esperimento: pensare l'albero (tree) a partire dalla teologia (theology). Sebbene treeology sia una parola inventata, l'assonanza che si produce in inglese tra Tree-ologia e Theo-logia (il discorso su Dio) esprime esattamente ciò che questo libro si propone di investigare: la relazione tra gli alberi e il divino.Dagli anni Settanta del secolo scorso, la teologia si è lasciata interrogare da una crisi ecologica che, da quando ne siamo di­ventati consapevoli, non ha fatto che peggiorare. È stato sostenuto che tale crisi aves­se radici religiose, in particolare cristiane. Se il cristianesimo, e di conseguenza la teologia, è chia­mato in causa, come porne rimedio? Così, negli anni Ottanta nasce la cosiddetta “ecoteologia” che ne­gli ultimi anni gode di nuova vitalità grazie all'enciclica papale Laudato si'.Questo libro si colloca all'interno di una ricerca teologica caratterizzata da una sensibilità ecologica, da una parte, e da una coscienza femminista, dall'altra. Si propone di riflettere sugli al­beri attingendo ad alcuni filoni della teologia contemporanea, della teologia femminista ed ecofemminista.Elizabeth E. Green è pastora emerita dell'Unione cristiana evangelica battista d'Italia. Socia del Coordinamento Teologhe Italiane, è stata Burns Fellow all'Università di Otago (Nuova Zelanda) e visiting professor presso il Seminario battista internazionale di Rüschlikon (Svizzera), la Facoltà valdese di teologia (Roma) e la Pontificia Università Lateranense. Si occupa soprattutto di teologia, femminismo e genere.  L'ultimo suo libro è con Gabrielli editori: Treeology/Theology. In connessione: noi, Dio e l'albero (Collana Esh – testi di ecoteologia femminista). Tra le altre sue pubblicazioni ricordiamo: Padre nostro? Dio, genere e genitorialità (2015), Un percorso a spirale (2020), Dio, il vuoto e il genere (2023) pubblicate dalla Claudiana e, insieme a Cristina Simonelli, Incontri (San Paolo, 2019) e con Selene Zorzi e Simona Segoloni Ruta, Sorelle tutte (La Meridiana, 2021). IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Từ ngày 03-13/09/2024, Đức giáo hoàng Phanxicô sẽ thăm bốn nước Đông Nam Á và châu Đại Dương, bao gồm Indonesia, Papua New Giunea, Timor Leste và Singapore. Chuyến đi dài nhất này, gần 33 ngàn cây số, đi qua 4 quốc gia và 2 châu lục, diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn 10 ngày, đặt ra nhiều câu hỏi về tính khả thi cho vị giáo hoàng đã 87 tuổi, phải đi lại bằng xe lăn và có nhiều vấn đề về sức khoẻ. Thông tin này đã được hoan nghênh không chỉ từ các Giáo hội Công Giáo ở các nước này, mà từ cả các lãnh đạo chính quyền và lãnh đạo các tôn giáo khác. Chuyến đi của Đức giáo hoàng Phanxicô đang được mọi người ở các nước này mong đợi.Điều đáng tiếc là trong chuyến tông du này, Việt Nam không nằm trong số các điểm đến của Ngài bất chấp những chuyển biến trong năm nay : Việt Nam vừa cho phép Tòa thánh đặt văn phòng đại diện thường trực, cũng như việc tiếp xúc đều đặn của « tổ công tác hỗn hợp » giữa Tòa Thánh và Việt Nam để tiến tới thiết lập quan hệ ngoại giao giữa hai nước.Phải chăng các nước được chọn trong chuyến tông du này đều có mục đích? Linh mục Phạm Hoàng Dũng, từ Liège, Bỉ giải thích:Theo lịch trình công bố của Phòng báo chí Vatican, Đức Phanxicô sẽ có 4 bài diễn văn chính thức và khoảng 16 bài giảng trong các thánh lễ. Chuyến đi này còn là cơ hội để Tòa Thánh bày tỏ những quan điểm của mình : Từ ngày lên địa vị giáo hoàng, Đức Phanxicô luôn kêu gọi những mục tử, những người hợp tác với ngài trong chức giám mục, linh mục đi đến các vùng ngoại vi (périphérie) để loan báo Tin mừng.Khái niệm vùng ngoại vi trong ngôn ngữ châu Âu dùng để chỉ nơi kết thúc của một thành phố, thường là những khu dân cư phức tạp, nơi mà nạn nghèo đói và các tệ nạn xã hội lan tràn. Và vì thế những con người của Đức Ki-tô phải đi đến và hiện diện ở những nơi đó để trình bày Tin mừng của Chúa.Nhưng vùng ngoại vi không chỉ giới hạn về mặt địa lý, mà nó còn mở rộng ra cả không gian chính trị, tôn giáo và kỹ thuật công nghệ, nơi mà các tôn giáo gặp gỡ để cùng xây dựng thế giới, nơi các chính sách chính trị không loại trừ con người và công nghệ mới không phá hủy nhưng xây dựng thế giới tốt đẹp hơn.Chuyến đi Mông Cổ năm 2023 là một ví dụ điển hình cho chủ trương này của Ngài. Gặp gỡ với các tôn giáo đặc trưng của Mông Cổ, Đức Phanxicô đã kêu gọi hợp tác gìn giữ và phát triển văn hoá bản sắc, nhất là sự bền vững của thảo nguyên nơi cộng đồng nhân loại cùng sinh sống.Indonesia và khẩu hiệu « Đức tin-Tình Huynh đệ-Lòng Cảm thương »Chuyến đi đến các nước châu Á đã được chuẩn bị từ năm 2020 cùng với những chuyến đi đến các nước Phi châu. Hai lục địa này có số tín hữu gia tăng không ngừng và có thể nói đây là tương lai của Giáo hội Công giáo.Thủ đô Jakarta sẽ là điểm dừng đầu tiên. Ngài là vị giáo hoàng thứ ba, sau Đức Phaolô VI (1970) và Đức Gioan-Phaolô II (1989) đặt chân đến Indonesia, quốc gia lớn nhất, đông dân nhất Đông Nam Á và có tín đồ Hồi giáo đông nhất thế giới 270 triệu người, tức chiếm đến 87% dân số Indonesia, trong khi số người theo Ki-tô giáo chiếm khoảng 11%.Theo Hồng y Ignatius Suharyo Hardioatmodjo, giáo phận Jarkarta, hai tổ chức Hồi giáo lớn nhất nước này là Muhammadiyah và Nahdlatul Ulama, « rất cởi mở và khoan dung ». Chính vì điều này, ban tổ chức đã lấy khẩu hiệu Đức tin-Tình Huynh đệ-Lòng Cảm thương (Faith-Fraternity-Compassion) làm chủ đề cho chuyến thăm.Nhân chuyến thăm này, đường hầm Terowongan Silaturahmi dài 28,3m sẽ được tổng thống Joko Widodo khánh thành trong tháng Tám này. Đường hầm nối liền Nhà thờ Chính toà Đức Mẹ Mông Triệu và Đền thờ Hồi giáo Istiqlal lớn nhất Đông Nam Á. Đây chính là biểu tượng cho cơ hội bắc cầu đối thoại với Hồi giáo tại đất nước vạn đảo.Papua New Guinea và những yếu tố bất ổnPapua New Guinea, nơi Đức Phanxicô từng hy vọng viếng thăm năm 2020 nhưng bị đại dịch Covid-19 ngăn trở, sẽ là chặng dừng chân thứ hai, nhưng đây cũng là một điểm đến chứa đựng nhiều yếu tố bất ổn.Thứ nhất, Vị khâm sứ Toà thánh, người gánh vai trò chính trong việc chuẩn bị cho chuyến đi, chỉ mới được bổ nhiệm hồi tháng 3/ 2024 sau khi vị trí này bị để trống một thời gian dài.Kế đến, từ đầu năm nay, bạo lực và bất ổn xã hội bùng phát và diễn tiến theo hướng trở nên trầm trọng. Vào tháng giêng 2024, việc cắt giảm lương của các nhân viên an ninh và đề xuất thay đổi thuế đã làm bùng phát bạo lực ở nhiều thành phố tại một đất nước có khoảng 10 triệu dân, làm hơn 22 người thiệt mạng. Thủ tướng Lames Marape đã phải ban hành tình trạng khẩn cấp trong 14 ngày. Sự việc này, theo Hồng y John Ribat, “đã phá hủy tất cả những gì mà người dân Papua New Guinea đã xây dựng trong suốt 49 năm sau khi giành độc lập”.Thêm vào đó là xung đột giữa các bộ lạc trên những vùng cao nguyên, gây chết chóc ngày càng nhiều do sự gia tăng sử dụng các vũ khí hiện đại. Những vùng cao nguyên này xa xôi hẻo lánh, nhưng có nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên phong phú, kể cả vàng.Nhưng bất ổn tại Papua New Guinea còn nảy sinh giữa những nhóm theo Ki-tô giáo (bao gồm Công giáo, Tin lành). Theo điều tra, có 98% người Papua New Giunea tự nhận theo Ki-tô giáo. Vì thế, những người theo Tin Lành đã vận động để thay đổi Hiến pháp theo đó Papua New Guinea sẽ là nước Ki-tô giáo. Nhưng các nhóm Công giáo chống đối; xem hành động này là “lỗi thời và gây rối loạn xã hội”. Hội đồng giám mục nước này đã gửi một lá thư chỉ trích đến Ủy ban Cải cách Hiến pháp và luật pháp : “Mặc dù Papua New Guinea đã có Kinh thánh trong Hạ viện từ năm 2015 và tự hào rằng có hơn 90% là người theo đạo Thiên chúa, chúng tôi không thấy có sự giảm bớt nào về tham nhũng, bạo lực, tình trạng vô luật pháp và hành vi xúc phạm trong các cuộc tranh luận của Quốc Hội”.Ủy ban chuẩn bị hy vọng sẽ không xảy bất ổn có thể dẫn đến việc phải hủy bỏ chuyến đi. Papua New Guinea là một quốc gia biển đảo bị ảnh hưởng trầm trọng do biến đổi khí hậu như lũ lụt, hạn hán và mực nước biển dâng cao. Những chủ đề này gần gũi với Đức Phanxicô, sẽ được nêu lên khi Ngài đề cập đến vấn đề “chăm sóc ngôi nhà chung của chúng ta” như đã nói đến trong thông điệp Laudato si' và tông huấn Laudate Deum.Đông Timor và những nghịch lý của chuyến điĐông Timor, còn được gọi là Timor-Leste, nổi bật trong bốn điểm dừng chân trong chuyến đi của Đức Giáo hoàng Phanxicô. Dân số 1,3 triệu người của quốc gia này là 97% theo Công giáo. Đông Timor tách ra khỏi Indonesia từ năm 2002, nên có thể nói đây là vị giáo hoàng thứ hai đến nước này, vì đức Gioan-Phaolo II đã đến thủ đô Dili vào năm 1989.Cộng đoàn công giáo Đông Timor mang dấu ấn của Đức cha Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, giám mục của hòn đảo, người đoạt giải Nobel Hòa Bình do vai trò của ngài trong việc giành độc lập, nhưng sau đó bị tố cáo đã lạm dụng tình dục một số trẻ em địa phương.Khoảng 700.000 người - hơn một nửa dân số - dự kiến ​​sẽ dự Thánh lễ của Giáo hoàng vào ngày 10 tháng 9 tại thủ đô Dili.Tuy nhiên, việc chi ra đến 12 triệu đôla để đón tiếp giáo hoàng đã gây ra nhiều chỉ trích, vì 42% dân số Đông Timor sống dưới mức nghèo đói,không đủ lương thực. Theo Tổ chức Lương Nông Liên Hiệp Quốc (FAO), Đông Timor đang phải đối diện với những thách thức nghiêm trọng về an ninh lương thực. Lạm phát thì cao và biến đổi khí hậu thì đã làm giảm sản lượng ngũ cốc, đẩy khoảng 364.000 người ( 27% dân số ) vào tình trạng thiếu thốn lượng thực nghiêm trọng từ tháng 5 đến tháng 9.Những người chống đối còn cáo buộc chính phủ của thủ tướng Xanana Gusmão ưu tiên cho các nghi lễ mà không quan tâm đến các ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống của người dân. Mặc dù vậy, hầu hết người Công giáo đều vui mừng về chuyến thăm của Đức Giáo hoàng.Singapore: Cửa ngõ để vào Trung Quốc ?Chặng cuối của chuyến đi của Đức Phanxicô sẽ là Singapore,  nơi mà cách nay 38 năm vào năm 1986 đức Gioan-Phaolo II đã từng đặt chân đến.Ban tổ chức đã lấy khẩu hiệu Hiệp nhất và hy vọng (Unity Hope) làm chủ đề cho chuyến viếng thăm. Theo báo chí, Singapore như cách cửa mở vào vùng đất rộng lớn là Trung Quốc, vì Singapore có cộng đồng người Hoa theo Công giáo đóng vai trò quan trọng cả về chính trị và kinh tế.Singapore còn là một trung tâm tài chính và công nghệ không chỉ của vùng Đông Nam Á mà của cả thế giới. Ngày cuối cùng ở Singapore, Đức giáo hoàng sẽ gặp gỡ và chúc lành cho những người cao tuổi sống tại Saint Joseph's Home và Villa Francis Home, sau đó là cuộc gặp với các giáo sĩ và tu sĩ cao tuổi trước khi có cuộc gặp khác với giới trẻ.Điều đó như là một thông điệp về một xã hội phát triển nhưng không gạt sang bên lề những con người “khác”: người già, người thiếu phương tiện…An ninh: Vấn đề hóc búaĐảo quốc Singapore được coi là một trong những quốc gia ổn định nhất thế giới về mặt chính trị. Nhưng ngay cả ở đây, chặng cuối trong chuyến thăm của Giáo hoàng, vẫn có những rủi ro.Mối đe dọa chính không đến từ bên trong thành phố thịnh vượng với khoảng năm triệu dân, mà từ khu vực rộng lớn hơn. Tại nước láng giềng Malaysia, nơi có phần lớn dân số theo đạo Hồi, các nhóm chiến binh dự trù tổ chức các cuộc biểu tình phản đối chuyến thăm của Giáo hoàng từ ngày 11 đến 13/09. Tại nước này, trạng tâm lý chống Israel gia tăng mạnh trong bối cảnh cuộc chiến ở Gaza.Aruna Gopinath, từng là giáo sư tại Đại học Quốc phòng Malaysia, đã thẳng thắn nói với UCA News rằng "Giáo hoàng đã chọn sai thời điểm để đến [Singapore]"."Với việc Singapore được coi là ủng hộ Israel, chuyến thăm của Giáo hoàng chắc chắn sẽ kích động các nhóm ủng hộ Hồi giáo cực đoan", bà nói. "Cần phải có sự quan sát toàn diện ở Malaysia".Các chuyên gia khác nhấn mạnh khả năng xảy ra một cuộc tấn công đơn độc, như ở Indonesia, do những cá nhân bị kích động từ các tổ chức như Nhà nước Hồi giáo hoặc al-Qaeda.Một báo cáo đánh giá mối đe dọa được công bố trong năm nay cho biết "mặc dù không có dấu hiệu nào cho thấy một cuộc tấn công sắp xảy ra, nhưng mối đe dọa khủng bố đối với Singapore vẫn ở mức cao".Thành công trước khi bắt đầu ?Chưa thể nói gì bởi vì việc chuẩn bị cho một một chuyến đi dài và lâu của một vị giáo hoàng 87 tuổi có nhiều vấn đề về sức khoẻ thì rất phức tạp. Phức tạp không chỉ về chi phí cho chuyến đi mà còn về mặt an ninh trong tình hình thế giới bất ổn hiện nay. Tuy thế, điều có thể cảm nhận được là sự sẵn sàng và lòng hiếu khách của các tín hữu Công giáo hay không Công giáo và của các nhà lãnh đạo các tôn giáo và chính phủ ở các nước này.Nhân chuyến đi của Đức Giáo Hoàng, những nước xung quanh như Philippines hay Việt Nam cũng như Hồng Kông gởi phái đoàn sang Singapore. Điều này mở ra một cánh cửa cho một chuyến đi khác của ngài đến các quốc gia mà chưa từng có vị Giáo hoàng nào đặt chân đến: Việt Nam và Trung Quốc.RFI Tiếng Việt xin cảm ơn Linh mục Phạm Hoàng Dũng, từ Liège, Bỉ.

Das Wissen der Naturheilkunde und die Weisheit der Pflanzenmedizin ist jahrhundertealt und wurde über viele Generationen von Kräuterheilkundigen, Bäuerinnen, Ärztinnen oder Pfarrer und Nonnen weitergereicht. Die Klöster waren prädestiniert dazu, dieses Wissen zu bewahren und in immer wieder neuen Kontexten wirksam einzusetzen. Im Fahr, nahe an der Limmat, steht seit 900 Jahren ein Frauenkloster der Benediktinerinnen, das unter anderem von 1944 bis 2013 junge Bäuerinnen ausgebildet hat. Der Kloster- oder Laudato-sì-Garten von Fahr ist in Form eines Kreuzes angelegt und von einer Mauer aus der Barockzeit umfriedet. Diese ist gerade so hoch, dass man einen Blick von diesem kleinen Paradies erhaschen kann, in dem in vier Quadraten in eine Mischung aus Gemüse, Heilkräutern und Blumen wachsen. Darunter befinden sich viele seltene Arten, deren Samen im Klosterladen verkauft werden. Wie mir Schwester Beatrice erzählt, die den Garten seit vielen Jahren pflegt, will sie hier ganz bewusst die Vielfalt der Pflanzenwelt feiern. Mit vielen Mittelchen und Tricks - wie etwa welche Pflanze liebt besonders die Nähe der anderen - geht sie mit Sorge um den Verlust der Artenvielfalt und gleichzeitig mit einem grossen Respekt und Liebe für die Schöpfung Gottes ans Werk. Der Garten gibt ihr Kraft, sagt sie mehrmals. - Mir wird im Gespräch mit ihr bewusst, dass es viele Zugänge zur Natur gibt und geben soll; derjenige über eine sozio-ökologische Spiritualität vereinigt Wissen und Staunen über die Wunder der Natur.

Medzi Božími požiadavkami a nariadeniami šelmy prebieha boj. Prvý deň týždňa ako ustanovenie cirkevnej vrchnosti odporuje štvrtému prikázaniu a dvojrohá šelma to urobí skúšobným kameňom. Hrozná Božia výstraha oznamuje odplatu tým, čo sa klaňajú šelme a jej obrazu. Budú piť z čistého vína Božieho hnevu, naliateho do kalicha jeho hnevu. Začína sa vynucovanie znamenia šelmy - svätenie nedeľného odpočinku (klimatickej nedele). Prichádza nedeľný zákon a Drak bojuje proti svätým, pretože zachovávajú všetkých desať Božích prikázaní. Keby povolili a ustúpili zo zvláštností svojej viery, vtedy by sa drak uspokojil. Oni však podnecujú jeho hnev tým, že sa odvážili zodvihnúť a rozvinúť zástavu proti protestantskému svetu, ktorý sa klania tomu, čo ustanovila cirkevná vrchnosť. Odporúčam v kontexte videa zhliadnuť: Znamenia doby konca I - Final Events of planet Earth (Part One) - https://youtu.be/M2wrgOWzFe0 Znamenia doby konca II - Final Events of planet Earth (Part Two) - https://youtu.be/ALYgUJKf0Jo Koniec sveta do pár rokov, Prorok Ísá (Kristus) v snoch moslimov (QA 51) - https://youtu.be/JLcu2Izc9v8 Nedeľný zákon a prenasledovanie - Klimatická nedeľa, COP26, Laudato si, Znamenie šelmy (1.časť) - https://youtu.be/I48FGOHkKwg Nedeľný zákon a prenasledovanie - Klimatická nedeľa, COP26, Laudato si, Znamenie šelmy (2.časť) - https://youtu.be/A6GjxWceE0c ➤

Pri pohľade do budúcich stáročí až do konca času, Peter z vnuknutia Ducha Svätého opísal pozemskú situáciu v dobe pred Kristovým druhým príchodom. Varoval, že koniec sa priblížil a že znamenia času sú neúprosné. Budúce udalosti sú spísané v Božom slove a v následujúcich častiach séroe Znamenia doby konca zistíte spolu so mnou, čo všetko sa bude diať až do konca veľkého sporu vekov ... a kto zotrvá do konca, bude spasený. Pred zánikom všetkého pozemského verní rozpoznajú znamenia doby. Prvá časť varuje pred démonskými manifestáciámi, informuje o stave ľudstva, o Božích znameniach Kristovho návratu a vaovaním pre padlé ľudstvo o blížiacom sa veľkom zvode - mimozemskej invázii na čele s Luciferom, falošným mesiášom, zvádzajúcim celý svet. Odporúčam v kontexte videa zhliadnuť: Koniec sveta do pár rokov, Prorok Ísá (Kristus) v snoch moslimov (QA 51) - https://youtu.be/JLcu2Izc9v8 Nedeľný zákon a prenasledovanie - Klimatická nedeľa, COP26, Laudato si, Znamenie šelmy (1.časť) - https://youtu.be/I48FGOHkKwg Nedeľný zákon a prenasledovanie - Klimatická nedeľa, COP26, Laudato si, Znamenie šelmy (2.časť) - https://youtu.be/A6GjxWceE0c ➤

Čím bližšie bude koniec času, tým viac sa bude stupňovať ten odveký spor medzi dobrom a zlom. Satanov hnev voči Kristovej cirkvi sa prejavoval vo všetkých dobách. Čím viac sa cirkev blíži k svojmu konečnému vyslobodeniu, tým zákernejšie bude na veriacich pôsobiť satan. Zostúpi na zem „veľmi nasrdený, vediac, že má málo času“ Zj 12:12. Bude pôsobiť „so všetkou mocou, znameniami a lživými zázrakmi“ 2. Tes 2:9. Počas šiestich tisícročí sa tento britký majstrovský rozum satana, kedysi najprednejšieho z Božích anjelov, celkom venoval dielu podvodu a skazy. Celý um a dôvtip, ktorý satan získal v priebehu veky trvajúceho zápasu, všetku krutosť, ktorú si vypestoval, použije v konečnom boji proti Božiemu ľudu. Odporúčam v kontexte videa zhliadnuť: Znamenia doby konca I - Final Events of planet Earth (Part One) - https://youtu.be/M2wrgOWzFe0 Koniec sveta do pár rokov, Prorok Ísá (Kristus) v snoch moslimov (QA 51) - https://youtu.be/JLcu2Izc9v8 Nedeľný zákon a prenasledovanie - Klimatická nedeľa, COP26, Laudato si, Znamenie šelmy (1.časť) - https://youtu.be/I48FGOHkKwg Nedeľný zákon a prenasledovanie - Klimatická nedeľa, COP26, Laudato si, Znamenie šelmy (2.časť) - https://youtu.be/A6GjxWceE0c ➤

Le 18 juin 2015, deux ans après son élection, le pape François publiait l'encyclique Laudato si'. Un texte salué par de très nombreux observateurs et reconnu comme une référence en matière d'écologie intégrale. 9 ans après sa publication, qu'en reste-t-il ? Avec Anne Doutriaux, coordinatrice du mouvement Laudato si' en France.

In this episode, Ralph and Luc chat with Michael Jefferies, Regional Conservative Outreach Coordinator for the Citizens' Climate Lobby. Together, we get out of our filter bubbles and find some common ground.We discuss Michael's faith-based journey on climate issues, bipartisan proposals on issues ranging from a carbon tax ("Carbon Fees and Dividends") and import tariffs, along with strategies to communicate about the environment to conservatives.We also listen to excerpts from former Senator Bob Inglis talking about his experience as a pro-climate Republican.We hear a political advertisement recorded by Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi together on a couch back in 2008.We read excerpts of:• Dorothy Sayers' "Why Work?" speech from 1942 and• Pope Francis' "Laudato si'" encyclical from 2015.If you'd like to connect with the Citizens' Climate Lobby, you can find them at:https://cclusa.org/join

Join us for worship from Seal Church. A copy of the service sheet can be found on the church website. www.sealpeterandpaul.com   Preacher: Canon Anne Le Bas Image: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, by Jan Brueghel the Elder https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Jan_Brueghel_the_Elder_%28Brussels_1568-Antwerp_1625%29_-_Adam_and_Eve_in_the_Garden_of_Eden_-_RCIN_405512_-_Royal_Collection.jpg Today's hymn is: All creatures of our God and King sung by St Martin's Voices 1 All creatures of our God and King lift up your voice and with us sing Alleluia, alleluia. Thou burning sun with golden beam, thou silver moon with softer gleam, O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 2 Thou rushing wind that art so strong, ye clouds that sail in heaven along, O praise him, alleluia. Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice, ye lights of evening, find a voice; Chorus 3 Thou flowing water, pure and clear, make music for thy Lord to hear, Alleluia, alleluia. Thou fire so masterful and bright, that givest hearts both warmth and light: Chorus 4 Dear mother earth, who day by day unfoldest blessings on our way, O praise him, alleluia. The flowers and fruits that in thee grow, let them his glory also show: Chorus 5 Let all things their Creator bless, and worship him in humbleness; O praise him, alleluia. Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three in One; Chorus William Henry Draper (1855-1933) based on Laudato sii, O me signore St Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Sun (Public Domain) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anne-le-bas/message

Jak zachránit moravskou krajinu a aby v ní žili radostní lidé? Kdo někdy zašel do slováckého sklípku, zjistil, že ještě žijí radostní lidé. Není to jen tím, že víno pijí, ale také tím, že kopou vinohrad. Co udělat s moravskou krajinou, která si stále ještě zachovává půvabný ráz a která byla po staletí udržitelně obhospodařovaná našimi předky, když je už po desetiletí ničena těžkou technikou a těžkou chemií? Je zničeno mnoho živého, od viditelných tvorů až po neviditelný, ale půdotvorný edafon. Jak povzbudit místní lidi k péči o svět kolem nich? Mnozí by rádi, ale neví jak. Tak kde mají začít? Předně je třeba říci, že ani dobré zákony a jejich vymáhání věc zdaleka nevyřeší. Je to sice základ ochrany krajiny, ale jen jako „hrubé síto“. Zákony lásku ke krajině a k životu v ní nedají. Vize budoucnosti. Naše vesnice jsou stále ještě přehledné a zachovaly se v nich soudržné skupiny: hasiči, myslivci, sportovci, církve, někde politické strany, zemědělci. Kde je škola, tam jsou učitelé. Většina zastupitelstev obcí má důvěru občanů, vždyť si je zvolili a věděli, koho volí. Šikovný starosta je požehnáním pro obec. Obce umí spolupracovat nebo se i sdružovat. Prvním krokem by byla komunikace mezi všemi skupinami a dosažení jejich setkávání s cílem společně se angažovat v ochraně krajiny. Potom zavést vzdělávání v oboru integrální ekologie (tj. ekologie v širších souvislostech, která zahrnuje nejen vztahy v přírodě a k přírodě, ale i vztahy mezi lidmi, včetně podmínek života ve vsi), nové technologie, životní styl. Pokud se vesnice dá (časem) dohromady, může začít vyjednávat s těmi, pro které se stala krajina fabrikou a hospodaření na ní zdrojem zisku. Vím, že to půjde ztěžka, ale začít se musí. Neustále se musí vymýšlet nové cesty. Pozn. Ve středověku byly úroky zakázané proto, že zemědělství nepřinášelo zisk, bylo jen pro „uživení“. Dnes by se dal udělat menší zisk i při šetrném hospodaření, ale tržní mentalita hledá nejsnadnější cestu k zisku: úspory mzdových nákladů, těžká technika a těžká chemie. A zničená příroda se do nákladů nezapočítává.  Vesnice čekají v příštích letech velké výzvy: mít vlastní zdroje energie, postavení se klimatickým změnám (voda, vítr, teplota), stagnace či pokles životní úrovně a tím i větší rozdíly mezi chudými a bohatými, což může přivést větší nevraživost mezi lidmi, důraz na vlastní zásoby (potraviny, voda), zajištění dostupné zdravotní péče. Zvládnou to jen „bratrské“ vesnice a na tom je třeba co nejrychleji zapracovat. Název Querida pochází z textu papeže Františka Querida Amazonia (Milovaná Amazonie, vydaný 2020), který řeší situaci ve velkém území povodí Amazonky zahrnující devět států. V globalizovaném světě jsou ale problémy krajiny velmi podobné.Integrální ekologie je pojem zavedený papežem Františkem v encyklice Laudato si, kterou vydal v roce 2015. Podle papeže nelze oddělovat ochranu přírody od sociálních problémů.

This episode of the RETHINK Retail Podcast was recorded live at the RETHINK Retail Podcast Media Booth during the NRF 2024 Big Show. In this episode of the RETHINK Retail Podcast, RETHINK Retail CCO is joined by Andy Laudato, Chief Operations Officer of The Vitamin Shoppe. During their conversation, Andy shares his insights on fostering innovation in the retail industry and discusses the importance of collaboration, continuous improvement, and adopting a customer-centric approach. Through practical examples from Vitamin Shoppe, such as leveraging AI for real-time communication and enhancing the customer experience, Laudato demonstrates the relevance of his expertise in the field. "Necessity drives innovation. And so, when solving a problem for your customer, first you have to identify what that is. Or maybe it's not just a problem, but just an opportunity to do something better." - Andy Laudato Resources: Nominate the next Global Retail Leader: www.globalretailleaders.com/membership Connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/rethink-industries/ For more retail insights visit www.rethink.industries If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by subscribing to our channel and giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Goodpods! – – – – – – Hosted by Kirat Anand Produced by Gabriella Bock Research by Maggie Schwenn

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, když víc jak před deseti lety usedal na Svatý stolec, zvolil si jméno František, podle řeholníka Františka z Assisi. Světec a křesťanský mystik proslul kromě péče o chudé také zvláštním ohledem ke stvoření – jinými slovy k přírodě. Když pak v roce 2015 vyšla encyklika Laudato si, ve které se papež obrací ke každému člověku této planety, aby chránil přírodu a mírnil klimatickou krizi, naplnil tím to, co si předsevzal.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, když víc jak před deseti lety usedal na Svatý stolec, zvolil si jméno František, podle řeholníka Františka z Assisi. Světec a křesťanský mystik proslul kromě péče o chudé také zvláštním ohledem ke stvoření – jinými slovy k přírodě. Když pak v roce 2015 vyšla encyklika Laudato si, ve které se papež obrací ke každému člověku této planety, aby chránil přírodu a mírnil klimatickou krizi, naplnil tím to, co si předsevzal.Všechny díly podcastu Podhoubí můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton are joined by The Vitamin Shoppe Chief Operating Officer Andrew Laudato. Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. Come stop by and visit us in booth #5420

Laudetur Jesus Christus - Ngợi khen Chúa Giêsu Kitô Radio Vatican hằng ngày của Vatican News Tiếng Việt. Nội dung chương trình hôm nay: 0:00 Bản tin 12:38 Chia sẻ Lời Chúa : Lm. Toma Aquino Nguyễn Khánh Duy, SJ chia sẻ Lời Chúa Lễ Thánh Gia Thất 21:15 Nữ tu trong Giáo hội : Các nữ tu cộng đoàn Thánh Giuse ở Australia thực hiện thông điệp Laudato si' --- Liên lạc và hỗ trợ Vatican News Tiếng Việt qua email & Zelle: tiengviet@vaticannews.va --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vaticannews-vi/support

In this episode of Retail Razor Show, hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden talk about preparing for NRF 2024, celebrate being a finalist in the Vendors in Partnership gala for The Retail Voice Award, and bring the latest episode of Blade to Greatness, all in under an hour!They host a special “Taylor's Version” replay of a prior interview with Andy Laudato, COO of The Vitamin Shoppe, sharing his comprehensive guide for maximizing your attendance at the NRF Big Show. Andy returns to the show for a new discussion of his anticipation for the combined NRF and supply chain shows, and the buzz surrounding AI, plus expectations for a great RetailROI Super Saturday event. In the latest episode of the ‘Blade to Greatness' segment, April Sabral, founder of retailu and The Positivity Company, returns to share her insights on leadership and how to counteract negativity in the retail industry She explains why retail leaders need to stop enrolling in negativity and reinforce a positive attitude with their teams. After listening to this episode, you, too, will be ready for #NRF2024 in January in New York City!NEWS! We are thrilled to report that our fans support propelled us as a finalist in The Retail Voice Award for the Vendors In Partnership award gala at NRF 2024! You're votes made a difference and we're honored to be one of 3 finalists for this prestigious award!WOW! As we march into our 3rd year on the show, we're honored and humbled to have hit the top of the charts on the Goodpodspodcast platform!#1 in the Top 100 Indie Management Monthly chart#2 in the Top 100 Indie Management Weekly chart#2 in the Top 100 Indie Marketing Weekly chart#3 in the Top 100 Marketing Weekly chart#4 in the Top 100 Marketing Monthly chartWe can't thank our Goodpods listeners enough! We love your support! Please continue giving us those 5-star ratings and send us your comments!Meet your hosts, helping you cut through the clutter in retail & retail tech:Ricardo Belmar, a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Influencer for 2023, 2022 & 2021, RIS News Top Movers and Shakers in Retail for 2021, advisory council member at George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation, and director partner marketing for retail & consumer goods at Microsoft.Casey Golden, CEO of Luxlock, and RETHINK Retail Top Retail Influencer for 2023. Obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand and the consumer. After a career on the fashion and supply chain technology side of the business, now slaying franken-stacks and building retail tech!Includes music provided by imunobeats.com, featuring Overclocked, E-Motive, and Swag, Tag & Brag from the album Beat Hype, written by Hestron Mimms, published by Imuno.The Retail Razor ShowFollow us on Goodpods: https://bit.ly/TRRSgoodpodsFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/TRRSinstaFollow us on Threads: https://bit.ly/TRRSthreadsFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/TwRRazorConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/LI-RRazorSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/RRShowYouTubeSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/RetailRazorShowRetail Razor Show Episode Page: https://bit.ly/RRShowPodHost → Ricardo Belmar,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twRBelmarConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LIRBelmarCo-host → Casey Golden,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twCaseyConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LICasey

Jonathan leads the discussion of Pope Francis's Laudato si', with Tim, Brian, Jim, Jon, Jeff, Allan and Paul. What is the proper use of technology, such that it does not become a violent and shaping force and remains a means (not an end)? Global warming and overpopulation, must be addressed not simply at a technological but at a theological level.  Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.

Papež František vyzval světové lídry, aby se zavázali plnit klimatické cíle. O novém ekologickém dokumentu budeme ve Vertikále mluvit s koordinátorkou Žít Laudato si' Česká republika Světlou Hanke Jarošovou. Probereme odpovědi Vatikánu na otázky Dominika Duky, zda smí rozvedení lidé žijící v novém svazku k přijímání. A Francie zakázala svým olympijským reprezentantkám nosit šátek. Poslechněte si celý magazín Vertikály.

1-” Per quanto si cerchi di negarli o relativizzarli, i segni del cambiamento climatico sono sempre più evidenti” Cosi il Papa in apertura dell' Esortazione apostolica che aggiorna l'enciclica Laudato si. ( Alfredo Somoza) 2-Lo scandalo delle spirali in Groenlandia. Negli anni 70 migliaia di ragazzi inuit venivano sterilizzati forzatamente dal governo danese. Ora un gruppo di donne chiede a Copenhagen un risarcimento. ( Martina Stefanoni) 3-Gran Bretagna. Il premier Sunak taglia la nuova linea ferroviaria ad alta velocità Londra – Manchester. Il clamoroso retromarcia per motivi economici intacca la sua credibilità a un anno dalle elezioni. ( Daniele Fisichella) 4-Diario americano. L'ascesa, il declino e la caduta di Kevin McCarthy, lo speaker della camera vittima della faida interna tra repubblicani e conservatori. ( Roberto Festa) 5- Progetti sostenibili. Da tre anni la città tedesca Monheuim sul Reno porta avanti con successo la sperimentazione dei trasporti pubblici gratuiti. ( Fabio Fimiani ) 6-Romanzo a fumetti: Baby Blue il graphic novel di Bim Eriksson, ( Luisa Nannipieri)

Folk's we're on high alert here at the magnificast, because we are just DAYS away from Pope Francis dropping his follow up to Laudato Si, Laudate Deum. To get ourselves in the right headspace for this big moment, we're revisiting some of the big themes in Laudato Si. Everyone talks about the environmental themes, but we're really interested in the Pope's use of dependency theory. Put on your studying hat and let's get down to business preparing for the hottest Papal document of 2023!  Thanks to our monthly supporters Michael Lee Rodolfo Urquieta Cortes Korbin Painter Mark De La Paz Lea Mae Rice 10 ChrisJ Gill Erik Mohr Joe Kruse illi Robert Shine Kurt XxXJudasdidnothingwrongXxX Maxwell Lorena Rivera Soren Harward Christian Noakes David Wadstrup Óscar John Salcedo Austin Gallyer Harrison g Randall Katie Marascio Elias Jacob D Francisco Herrera John Michael Dimitras Jacob S Leigh Elliot Tyler Adair Catherine Harrison Zachary Elicker Kasey Erin Archambeault Mikegrapes Kate Alexander Calderon Alejandro Kritzlof Caleb Strom Shandra Benito Andrew McIntosh Peter Shaw Kerrick Fanning Josh Johnson Jonathan Taylor Jennifer Kunze Damon Pitiroi Yroffeiriad Matt Sandra Zadkovic Stephanie Heifner Patrick Sweeney Felicia Aaron Morrison Leslie Rodriguez Sarah Clark Timothy Trout darcie wilder Name Colm Moran Stewart Thomas Lonnie Smith Brendan Fong Kylie Riley Darren Young Josh Kerley koalatee Tim Luschen Elizabeth Davis Lee Ketch Austin Cyphersmith Ashton Sims Fin Carter Ryan Euverman Tristan Turner Edwin Emily JCF Linzi Stahlecker Matthew Alhonte John Samson Fellows alex zarecki rob Kathryn Bain Stephen Machuga zane Caitlin Spanjer Collin Majors Victor Williams Daniel Saunders David Huseth Andrew Brian Nowak erol delos santos Aaron Forbis-Stokes Josh Strassman Cal Kielhold Luke Stocking Sara Trey Brian S. Ryan Brady drew k Matthew Darmour-Paul saheemax Adam Burke Peter Pinkney Zambedos Andrew Guthrie Adrian Kevin Hernandez Wilden Dannenberg Evan Ernst jessica frances Tucker Clyle Christopher RayAlexander Peter Adourian Dan Meyer Benjamin Pletcher John Mattessich Caleb Cropper-Russel Tristan Greeno Steve Schiroo Robert Clelland Anastasia Schaadhardt Scott Pfeiffer Terry Craghead Josiah Daniels yames Thaddaeus Groat Elisabeth Wienß Hoss Tripp Fuller Avery Dez V Danny Zane Guevara Ivan Carter Ryan Plas Jofre Jonas Edberg Tom Tilden Jo Jonny Nickname Phil Lembo Matt Roney Stephen McMurtry Andrew Ness Noj Lucas Costello chrisg9653 Dónal Emerson Robert Paquette Arty2000 Amaryah Shaye BreadandRosaries.com Frank Dina Mason Shrader Sabrina Luke Nye David Klassen Julia Schimanek Matthew Fisher Michael Vanacore Tom Nielsen Elinor Stephenson Max Bridges Joel Garver SibilantStar Devon Bowers Daniel David Erdman Madeleine E Guekguezian Tim Lewis Logan Daniel Daniel Saunders Big Dong Bill Jared Rouse Stanford McConnehey Dianne Boardman klavvin Angela Ben Molyneux-Hetherington Junesong91 Keith Wetzel Nathan Beam, Nazi Destroyer Dillon Moore Nicholas Hurley HJ25 Ibrahím Pedriñán Brando Geoffrey Thompson Some Dude Kevin M.N. Brock Barber Geoff Tock Kaya Oakes Ahar Tom Cannell Stephen Adkison Troy Andrews Andy Reinsch J Martel K. Aho Jimmy Melnarik Ian SG Daniel Rogers Caleb Ratzlaff emcanady

Mike and Dominic are back to discuss Pope Francis's comments released today on the problem of a reactionary US Church, the upcoming "Part 2" to Francis's encyclical Laudato Si', and a recent pastoral letter by Bishop Strickland and a surprising endorsement by Scott Hahn. Notes and Links: 1) Pope Francis's dialogue with Portuguese Jesuits ‘The Water Has Been Agitated' - LA CIVILTÀ CATTOLICA https://www.laciviltacattolica.com/the-water-has-been-agitated/ Pope Francis on the “backward-looking” US Church - Where Peter Is https://wherepeteris.com/pope-francis-on-the-backward-looking-us-church/ Letter of the Holy Father to the Priests of the Diocese of Rome (5 August 2023) | Francis https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/letters/2023/documents/20230805-lettera-sacerdoti.html Pope blasts American critics' 'reactionary attitude' as 'useless' fight against progress https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/28/pope-says-his-american-critics-have-reactionary-at/ 2) Pope Francis writing a second part of Laudato si' Vatican News article https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-08/pope-writing-second-part-of-laudato-si.html 3) Pastoral Letter from Bishop Strickland, August 2023 - The Catholic Diocese of Tyler https://www.dioceseoftyler.org/2023/08/23/pastoral-letter-from-bishop-strickland-august-2023/ Bishop Strickland's Pastoral Letter on the Synod (Reason and Theology - Michael Lofton's analysis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gskXbKrPKGg Firebrand Texas Bishop Strickland says Rome synod will reveal 'true schismatics' | National Catholic Reporter https://www.ncronline.org/news/firebrand-texas-bishop-strickland-says-rome-synod-will-reveal-true-schismatics What Scott Hahn's public support for Bishop Strickland signifies - Where Peter Is https://wherepeteris.com/what-scott-hahns-public-support-for-bishop-strickland-signifies/ ABOUT THE DEBRIEF Intro Episode: https://youtu.be/LevSkGFqq4U A weekly show where we dive deep into the news, topics, questions, and controversies facing the Catholic Church today. Hosted by Dominic de Souza, founder of SmartCatholics, posing questions to Mike Lewis, editor and cofounder of Where Peter Is. We bring you commentary, analysis, and context on tough questions that the Church is facing. Whether you're a devout Catholic, a curious seeker, or just interested in the news and happenings in the Church, join us for The Debrief. When it comes to news and controversies in the Catholic Church, stay curious, informed, and engaged. WHERE PETER IS Visit Where Peter Is.com to read articles, commentaries, and spiritual reflections by and for faithful Catholics who support the mission and vision of Pope Francis. https://wherepeteris.com SMARTCATHOLICS The conversation is brought to you from SmartCatholics.com, the free online community for millennials, creators, and learners. Join our private WherePeterIs group to ask questions, share insights, and suggest topics for next time. https://smartcatholics.com DONATE Consider becoming a Patreon sponsor for Where Peter Is. Your generosity will help us continue to bring valuable content to you and enhance the quality of this show. https://www.patreon.com/where_peter_is

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Russia declarat quod contra Ucrainae aeroplana non gubernata defensa est. Ucraina in septentrio suffert, sed in meridie vincit. Cremlinus diurnarios contrarios venenat. Nuntiant Wagner ducis mortem. IN RUSSIA, DE BRICS: Translationes ex Israel García Avilés sunt. Brasilia, Russia, India, Res publica popularis Sinarum, Res publica Africae australisque (BRICS) se congregabunt undecimus ante kalendas Augusti in Ioannesburgo ut res maximas censere, quas promittunt historicas esse. Congregatio patrias australes quaerit colligere ut novum regimen mundi instituere, quod dominium patriarum septentrionaliorum et principatum dollarium finit. Pechinum, rei publicae popularis Sinarum urbs, certabit BRICS per Ge-Septem. BRICS tamquam sex nova membra addere volunt in anno Domini bis millésimo vicesimo quarto, ita Cyril Ramaphosa, presidens Rei publicae Africae australi, nuntiavit. IN HUNGARIA: Turcia et Hungaria de gasio conveniunt. 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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a paid subscriber here on Substack to help us sustain Good Distinctions!Sins Against the Respect for the Reputation of PersonsStatements made about public figures are a dime a dozen. Individuals like Pope Francis who are known throughout the world garner certain reputations. Often, these reputations are an amalgamation of rash judgment, detraction, or calumny. In today's examination, I want to investigate the rather loaded question: is Pope Francis in favor of socialism and/or globalism? For some, this seems like a forgone conclusion and for others the sentiment is preposterous. I hope to shed a bit of light on the subject by sifting through the defining socialism and globalism, looking at Church teaching on the subject, and reviewing some statements by Pope Francis. Maybe then we will get a bit closer to understanding the mind of the Roman Pontiff on the topic.However, first I want to look briefly at these three sins against respect for the reputation of persons. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Respect for the reputation of persons forbids every attitude and word likely to cause them unjust injury (CCC 2477).” So, what are rash judgments, detraction, and calumny?Rash JudgmentsIf we call into question the moral standing of another without sufficient foundation, we are guilty of the sin of rash judgment. We do not even have to be fully convinced of our neighbor's fault for the sin of rash judgment to be present. Avoiding rash judgment requires care and practice. When we encounter the thoughts, words, and deeds of another, we should attempt to interpret them in a favorable way. St. Ignatius of Loyola writes:“Every good Christian ought to be more ready to give a favorable interpretation to another's statement than to condemn it. But if he cannot do so, let him ask how the other understands it. And if the latter understands it badly, let the former correct him with love. If that does not suffice, let the Christian try all suitable ways to bring the other to a correct interpretation so that he may be saved (St. Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises, 22).”DetractionDetraction is the sin of disclosing another's faults and failings to persons who did not know them without an objectively valid reason for doing so, to use the wording of the Catechism (cf. CCC 2477). Notice here that detraction seems to presume that the faults of failings of the other person are actually present. However, we need to take care not to share these faults and failings with an objectively valid reason. CalumnyFinally, calumny is the sin of harming the reputation of another by providing remarks which are contrary to the truth. When this happens, it invites others to make false judgments about the person being discussed. The problem with both detraction and calumny is that they “destroy the reputation and honor of one's neighbor (CCC 2479).” Actions like these are vices opposed to the virtues of justice and charity.Why Bring Up These Three Sins?There is no shortage of armchair theologians interpreting the thoughts, words, and deeds of Pope Francis in an unfavorable way. This is the sin of rash judgment. I myself have been guilty of this sin in regards to the pope several years ago, and I repent of it. Likewise, there are things which are sincerely problematic surrounding the Francis pontificate and the person of Pope Francis in the past ten years. Not all of these personal conversations needed to be brought out to the public forum, especially not in the way that they were. For example, the many letters of Archbishop Vigano would constitute, in my mind, consistent detraction against the Holy Father. Many of these letters also seem to fit the bill for calumny as well. And, of course, there is widespread calumny against the pope, as I am sure there has been against every pope in history. Folks do love to gossip. It is an unfortunate side effect of the Fall and our concupiscence. So, how does this apply to today's topic? I am going to try to avoid rash judgment, detraction, and calumny as I investigate the subject matter today. I hope by giving a model for reading the Pontiff charitably, all of us will be inspired to do likewise in the future. With that all being said, let us now turn our attention to socialism and globalism.What are Socialism and Globalism? Are they Related?When you say the word “socialism,” most people immediately think of economics. Really, socialism is more broadly a political ideology with implications in both economic and sociological structures. These structures or systems are predominantly centered around the means of production being controlled socially, rather than privately. The means of production are the land, labor, and capital which are used to produce products (in the form of goods or services). If the land, labor, or capital in a given locale are owned by the government, by a co-op, by employees, or the like, this is an indication that socialist mechanisms are in play. After the introduction of the thought of Marx and Engels in the 19th Century, a category of socialism was born which was called Communism. While there have been many iterations of socialism and communism, the key distinction is that communism is not concerned with social ownership of the means of production only but also with socially designed means of consumption of products. At any rate, both socialism and communism are opposed to capitalism, which desires to keep the means of production owned by private firms and individuals. Globalism is an interesting term without a set definition. It is usually used by right-leaning capitalists in a pejorative sense. In the 17th Century, the Peace of Westphalia led to a world-system in which several nation-states and independent nations created an interconnected economic system. These world-systems were not global as much as very large regional systems. Many of these world-systems did not interact with one another. Then, over the next two centuries, these world-systems came into ever-increasing contact in a process known as globalization. Due to transportation and communications advancements, this process took off at a feverish pace after the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. Goods, services, technology, capital, data, people, and the like move relatively freely across borders throughout the world. As a result, global markets continued to expand. In 2000, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) described four main aspects of globalization: 1) trade, 2) capital movements, 3) movement of people, and 4) the spread of knowledge and technology (Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?). Globalism is really the expression of globalization, just as nationalism is an expression of nationality. Here lies one danger: just as nationalism can go off the rails towards a well-intentioned but ultimately overzealous approach, so too can globalism devolve into an attempt to control uncontrollable mechanisms. When governments and key global leaders in politics, business, and entertainment attempt to control global markets, the outcome leads to remarkable inefficiencies which sadly lead to human suffering. This is because a society which is not founded on the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity are doomed to radically disordered structures and systems. For more on solidarity and subsidiarity, check out a previous episode on the topic. So, are socialism and globalism related? To an extent: yes! Many of the early socialists dreamed of a utopian world in which everyone had what they needed and suffering was minimized. Then, when Marx and Engels began writing the Communist Manifesto, they did so in a world which was already experiencing the nascent groans of globalization, with all its accompanying problems. Their response was to instantiate a radical form of socialism. Planned socialist economies have been tried numerous times in the 20th Century and the result has always been widespread death, suffering, and even genocide. Globalism is more or less an attempt to understand the mechanism and intricacies of globalization. This is nothing more than a desire for more knowledge about how the structures which exist in the world actually work. The problem is when globalism takes on a more “intentional” twinge and admixes socialist policies. The socialist or the globalist could dream of a world in which social structures control land, labor, and capital in order to produce goods and services for a global market. These social structures could be the United Nations, the European Union, or even the neoliberal and neoconservative efforts of nation building seen after the Cold War. What does the Church Teach About Socialism and Globalism?SocialismPope Pius XI, in his work Quadragesimo Anno, writes: “If Socialism, like all errors, contains some truth (which, moreover, the supreme pontiffs have never denied), it is based nevertheless on a theory of human society peculiar to itself and irreconcilable with true Christianity. Religious socialism, Christian socialism, are contradictory terms; no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist (Quadragesimo Anno, 120).”Likewise, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states that:“The Church has rejected the totalitarian and atheistic ideologies associated in modern times with “communism” or “socialism”  (Catechism, 2425).”Pope Leo XIII in his masterwork Rerum Novarum wrote in 1891 that:“To remedy these wrongs the socialists, working on the poor man's envy of the rich, are striving to do away with private property, and contend that individual possessions should become the common property of all, to be administered by the State or by municipal bodies. They hold that by thus transferring property from private individuals to the community, the present mischievous state of things will be set to rights, inasmuch as each citizen will then get his fair share of whatever there is to enjoy. But their contentions are so clearly powerless to end the controversy that were they carried into effect the working man himself would be among the first to suffer. They are, moreover, emphatically unjust, for they would rob the lawful possessor, distort the functions of the State, and create utter confusion in the community (Rerum Novarum, 4).”One of the key tenets of socialist ideology is contempt for private property, which is something that the Catholic Church ardently defends. Pope Leo XIII even speaks of the “inviolability” of private property, as a principle. Likewise, Pope Leo XIII speaks of socialists setting up “a State supervision” at the expense of parents, which he calls an “act against natural justice” which would “destroy the structure of the home (ibid., 14).”GlobalismBecause globalism is so ill-defined, we will be hard pressed to find many denunciations or affirmations of it. However, we can see fairly clearly that the Catholic Church is not opposed to a transnationalism corporate approach, given that it is the oldest and most interconnected organization in the world! Where the rubber meets the road on this question is between progressives in favor of an international and anti-nationalist view of global structures and a conservative and isolationist view. Between these two views is a wide diversity of ideologies of varying degrees. So, we do not want to fall into a trap of extremism. From my perspective, I think both extremes have something to offer. On the side of the internationalist progressives, I think there is value to their critique that there is an American, exceptionalist version of Catholicism which reads into everything the Vatican does as pertaining exclusively and directly to the United States. This sort of nationalism might be appropriate for navigating diplomatic relations between nations. But it is prideful and ridiculous on the global, Catholic front. I do not doubt that Pope Francis has spoken vaguely about the Western world and the United States, in particular, with negative overtones. But his critiques are centered around an observation of rampant materialism and individualism which devalues certain communities and the marginalized. And fair enough.On the side of the isolationist conservatives, there is a desire to get one's house in order before reaching out to others in assistance. The world is full of different problems, but we need to fix the problems in our own house and in our own backyard before we can be of use to anyone else. I am deeply sympathetic to this approach due to my abiding love of the principle of subsidiarity. But we have to balance this approach with solidarity, which shows how intensely interconnected the human family is. And what is more, the baptized are supernaturally brothers and sisters in an even more pronounced way than a mere natural association. The problem with globalism which is the most pronounced is the lens of seeing the world in material terms to the neglect of the spiritual. I wrote about this extensively in my part two summary of Deus Caritas Est by Pope Benedict XVI. We have a responsibility to provide for the material necessities of those in need (preferential option for the poor), but we cannot fulfill this due to the neglect of the spiritual needs of persons. Rising alongside globalization was an insidious secularism which attempted to remove God from society.Material, at the Expense of the SpiritualRiding the wave of the Enlightenment, Frederich Neitzsche famously wrote “God is dead,” but most people do not understand the point he is making. He is not simply announcing his own growing personal atheism. The quote continues:“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it? (Neitzsche)”The Enlightenment was deeply disorienting because Christendom cannot exist apart from a Christian worldview and Christian societal ordering. When the Enlightenment thinkers and actors unmoored society from these deep roots and outstretched arms to Heaven, the response was the dramatic collapse of the moral value structure of Christian society. With continued globalization, this secularism continued to creep along the globe. Now, it is counter-cultural and an oddity to be a believer, much less a Christian. The nihilism of Nietzsche saw that society was shaking off the temporal influence of Christianity, but he also remarked that the “shadows” of God would still need to be vanquished, the vestiges of the Christian worldview. In our current postmodern world, this is certainly coming true pragmatically. The main problem with this - and thus with what globalism is effectively importing and exporting ideologically these days - is that God is not dead and never will be. Human nature does not change just because some European narcissists of the last centuries say so.Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Marx, in various iterations refer to the offers of Christian religion as the comfort of certainty. Marx, in particular, refers to religion as the opiate of the masses. I think this shows just how twisted the notions of Christianity were at the time. Jesus did not come to bring us comfort, He told us to pick up our cross and follow Him. The Christian life is hard. Yes, the promise of Heaven is a comfort, but it also happens to be true because the Source is trustworthy.Unfortunately, globalism has led to a bland approach to religious truths - and especially moral prescripts - which has devolved into moral relativism, subjectivism, and indifferentism. Even within the Church, we can sense the effects of these trends. Many Catholics - lay, religious, and clergy alike - are awash in the cultural cocktail of crappy creeds being advanced by every human source with no reference to transcendent, objective truth and the Source of Truth, God Himself. All of that being said, moored in good philosophical and theological convictions, globalism can be a great force for good. Humanity is interconnected. Through mass communication, we can reach out to those around us and those halfway across the globe in an instant. If those using these modern technologies are virtuous and ordered towards God, then the Holy Spirit can bear fruit in these interactions! So, while it is healthy to critique what is morally ambiguous or evil, it is important to see things as they currently are and then help order our society back towards God. Lest we think this is an impossible task, remember charity begins at home. Start there.Where Does Pope Francis Come From and Does it Matter?Before we get into Pope Francis' comments relating to socialism and globalism, it is worth looking at his own upbringing and cultural context. We are the product of nature and nurture, in many real and lasting ways. Pope Francis is no different.Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936 to Italian parents. His family left Italy to escape the fascist oppression of Benito Mussolini in 1929. Communism sought to abolish private property. Socialism advocated government ownership of the means of production. Fascism left the means of production in private hands but through government and corporate collusion directed every economic decision.He worked as a bouncer and a janitor before training as a chemist and working as a technician in a food science laboratory. At the age of 22, he discerned a vocation to the priesthood in the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). As we grow up, our thoughts and opinions on matters change, politically, socially, economically, and even religiously. These changes might be a deepening and maturing, a complete break for something new, or an exploration which eventually comes full circle. What is consistent is that our cultural experiences and upbringing color our approaches. In the case of Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina, Juan Perón took power in 1946 after World War Two and held power until he was overthrown in 1955.I think that Juan Perón is the key to understanding Pope Francis' approach to society and politics. Peronism is a form of corporate socialism but is seen by many as “right wing.” Confused yet?  Juan Perón was an Argentine nationalist and populist. Populism is not right or left wing; it is a way to stir up public support amongst the working class.Juan Perón harbored former Nazi officials. He was fairly isolationist. He was anti-clerical and got on the bad side of the Church when he worked to legalize divorce. He supported labor unions and corporatized them. He used violence and dictatorial rule to maintain power, but all the while styled himself as a man of the people. Though a socialist in practice, Juan Perón had a well documented respect for Benito Mussolini. I think it is fair to say that Juan Perón was willing to support any policy which helped him retain power - a hallmark of populists. Juan Perón is key to Pope Francis' approach because this is the society which Jorge Bergoglio grappled with from ten years old and forward. And even after Juan Perón was removed, his policies and ideas remained prevalent in Argentine politics into the 21st Century.  So, keep that in mind as we look at what Pope Francis has to say about socialism and globalism. Americans, especially, are notorious for reading everything in light of American politics and economic ideologies. Argentina is vastly different from the United States politically, socially, and economically. If we approach Pope Francis' writings on social and economic structuring with narrow vision, then we will miss the forest for the trees. Is Pope Francis a Socialist or Globalist?Now, finally, we can turn our attention to the question: is Pope Francis a socialist or a globalist? I am going to focus on looking at the three most authoritative documents from Pope Francis, his encyclicals: Lumen Fidei (2013), Laudato si' (2015), and Fratelli Tutti (2020). I will also touch on his 2013 Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. I am not writing a book on the man, nor am I claiming to exhaustively treat this question. But the conversation I want to start here is: what does he actually promulgate in his ordinary and universal magisterium, as the Pope. Popes are free to hold private opinions and even express them publicly, but they do not hold the weight of an encyclical letter. So, we will stick to these three documents. If you want to sort through the ambiguous statements the Pope has made or dive into his airplane interviews, go for it!Lumen Fidei (2013)Lumen Fidei was released shortly after Pope Francis was elected and was actually written by Pope Benedict XVI. Nonetheless, being promulgated by Francis, we should charitably assume that he is asserting what is therein contained. This encyclical is in the same vein as Deus Caritas Est and Spe Salvi on Charity and Hope and is about Faith. This is a largely theological text without much discussion of politics or economics. But there is one pertinent idea that is repeated twice: “The individual's act of faith finds its place within a community, within the common ‘we' of the people who, in faith, are like a single person - ‘my first-born son,' as God would describe all of Israel (Lumen Fidei, 14).”Likewise, in par. 43, we hear: “Since faith is a reality lived within the community of the Church, part of a common ‘We,' children can be supported by others, their parents and godparents, and welcomed into their faith, which is the faith of the Church (ibid., 43).”I think these two paragraphs, when taken as one idea, are a concrete expression of solidarity and subsidiarity in the life of the Church. The corporate “We” of the Church stretches across the entire globe (and in Purgatory and Heaven!!) but the instantiation is in the local, the family, the cell of society. As far as globalism is concerned, this seems like a perfectly balanced approach.The understanding that the integrity of the Faith is vital is beautifully expounded here:“Since faith is one, it must be professed in all its purity and integrity. Precisely because all the articles of faith are interconnected, to deny one of them, even of those that seem least important, is tantamount to distorting the whole. Each period of history can find this or that point of faith easier or harder to accept: hence the need for vigilance in ensuring that the deposit of faith is passed on in its entirety (cf. 1 Tim 6:20) and that all aspects of the profession of faith are duly emphasized. Indeed, inasmuch as the unity of faith is the unity of the Church, to subtract something from the faith is to subtract something from the veracity of communion (ibid., 48).”The unity of faith is the unity of the Church. So, if the Pope takes a global view of the Church - which he should - then the accompanying principle is unity of belief. From the beginning, this has been one of the unambiguous guiding principles of the Church: there is a unity of governance, teaching, preaching, and means of sanctification. It is only in Jesus that we are united. This is the light of life for society. The Pope writes:“Modernity sought to build a universal brotherhood based on equality, yet we gradually came to realize that this brotherhood, lacking a reference to a common Father as its ultimate foundation, cannot endure (ibid., 54).”It is abundantly clear that Pope Benedict XVI wrote these words. But Pope Francis promulgated them. This is what he believes.By living the faith in integrity, locally and based in subsidiarity, is ordered to the common good of society. “Faith does not merely grant interior firmness, a steadfast conviction on the part of the believer; it also sheds light on every human relationship because it is born of love and reflects God's own love (ibid., 50).”In this first encyclical of the Francis pontificate, there can be no doubt that any sense of a globalized reality is tempered with subsidiarity and a unity of faith, and a bold proclamation of that Faith. This is all the more clarified by Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation, released in November of 2013, Evangelii Gaudium. Evangelii Gaudium (2013)Pope Francis condemns a “throw away” culture which treats human beings like consumer goods. In this context, the Pope decries “trickle-down theories” of economics which:“…assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system. Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting. To sustain a lifestyle which excludes others, or to sustain enthusiasm for that selfish ideal, a globalization of indifference has developed. Almost without being aware of it, we end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people's pain, and feeling a need to help them, as though all this were someone else's responsibility and not our own. The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase. In the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us (EG, 54).”Clearly, the Pope is condemning a form of capitalism which relies on fallen human beings to do the right thing for the poor and marginalized. It does not seem to me that he is condemning free markets or capitalism, per se. Rather, he is condemning passive indifferentism. He also rightly says that this indifferentism has been globalized. Thus, in the same paragraph, we seem to have a condemnation of a certain kind of free market capitalism and a suspicion of globalist trends.He says that money has become an idol and imbalances in financial markets are caused by a dehumanizing effect which sees human persons only as a consumer. He goes on to say:“While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few. This imbalance is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control. A new tyranny is thus born, invisible and often virtual, which unilaterally and relentlessly imposes its own laws and rules. Debt and the accumulation of interest also make it difficult for countries to realize the potential of their own economies and keep citizens from enjoying their real purchasing power (EG, 56).”Now, we are getting into a condemnation not just of trickle-down systems but of unfettered and unregulated free markets which he calls a “deified market.” What is interesting is his reasons why. He condemns unfettered free markets because he says that they reject God and seek to rule rather than serve. Further, it is not the markets which are problematic so much as the people pulling the levers. They lack a non-ideological ethics which seeks to serve human persons.He quotes someone saying: “Not to share one's wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs (EG, 57).” Golly! Who said that? Karl Marx?! Some dirty communist or socialist? No. Actually it was St. John Chrysostom, the great Church Father of Eastern antiquity. Pope Francis ends this subsection by saying:“Money must serve, not rule! The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but he is obliged in the name of Christ to remind all that the rich must help, respect and promote the poor. I exhort you to generous solidarity and to the return of economics and finance to an ethical approach which favours human beings (EG, 58).”What the Pope is talking about here is principles of ethics and social life, not economic and societal structures, as such. Reading him uncharitably, I remember hearing - mostly American - conservatives mouth off that the Pope is anti-capitalist and therefore a SOCIALIST! Well, it seems more likely from Evangelii Gaudium that the Pope is lamenting any system which is based on greedy materialism which dehumanizes people. The Pope then turns his attention to secularization which he says “tends to reduce the faith and the Church to the sphere of the private and the personal (EG, 64).” It rejects the transcendent, deteriorates ethics, weakens a sense of sin, and increases relativism. Further, he mentions that: “The individualism of our postmodern and globalized era favours a lifestyle which weakens the development and stability of personal relationships and distorts family bonds (EG, 67).”I think that this is a fruitful approach because he is describing the problems he is seeing and then proposing the principles to deal with them effectively, from the mind and heart of the Church. This is not a support or condemnation of globalism, so much as a sober look at where we are currently. I highly recommend reading this document in its entirety to get the full picture. Suffice it to say, there is nothing in Evangelii Gaudium which supports the hypothesis that Pope Francis is a socialist or a globalist.Laudato Si (2015)Laudato Si was written about the care of our common home. It is an encyclical about environmental stewardship, but Pope Francis touches on several economic issues.The Pope is skeptical of international political responses to the protection of marginalized people and ecosystems. He says that too many special interests can “end up trumping the common good and manipulating information so that their own plans will not be affected (LS, 54).” He says that the consequence of this is that:“… the most one can expect is superficial rhetoric, sporadic acts of philanthropy and perfunctory expressions of concern for the environment, whereas any genuine attempt by groups within society to introduce change is viewed as a nuisance based on romantic illusions or an obstacle to be circumvented (LS, 54).”This is the same skepticism about international rule which he expressed in 2013. Quoting from St. John Paul II, Pope Francis defends the universal destination of goods, developmental policies which focus on human rights, and a defense of legitimate right to private property. His critique here is that God's gifts are being used for the benefit of only a few and that unjust habits need to be reexamined. Further, Pope Francis puts globalization in his crosshairs again when he investigates the creativity and power of technology. He writes: “​​The economy accepts every advance in technology with a view to profit, without concern for its potentially negative impact on human beings (LS, 109).” However, he then repeats the same concern of free market trickle-down economic approaches that he brought forth in Evangelii Gaudium. He says:“Some circles maintain that current economics and technology will solve all environmental problems, and argue, in popular and non-technical terms, that the problems of global hunger and poverty will be resolved simply by market growth. They are less concerned with certain economic theories which today scarcely anybody dares defend, than with their actual operation in the functioning of the economy (LS, 109).” He admits that those who espouse such views do not always do so in words, but he says their deeds run contrary to the items he thinks are important. Namely, these priorities are “more balanced levels of production, a better distribution of wealth, concern for the environment and the rights of future generations (LS, 109).” Pope Francis does not then offer tangible steps of what more balanced levels of production would entail, but a charitable read would suggest that he is referring back to materialism and people being treated as commodities. He does not seem to be referring to who should own the means of production. He calls for a better distribution of wealth, but he clarifies this earlier in the text. There are those who are destitute and do not have their basic needs covered, while a small percentage of people have more resources than they could ever use or even effectively manage. But he does not suggest that wealth be redistributed in a socialist way. As far as Laudato Si is concerned, there is a lot more to say related to a skepticism on the Pope's part regarding global and international approaches to the issue of environmental care. But I want to share one final passage on employment. The view of Pope Francis here is as far from Socialism and Globalism as one could possibly get. And yet, many more conservative readers bristle at any possible critique of the free market and are uncharitable in the rest of their reading. It is longer, but well worth reading carefully, especially if you are prone to saying unequivocally in a kneejerk way that Pope Francis is a socialist; here is the passage:“In order to continue providing employment, it is imperative to promote an economy which favours productive diversity and business creativity. For example, there is a great variety of small-scale food production systems which feed the greater part of the world's peoples, using a modest amount of land and producing less waste, be it in small agricultural parcels, in orchards and gardens, hunting and wild harvesting or local fishing. Economies of scale, especially in the agricultural sector, end up forcing smallholders to sell their land or to abandon their traditional crops. Their attempts to move to other, more diversified, means of production prove fruitless because of the difficulty of linkage with regional and global markets, or because the infrastructure for sales and transport is geared to larger businesses. Civil authorities have the right and duty to adopt clear and firm measures in support of small producers and differentiated production. To ensure economic freedom from which all can effectively benefit, restraints occasionally have to be imposed on those possessing greater resources and financial power. To claim economic freedom while real conditions bar many people from actual access to it, and while possibilities for employment continue to shrink, is to practise a doublespeak which brings politics into disrepute. Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving our world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the areas in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good (LS, 129).”Fratelli Tutti (2020)Pope Francis' 2020 document on fraternity and social friendship is excellent. It contains a lot of real gems. My favorite quotation, which I think shows Pope Francis' mind on the interconnectedness of man is: “We gorged ourselves on networking, and lost the taste of fraternity (FT, 33).” This is a fabulous turn of phrase that hearkens back to the Pope's desire to see people viewed as persons rather than commodities.As a social encyclical, Fratelli Tutti touches on society, persons, economics, and politics throughout. It is also quite long, in terms of encyclicals. As a social encyclical, it contains several prudential judgments, opinions, and non-definitive ideas; so, it is a bit different from the norm as far as encyclicals go. However, it is highly worth reading, in its entirety. I want to just touch on a few main points here.He begins the document taking swings against globalism, saying:“As I was writing this letter, the Covid-19 pandemic unexpectedly erupted, exposing our false securities. Aside from the different ways that various countries responded to the crisis, their inability to work together became quite evident. For all our hyper-connectivity, we witnessed a fragmentation that made it more difficult to resolve problems that affect us all. Anyone who thinks that the only lesson to be learned was the need to improve what we were already doing, or to refine existing systems and regulations, is denying reality (FT, 7).”The Pope seems to come down squarely against what globalism is doing. He says, in part quoting Pope Benedict XVI:“Local conflicts and disregard for the common good are exploited by the global economy in order to impose a single cultural model. This culture unifies the world, but divides persons and nations, for ‘as society becomes ever more globalized, it makes us neighbours, but does not make us brothers' (FT, 12).”He then proceeds to provide a blistering critique of globalism and attributes to it the growing problem of loneliness. He writes:“We are more alone than ever in an increasingly massified world that promotes individual interests and weakens the communitarian dimension of life. Indeed, there are markets where individuals become mere consumers or bystanders. As a rule, the advance of this kind of globalism strengthens the identity of the more powerful, who can protect themselves, but it tends to diminish the identity of the weaker and poorer regions, making them more vulnerable and dependent. In this way, political life becomes increasingly fragile in the face of transnational economic powers that operate with the principle of ‘divide and conquer' (FT, 12).”The weak and the poor are the object of the Pope's concern, because they are precisely those with the quietest voice in society. And there are those who claim to speak for the poor for their own gain. As we look at the next quote, remember Juan Perón and the Pope's early experiences. He writes:“Lack of concern for the vulnerable can hide behind a populism that exploits them demagogically for its own purposes, or a liberalism that serves the economic interests of the powerful. In both cases, it becomes difficult to envisage an open world that makes room for everyone, including the most vulnerable, and shows respect for different cultures (FT, 155).”The Pope goes on to critique liberal approaches which speak of a respect for freedom without the roots of shared narrative. He says that leftist ideologies linked to individualistic ways of acting are ineffective and leave people in need. He calls for a greater spirit of fraternity as well as a “more efficient worldwide organization to help resolve the problems plaguing the abandoned who are suffering and dying in poor countries (FT, 165).” On first blush, this seems like an endorsement of a form of globalism. But what I think he is saying is that a more global pool of resources is needed to help the poorest nations move into a post-industrial phase. Rather than proposing socialism or a concrete form of globalism, the Pope rightly says:“It also shows that there is no one solution, no single acceptable methodology, no economic recipe that can be applied indiscriminately to all. Even the most rigorous scientific studies can propose different courses of action (FT, 165).”As the document progresses, there are more of the same critiques of trick-down economics, populism, and a materialism which diminishes the dignity of persons. Then, in paragraph 172 and following, Pope Francis enters into the few paragraphs with which I take most issue. He calls for agreements among national governments to form a “world authority regulated by law” which ought to “at least to promote more effective world organizations, equipped with the power to provide for the common good, the elimination of hunger and poverty and the sure defence of fundamental human rights (FT, 172).” I find this problematic because it seems to conflict with the principle of subsidiarity. But then the Pope takes things a step further into waters which I dare not wade. He says:“In this regard, I would also note the need for a reform of the United Nations Organization, and likewise of economic institutions and international finance, so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth' (FT, 173).” The thought of the U.N. with “real teeth” is the stuff of nightmares. Globalist governments do not seem efficient or helpful. To give teeth to an organization which can so easily be ruled by only a few countries with real sway is a recipe for disaster. I think that the U.N. should continue to arbitrate disputes and be a diplomatic force for good, but I am inclined to let their power end there.Comments on the United Nations notwithstanding, Fratelli Tutti brings up a lot of great points worth contemplating. There are several other points with which I would like to have a productive conversation with the Holy Father. But these items do not fall under the category of Faith and Moral teachings of the Church; they are almost completely prudential matters. So, disagreement, within reason and in charity, is perfectly acceptable. Bottom Line: Is Pope Francis a Socialist or a Globalist?Here is my bottom line. Based on what he has taught in his ordinary and universal magisterium, Pope Francis is not a socialist or a globalist. His critics pick up on some sincerely problematic phrasings but are largely uncharitable in their approach. As a private individual, I know that Pope Francis has condemned socialism and communism, but is very sympathetic to those ideas and what they are trying to accomplish. But this does not mean that he is firmly in that camp. He is a harsh critic of capitalism, but he does not seem to be endorsing socialism as a viable alternative.As far as globalism goes, the Pope speaks to the need for adherence to subsidiarity and solidarity, but he also espouses certainly pointedly globalist views, especially regarding international organizations and interreligious cooperation. In my opinion, these actions and especially joint-statements with non-Christian religious leaders are often misleading and imprudent. But the course of this exploration has been his ordinary and universal magisterial teachings. In all things, we must read what people say with charity and an open-mind. Of course, we must do so within reason. As G.K. Chesterton said: “The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.”For a further look at what we here at Good Distinctions mean by being open-minded, check out Episode 3! Until next time: have a great week! And remember: Good Distinctions are the spice of life!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a paid subscriber here on Substack to help us sustain Good Distinctions! Get full access to Good Distinctions at www.gooddistinctions.com/subscribe

Laudetur Jesus Christus - Ngợi khen Chúa Giêsu Kitô Radio Vatican hằng ngày của Vatican News Tiếng Việt. Nội dung chương trình hôm nay: 0:00 Bản tin 14:23 Sinh hoạt Giáo hội : 8 điều đặc biệt tại Đại hội Giới trẻ Thế giới Lisbon 2023 23:50 Gương chứng nhân : Thông điệp Laudato si' đã thay đổi một bộ lạc ở Kenya --- Liên lạc và hỗ trợ Vatican News Tiếng Việt qua email & Zelle: tiengviet@vaticannews.va --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vaticannews-vi/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vaticannews-vi/support

El viernes conversé con el Padre Diego Jaramillo del Minuto de Dios sobre el cuidado del planeta como casa común. Nuestra charla estuvo empujada por la insistencia del Papa Francisco sobre la idea de que la espiritualidad Cristiana tiene que notarse en un compromiso con el medio ambiente; así lo dejó claro en su encíclica Laudato si. El padre me habló de su proyecto de crear escuelas ecológicas, esto es, hectáreas de árboles nativos sembrados y cuidados con el fin no solo de aportarle oxígeno al planeta, sino de enseñarles a los niños, niñas y jóvenes a conocer los árboles de su zona, cuidarlos y tener espacios de esparcimiento.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

durée : 00:38:39 - Et maintenant ? L'Invité(e) des matins du samedi - par : Quentin Lafay - Les chrétiens sont toujours plus nombreux à s'engager dans une direction écologiste, répondant ainsi à l'appel lancé par le pape François avec son encylique Laudato si'. Quels sont les ressorts de cette mobilisation spirituelle et éthique ? - invités : Dominique Bourg Philosophe; Monseigneur Stenger Évêque, président de Pax Christi International ; Laura Morosini Directrice Europe - Mouvement Laudato Si

With the Writers Guild of America strike underway, the plight of television writers—especially their treatment in the age of streaming and artificial intelligence—is garnering new, and overdue, attention. Matt and Sam are joined by two friends of the podcast, Will Arbery and Dorothy Fortenberry, who write for major television shows: Will is a writer for HBO's Succession, and Dorothy for Apple TV+'s Extrapolations. They discuss how they write about political topics and themes, such as rightwing political candidates or the effects of climate change, in these fraught times, when the demands of good art can seem in tension with a simplistic and moralistic culture. Also discussed: parents, children, and families, now and in the coming climate crisis; how and whether people can change; and, of course, the WGA strike and why it matters.Sources Cited:Michael Schulman, "Why Are TV Writers So Miserable," The New Yorker, Apr 29, 2023Alex Press, "TV Writers Say They're Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession," Jacobin, May 3, 2023.Sam Adler-Bell, "Succession's Repetition Compulsion," The Nation, Nov 10, 2021.Pope Francis, Laudato si' (“On Care for Our Common Home”), May 2015Listen to previous Know Your Enemy episodes with these guests:"We Can Be Heroes" (w/ Will Arbery), November 11, 2019"Suburban Woman" (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry), October 29, 2020"Living at the End of Our World" (w/ Daniel Sherrell & Dorothy Fortenberry), September 2, 2021...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!

In November 2021, the Wildlife Conservation Society launched a new campaign to address the crisis of climate change called Framing Our Future. The effort was premised on partnerships with a wide range of civic, cultural, and academic institutions across the United States. One of those partners, the Bronx's Fordham University, has embraced the campaign as part of its own Green Plan to live out the inspirational call to protect nature found in Pope Francis's 2015 Laudato si' encyclical.

10 Jahre Papst Franziskus - Eine Serie stellt seine wichtigsten Lehrschreiben vor. Vom ersten Tag an begeisterte der neue Papst - auch solche, die sich aus Rom nicht mehr viel erwartet hatten. Ein neuer Stil prägt seither auch die päpstlichen Lehrschreiben.Wir bringen in den nächsten Wochen einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Lehrschreiben. Teil 1: Die Programmschrift "Evangelii gaudium“ (Apostolisches Schreiben, 2013)Im Interview die Pastoraltheologin Regina Polak, Professorin der Universität WienLink zu Evangelii Gaudium Teil 2: Die Umwelt- und Sozial-Enzyklika “Laudato si'” (Untertitel “Die Sorge um das gemeinsame Haus”, 2015), im Interview der Sozialethiker Alexander Filipović, Professor der Universität Wien.Link zu Laudato si' Teil 3: Über die Freude der Liebe "Amoris laetitia" (Apostolisches Schreiben nach der Familiensynode, 2016), im Interview Sigrid Müller, Professorin für Moraltheologie der Universität Wien.Link zu Amoris laetitia Eine Beitragsserie von Stefanie Jeller.

10 Jahre Papst Franziskus - Eine Serie stellt seine wichtigsten Lehrschreiben vor. Die Umwelt- und Sozial-Enzyklika “Laudato si'” (Untertitel “Die Sorge um das gemeinsame Haus”, 2015), im Interview der Sozialethiker Alexander Filipović, Professor der Universität Wien.Link zu Laudato si'

Paolo Gamberini"Deus duepuntozero"Ripensare la fede nel post-teismoGabrielli Editorihttps://gabriellieditori.it«Lo Spirito di Dio ha riempito l'universo con le potenzialità che permettono che dal grembo stesso delle cose possa sempre germogliare qualcosa di nuovo.» (papa Francesco, Laudato si', n. 80)«Come il monoteismo relativo cristiano rivelò la verità del monoteismo assoluto della tradizione ebraica, così il monismo relativo sta attuando la forma con cui il cristianesimo comprende se stesso nell'età post-secolare.» (Paolo Gamberini, Deus duepuntozero)Stiamo vivendo un'epoca non solo di cambiamenti (Papa Francesco), ma un tempo che esige una trasformazione nel modo di pensare e vivere la religione. La coscienza di fede delle nuove generazioni risulta essere sempre più secolarizzata, agnostica e indifferente: come e quale Dio annunciare? Allo stesso tempo la mistica e le recenti scoperte scientifiche (fisica quantistica e neuroscienze) ci dischiudono una visione della realtà che nel suo più profondo è quanto mai connessa e consapevole di se stessa. Siamo nell'era del post-teismo. A differenza dell'ateismo dei secoli scorsi, il post-teismo non rifiuta qualsiasi trascendenza ma solo quella di un Dio assolutamente separato dal mondo che interviene dall'esterno per salvarlo (teismo). Il cosmo non è fuori, ma è in Dio (panenteismo). Come comprendere le verità della fede cristiana a partire da questa “aggiornata” (Deus 2.0) prospettiva teologica? Lo scopo di questo libro è di intraprendere un esercizio di inter– e trans-disciplinarietà, integrando nel cammino di ricerca l'aspetto teologico, scientifico e mistico dei vari saperi, per offrire così una proposta di rilettura della fede cristiana.Paolo Gamberini, SJ (1960) ha conseguito il Dottorato in Teologia presso la Philosophisch-theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen dei Gesuiti a Francoforte sul Meno (Germania). Come Professore straordinario ha insegnato per vari anni alla Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale ed è stato Professore Invitato negli Stati Uniti. Tra le sue numerose pubblicazioni vanno menzionate le seguenti: Relative Monism: New approaches to a pantheistic understanding of the relation between God and creation, in ”Studia Bobolanum”, 33 (2021): 45-70; Transcendent Presence, in “Archivio di Filosofia”, 76 ( 2018): 91-100; Un Dio relazione. Breve manuale di dottrina trinitaria, Città Nuova, Roma 2007; Questo Gesù. Pensare la singolarità di Gesù Cristo, EDB, Bologna 2005.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

Happy New Year from the Retail Razor Show! A new year means it's time for the annual National Retail Federation Big show held in New York City. But what if it's your first time? It can be quite overwhelming for retailers and retailtech beginners. Fortunately, we're here to help by bringing you a seasoned NRF veteran with his best tips and tricks to get the most out of your NRF experience!Fan favorite friend of the show, Andrew Laudato, COO of The Vitamin Shoppe joins our hosts to talk all things NRF Big Show and share what he has learned over 20+ years of attending the event. We hope to see you at NRF!Plus, our new segment, Retail Razor Data Blades returns, with another special insight from Georgina Nelson, CEO of TruRating ,learned from their 100,000's of point-of-sale customer survey polls. In this episode learn how inflation is impacting shopper buying habits!News alert #1: The Retail Razor Show is nominated for The Retail Voice Award at the Vendors in Partnership Award ceremony during the NRF Big Show 2023!News alert #2! We've moved up to #18 on the Feedspot Top 60 Best Retail podcasts list - please consider giving us a 5-star review in Apple Podcasts! With your help, we'll move our way up the Top 20! Leave us a review & be mentioned in future episodes! https://blog.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/Meet your hosts, helping you cut through the clutter in retail & retail tech:Ricardo Belmar, a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Influencer for 2022 & 2021, RIS News Top Movers and Shakers in Retail for 2021, a Top 12 ecommerce influencer, advisory council member at George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation, and director partner marketing advisor for retail & consumer goods at Microsoft.Casey Golden, CEO of Luxlock. Obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand and the consumer. After a career on the fashion and supply chain technology side of the business, now slaying franken-stacks and building retail tech!Includes music provided by imunobeats.com, featuring E-Motive, Overclocked, and Tech Lore, from the album Beat Hype, written by Hestron Mimms, published by Imuno. The Retail Razor ShowFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/TwRRazorConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/LI-RRazorSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/RRShowYouTubeSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/RetailRazorShowRetail Razor Show Episode Page: https://bit.ly/RRShowPodHost → Ricardo Belmar,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twRBelmarConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LIRBelmarRead my comments on RetailWire - https://bit.ly/RWRBelmarCo-host → Casey Golden,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twCaseyConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LICaseyRead my comments on RetailWire - https://bit.ly/RWCaseyTRANSCRIPTS2E8 NRF for Beginners[00:00:20] Show Intro[00:00:20] Ricardo Belmar: Hello, and welcome to season two, episode eight of the Retail Razor Show. I'm your host, Ricardo Belmar.[00:00:26] Casey Golden: And I'm your co-host, Casey Golden. Welcome, retail Razor Show listeners to retail's favorite podcast for product junkies, commerce technologists, and everyone else in retail and retail tech alike.[00:00:38] Ricardo Belmar: Well, Casey, this is a conversation I've really been looking forward to each year in January, pandemic year's, not withstanding, retail industry comes together for the largest event in our industry. The National Retail Federation's, big show in New York. At its peak, I think this event was right before the pandemic, 40,000 attendees from across North America and, and a lot of international visitors from all over the world.[00:00:59] Now [00:01:00] we're coming up on the 2023 big show next month from, from when we're recording this. So we're thinking listeners are probably hearing a lot of noise by now about what's gonna happen at this show,[00:01:10] Casey Golden: That's right. And they don't call it the big show for no reason. And since our specialty is cutting through the clutter and the noise, In retail to get to the useful bits that everyone wants to know. We thought we'd put together a special ed addition to our show to serve as a guide for beginners who are either attending their first show or feel like they could benefit from an experienced N R F veteran on how to navigate Javits.[00:01:36] Ricardo Belmar: And to do that, we invited a really incredible retailer with years of experience attending and leveraging the N R F event to the fullest to bring you this special edition N R F for beginner's episode. So today we are going to hear from no stranger to the show, Andrew Laudato, CEO of The Vitamin Shoppe.[00:01:53] Casey Golden: So many great tips and tricks on how to make the best of the show, how to meet your goals as a [00:02:00] retailer attendee, and even more importantly, how to navigate my city, New York City. So if you're new to the N R F Show or to New York City, you're going to find a few nuggets here that are useful, in this conversation.[00:02:13] Be sure to have your notepads ready to go get that Slack channel open.[00:02:19] Retail Razor Data Blades[00:02:19] Ricardo Belmar: But first it's time for the newest segment of our show, the Retail Razor Data Blades, where we talk real world numbers and slice through measurable consumer insights. It's a bit like, show me the math so I understand where this data is coming from and bringing us that slicing and dicing of data is Georgina Nelson, CEO of TruRating.[00:02:37] TruRating is changing the way retailers track how customers feel against how they spend with an innovative multi-channel feedback solution that has an average of 80% response rate from consumers. Georgina will share with us some key data points and offer a bit of insight into what's behind those numbers based on that extensive customer survey data at the point of sale.[00:02:56] Casey Golden: Welcome, Georgina.[00:02:58] Georgina Nelson: Thank you so much for having me.[00:02:59] Casey Golden: [00:03:00] So today's Retail Razor Data Blade segment is "how rising prices are impacting shopper habits". Georgina, give us the data.[00:03:09] Georgina Nelson: Well, last time we chatted, we discussed how over 81% of consumers who we polled across our markets, and that was, yeah, over 170,000 shoppers had been noticing the, the pinch on the cost of living. So 81% were noticing, but then we thought, how, how is that actually impacting behavior? You know, what changes are people making in light of that and how is that affecting retailers?[00:03:36] So we asked whether people were driving less or more as a result, and we found that 63% of consumers in the US said they were driving less because of the rising gas prices. We also found out that 60% were cooking more at home, so eating out less and 74% were using a list [00:04:00] when they went shopping which is a big increase on our, on the previous times, which we've asked that.[00:04:05] And academic research shows that generally consumers spend 15% less when they have a list. It's that, that discipline and keeping to it.[00:04:14] Casey Golden: Interesting.[00:04:15] Georgina Nelson: Yes. So so it, it's really become clear to us that there's, when it comes down to discretionary spend, big ticket items, you know, consumers are definitely being more careful.[00:04:27] They're shopping around more, they're making less frequent trips when they're going by public transport. And that means that the retailers who are in urban areas where, where there's a great public transport network aren't at such a disadvantage.[00:04:42] Casey Golden: So Georgina, I know retailers and consumers alike have been feeling the burden of inflation for quite a few months now. I'm certainly shopping around more and being a lot more considerate about where I choose to spend my hard-earned dollars. , is it pretty much all doom and [00:05:00] gloom until inflation winds down, or is there some upside here for retailers?[00:05:06] Georgina Nelson: I think that's a definite upside when you think of that consumer shopping around. That opens a whole world of opportunity. You've got new consumers coming through your door and you've got a chance to to woo and turn them. And so you know, this is a great. Yeah, a great opportunity to win new loyalty with incredible customer experience, targeted marketing and comms, and yeah, and build that loyalty fan base.[00:05:34] Casey Golden: And I think there's something to say when, in any type of recession or inflation or any type of point when the economy's taking that pinch. Those consumers that continue to shop with you, they're really kind of top of mind as a brand is really top of mind for them. And it's, it's pretty important as you go into like a different economy to see where those customers end up flushing [00:06:00] out.[00:06:00] Overall, I would assume.[00:06:02] Georgina Nelson: Yeah. Yeah. A hundred percent. And I think it's around understanding, you know, what makes that that customer loyal? What are they, what are they affiliating with your brand? What products are they purchasing? And really getting into that deeper level of, of customer insight and analytics. . I think, you know, as we, as we look to how a, a lot of our retailers are fighting the, the inflation and the, and the pinch on wallets spend.[00:06:32] It's really focusing down on, as I said, the element of customer experience, but train, train, training, you know, the, the store cashier to actually be a brand ambassador. How can they promote recommendations? How can they promote upsell, and even, you know, simple things. We found that like such as asking a customer their name.[00:06:53] In some of these, you know, fashion environments, et cetera when that consultative sale really helps, we've [00:07:00] seen that drive average basket spend by over 30%. [00:07:04] Ricardo Belmar: Mm. [00:07:05] Georgina Nelson: Likewise, if a customer makes a, you know, if, if a cashier makes a recommendation. So, you know, all these, all these simple things which a retailer can, can take and train the teams and then see the, see the impact down at a store level are key.[00:07:22] Ricardo Belmar: Well, it all comes back to that experience, doesn't it? . Well, there we have another edition of the Retail Razor Data Blades.[00:07:28] Casey Golden: I'm listening for the cool segment music right now.[00:07:31] Ricardo Belmar: Okay. And with that cool update, let's jump right into the discussion with our special guest for our NRF for Beginner's discussion.[00:07:44][00:07:49] #NRFforBeginners with Andy Laudato[00:07:49] Ricardo Belmar: Today we're here with a retailer who's no stranger to the show and has extensive experience making the most of the N R F Show and all the activities during N R F Week in New York City each year.[00:08:00][00:08:00] Casey Golden: That's right. So let's introduce our guest, Andrew Lodato, COO of the Vitamin Shoppe and former CIO of Pier one imports. Let's pave the way for the newbies coming to N R F this year. [00:08:12] Ricardo Belmar: Welcome back to the show, Andy.[00:08:13] Andrew Laudato: Yeah. Thank you. Hello. Great to see you, Ricardo and Casey.[00:08:16] Casey Golden: So how many NRFs have each of you been to in your retail career?[00:08:20] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, so I've been to 20, 21. This will be 22. [00:08:25] Ricardo Belmar: Wow. [00:08:26] Andrew Laudato: I actually took a little stint outside of retail. Well, it sounds like a lot, but when you meet people there, you'll meet people with 30 plus NRFs under their belt. I consider myself a veteran, but certainly not a senior. Some, some of the people [00:08:38] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. I think this is gonna be my, I, I've lost track, even though it doesn't sound like I should with like 11th or 12th nrf. So sometimes you're, you're totally right about that, Andy. I'll run into someone in those say, oh, this is my 20th N R f, and I'm thinking, oh, that, that's kind of making me sound like the newbie[00:08:55] Andrew Laudato: exactly.[00:08:56] Casey Golden: think I'm only at like six, so you guys have got, definitely got me beat[00:09:00][00:09:01] Ricardo Belmar: Well, let's take a brief step back and for those who are the true beginners to nrf, let's define exactly what NRF is. And so Andy, how would you describe the, the jam-packed NRF week as its start, become called in the last few years? You know, of activity surrounding the actual NRF show and everything else that's going on in New York City during that nice bitter cold week in January that we're always also used to[00:09:27] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, so we all call it NRF or NRF Week, but actually NRF is stands for the National Retail Federation, and it's a retail advocacy and lobby organization. So most retailers are members of the National Retail Federation, and every year the NRF puts on several shows, conferences, events around different disciplines, technology, supply chain, digital store ops.[00:09:50] But in New York, once a year, they have what they call the "big show". So we just call it the NRF and but it's the big show. I don't know if this is true, but the [00:10:00] story is a hundred plus years ago. Retailers, you know, all got together in New York City and said, how'd we do over the holidays? I just imagined like 12 people in a room with a box of donuts and, and it really evolved from there. [00:10:11] Ricardo Belmar: I wonder if that's true.[00:10:13] Andrew Laudato: I made it up, but It sounds [00:10:14] Ricardo Belmar: good though. You can picture it.[00:10:17] Casey Golden: I'm like, it's a building filled with men in pleaded pants. So as a retailer, what should our goals be attending? What kind of ROI do you expect to get from this trip?[00:10:30] All about ROI[00:10:30] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, I case, I'm glad you used the term roi. I mean, people spend a lot of time and money to attend. You know, hotels in New York are 300 to $500 a night and then travel, you[00:10:41] Casey Golden: Put a P and L behind every event,[00:10:44] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, exactly right. And so, you know, so I think it's really important and if, you know, you get the opportunity to go, especially one of your first times, you know, make sure your company feels like they got their money's worth of their investment.[00:10:57] And so I always have goals. I think everyone [00:11:00] should set some goals, and mine are pretty simple, but, but I think they're powerful. My goal will be to come back from the big show with one to three brand new ideas, something I haven't heard, read, whether it's been on a podcast. So you get inspired whether you're at a formal session or a chat or a social and you hear something someone's doing or contemplating.[00:11:19] And to get one new idea that you can bring back to your business makes you know the investment palatable or, or worth it. Then I also have a goal of having, making three or more retail connections. Just to meet someone new finding someone in a different company that does what you did, or maybe they're ahead of you on some journey on either omni or digital or some path that's important to you.[00:11:41] So making that connection that you can follow up with later is really, really key. And then the last thing on my return on investment is to get a scorecard on how you're doing to honestly judge yourself when you, you talk to others and sometimes you find. Everyone's not as far as long. So sometimes you may be like, [00:12:00] wow, I feel like we're behind when you read all the hype and then you start talking to people about their reality. Or you may find that someone's way ahead of you on something and, and then that sets the standard that, Hey, we need, we need to redouble our efforts.[00:12:13] Casey Golden: That makes sense. I find that N R F. Different than a lot of other trade shows, has more customers join rather than some other trade shows and industry events where I find that it's a sea of vendors. I definitely feel like I get to meet more customers and more retailers that attend N R F. From like the daytime into the evenings, [00:12:34] Andrew Laudato: Yeah. You know, and, and if you're new, you'll notice quickly that the NRF is kind enough to color code your badges. And so you'll be able to tell if someone is a, from a retailer, from a supplier, from the analyst, are they a speaker? So you'll learn the code pretty quick and if you are a, call it, you're a buyer, not a seller, you're gonna get a lot more attention walking down the aisles.[00:12:55] But yeah, you're certainly fine. Not, and not just, I would say not just a lot more [00:13:00]retailers, but a lot more principals. You're talking about CEOs and a lot of C-Suite also attend the show.[00:13:05] Validating the hype[00:13:05] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. That, that's true. That's true. I'm, I'm curious about one thing you, you just said there a minute ago, Andy, about Seeing how, how far along you are. I'm curious is when you're thinking about that, are you in, in a way trying to gauge and compare where you're at versus what all the industry hype might be before you get to the show?[00:13:23] And kind of, are you trying to see if while you're there at the show, can I level set around that hype? Is it really hype or is there something real there that maybe you are doing, and you don't feel like you're far off along, or maybe there are things that you haven't been able to figure out if you should be doing, but you keep hearing all this hype and you get to the show and you're trying to validate that.[00:13:41] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, you hear the hype and you try to validate it, right? So I'll make something up because this has been going on since my first N RF to talk about R F I D. [00:13:50] It's gonna change the world and talk about that. And you know, you open up the press and people are like, oh, we solved all our inventory woes with the R F I D. So you sit down with [00:14:00] people and talk about what did it take, how was it, was it really worth it?[00:14:03] And you kind of get that honest. And if you meet with 25 people and ask 'em all about the same question, you really get a better feel for than just reading the article.[00:14:12] Ricardo Belmar: What, what about the sessions at N R F do, do you go to the sessions that are there and, and if you do, how do you decide which ones are worth your time to go to? And, and, and I guess the sort of second part to that is for this coming N R F, are there any sessions you're particularly interested in?[00:14:27] Andrew Laudato: So I think the sessions are extremely important. I think it's easy to not go because you end up getting all these invitations before. and the expo booth is, you know, for a retailer you can pretty much get in for free. That's not that difficult. But I think they're extremely important. So for me it's the keynotes because ultimately every NRF ends up with a feel to it or a theme. And, you know, I have some theories on what I think the theme will end up being this year. And I think it'll be around you know, your business in a tough economy. But I don't know. We'll see. And, [00:15:00] and I think getting to some sessions are important. The sessions that I like to attend are really about the, call it the bleeding edge stuff.[00:15:07] I'm actually I'll do a little plug. I'm the moderator of a session on digital twins on Sunday afternoon,[00:15:13] so I'm super excited about that topic and I know very little about it. So, you know, I'm gonna learn a lot being the moderator of that. So those are the kind of sessions I like. And then anyone who's done, done something you're trying to. So, for example, you know, we're at the Vitamin Shoppe, we just last year rolled out buy online store ships, BOSS. So any session on those we were eager to get to because we heard, you know, some learnings we can have from others.[00:15:40] Casey Golden: What would you, as a retailer, what kind of advice would you give to a, a technology vendor that's going for the first time? Because obviously we're there for you, right? So[00:15:50] Andrew Laudato: right.[00:15:52] I, I think the NF big show is the most amazing place to meet people for the first time and get [00:16:00] started. So my advice would be to try to have your meetings just about, have some coffee and get to know someone. I don't think you should try to demo in detail. It's loud, it's noisy, there's interruptions.[00:16:11] It's a horrible place to sit down and spend 45 minutes going through a new AI-driven planning system, right? People aren't gonna be able to focus, so, For technology vendors, you know, make plans up front of who you wanna meet with, reach out and make the meetings really as casual as you're comfortable doing.[00:16:29] And it may not feel worthwhile, but I think that's more worthwhile than trying to, no one, no one shop, no one shows up at the NRF big show with their checkbook, right? We're not shopping. We're there to learn and to make relationships. So that's my advice is just focus on the relattionship.[00:16:44] Casey Golden: It's great to know that you're really not there to shop Thanks for saying that out loud. Andy [00:16:51] Ricardo Belmar: So, so, let me ask you then[00:16:52] on [00:16:52] Andrew Laudato: I've never bought a single thing in 20 some years [00:16:54] Yeah. [00:16:54] Ricardo Belmar: I, I was just gonna say, yeah, I, I bet that was gonna be the answer. Yeah. It, which, which I think I kind of find with most retailers, I know that [00:17:00] that's always true. It's you know, it's, , you're not there to decide to buy. You're there to learn, right? You're there to find out and investigate and, and kind of help you help set up maybe some G rails around where you want to go and what you wanna look for.[00:17:12] Casey Golden: That's great. I mean that, that really helps everybody understand like what value they need to be thinking about providing when they show up.[00:17:18] Building relationships[00:17:18] Ricardo Belmar: So I guess maybe also along those lines, Andy, you know, just thinking in terms of from. , the retail tech vendors that are there, right. In so many cases. Right. And I'll, I'll speak from the vendor side here. You know, there's always a desire to try to show off what every, for every vendor, what we have to, every retailer that comes by.[00:17:35] And to your point, right, where you're, you're kind of saying focus on building the relationship, you know, it's not the best environment to go through a detailed demo and kind of thing. So so I'm curious, what, what, what advice would you have vendors who are. totally focused on making sure they have the right demo and the right experience to show off to any retailer that comes by.[00:17:53] What's your advice for, for that vendor? In terms of how they should present themselves?[00:17:56] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, let me start with something that people may forget about. It's [00:18:00] a good opportunity for. retail vendors to shore up their existing relationships. I mean, a lot of us haven't seen each other for three years. Right? So, you know, start with that. And again, I always talk about the principles are there. We're gonna, my ceo, Sharon Leite, gonna be at the nrf.[00:18:16] She's on the board of the nrf. So, you know, establishing and firming up those relationships. Because remember, we're wandering around CIOs, COOs, we're wandering around to these parties, events, and people are asking us, who do you use for this? Who do you use for that? that's kind of like, almost like a defensive, but focus on your incumbents first, like your existing customers. And then my second thing would be just to be, you know, I don't know what the right analogy is, but to be targeted. What's the point? A lot of people in my mind seem like they're, they consider winning the maximum number of meetings, but go for quality over quantity is what I would say. I mean, the people beg me to come meet in their booth where I have no interest and I'm not shopping. [00:19:00] And I tell 'em that, but it seems like they don't care. I mean, someone offered me a hundred dollars to meet with them, which I find really quite humorous. I like to go back and tell my younger self that, but why, why are they so desperate for me to come to their booth if they know I'm not interested?[00:19:12] I guess it's just a ticket count, right? So don't do that.[00:19:16] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, [00:19:17] Andrew Laudato: 10 good meetings. Way better than 30 substandard meetings.[00:19:20] Ricardo Belmar: I is there, you know, is there any, like, any one thing that you've seen vendors do in the past that you just say to yourself, why do you, why would you do that? Please stop doing that. Don't do that again.[00:19:30] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, that tackle you when you're coming down the aisle, right? I mean,[00:19:34] Ricardo Belmar: Okay.[00:19:34] Yeah. [00:19:36] Andrew Laudato: of us try to flip around our badge, but say you just interrupt me. Step in front of me. Start chatting. Give me your pitch. I don't know you. I don't know who you are. I know what you're doing. , I'm late for something and it's just that's gonna be, you talk about relationship building, you're starting with [00:19:50] the [00:19:50] Ricardo Belmar: That's right. Yeah. You're doing the opposite right there.[00:19:52] A few top tips[00:19:52] Casey Golden: So this is fascinating. So related question, what are your top tips overall? I'm a big fan of the [00:20:00] coat check, but what about lunch, et cetera. Have you ever done any lunch meetings like, away from N R F?[00:20:07] Andrew Laudato: Yeah. You know, it's important to have a plan and your first time at nrf. I mean, I, I'm glad you mentioned co check. Like you walk in and there's a long line to check your coat and you come, if you come the first day, you know you're, and you have to have a coat. I mean, it's New York City and January's cold.[00:20:21] It could be snowing, freezing rain, but just be like, have a plan. If you see a long line, I bet if you go down the place is really huge, you go down to another section. There'll be a no line, or someone might invite you to have, I know some, and I'm not gonna say who, but I know a vendor who built a coat check into their booth.[00:20:37] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah.[00:20:38] Andrew Laudato: You know, they get traffic and that's where my coat goes. And[00:20:40] Casey Golden: actually quite smart. I always find anytime that there's a line at an event that's really an opportunity to meet your neighbor[00:20:47] Andrew Laudato: sure. But say, you[00:20:48] Casey Golden: more organic conversation when you're both sitting there like complaining or waiting.[00:20:53] Andrew Laudato: Absolutely the line is Starbucks. You know, and I agree. And that's when they talk about having a goal of making, you know, at least three new [00:21:00] relationships.[00:21:00] Casey Golden: Yeah. [00:21:01] Andrew Laudato: But you could get frustrated very quickly, like getting to Javits in the morning on a bus, and then waiting in a line. And then, you know, now all of a sudden you're missing the keynote.[00:21:09] And you go in there and there's no more seats and you're, you're nervous and stressed. And so have a plan. Get there early. Put your coat somewhere smart. Remember where you put it. The lunch at Javits is really almost inedible. It's horrible and expensive, and so I don't recommend at all leaving the Javits Center, you know, and you're gonna, it's gonna, Well, we sell plenty of healthy protein bars at the vitamin shop. Or on the floor, you know, these booths are gonna have popcorn and candy, but I would definitely plan on eating on the fly. The reason I say don't leave is that now you gotta get your coat again, and then you're gonna go somewhere. And if it's a sit down restaurant, that takes time.[00:21:45] So you're talking about an hour and a half minimum to leave, to leave the grounds for lunch. So I wouldn't recommend that. But yeah, just I would say have a plan for all these things and don't be frustrated and. if you wanna get your badge early, like you can sometimes get your badge at the hotel. They [00:22:00] have satellite places, so that's a nice little trick. If not, if you come in a day before, you can get it day before. They may even have ways you can print it. Read, read the instructions. They're not a lot, but sometimes, like, you need your ID or you need this or that, or, I don't know if they're gonna do with covid, but just read the instructions, be ready, and take the stress out by, by having a plan for these things.[00:22:17] Ricardo Belmar: So on on that topic of scheduling meetings, for example. You know, so, good, good tip. You mentioned, you know, don't, don't try to leave in the middle of, of the day from Javits and then expect to come back. What do you do around meetings? You know, for example, do you, do you try to avoid having too many meetings in a row?[00:22:32] Because I, I know I've always found like the biggest challenge, is Javits is bigger than you think it is. So just trying to get from one meeting to another can be tricky sometimes, especially if you're trying to go between floors and you gotta leave yourself enough time. But do you have a strategy for, for how you look at scheduling meetings on your calendar while you're there?[00:22:49] Andrew Laudato: Yeah. So not only is it really, really big, you got the people stopping you, like I mentioned earlier, right? So you got the gauntlet to try to get to your meeting, and so Plan your meetings with a map. And so they'll [00:23:00] lay out where the booths are and if you have, you know, you wanna meet with say, six people on a, on one of the days.[00:23:06] So what I would do is I would start, sit down and start with what sessions do you absolutely want to attend? And block those out in your calendar. And then you say, okay, who do I absolutely wanna meet with then reach out to them and, and I've already done a lot of this. I mean, you need to be doing this now, right?[00:23:20] These things, I laugh when someone will invite me to dinner, like the day before. I laugh cause it's been booked forever, right? So and then lay out the, the meetings kind of like from, you know, Javits is numbered from zero to whatever, 10,000. So either go left or right or right to left and, and be smart about it and just plan it.[00:23:40] And if you can, that's a big puzzle cuz they also have to be available. But plan your meetings and then you will encounter something that you want to see at the Javits that you don't know about before you go. So there's some balance. You wanna leave some free time, maybe at the end of the day to say, oh, wow, I, I met this person in the line at the coat check, and I want to go by and, and meet them.[00:23:59] [00:24:00] So leave some time for that as well.[00:24:02] Ricardo Belmar: what about some of the other big attractions during that week are all of these other ancillary events that are happening? Casey mentioned it, right? All the things in the, the celebrations, the dinners, everything happening all around the city outside of the Javits and outside of the show.[00:24:15] I would even say some of my favorite things that happen at N R F are those extra events. I think Casey would probably say the same thing. That's why you go to those too. And some are vendor led, some are vendor sponsored. Some are not really led in any way by a vendor. . They have a different purpose.[00:24:28] What are your goals and expectations around how you approach those events?[00:24:33] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, so for a lot of people, for me, you know, I usually never even came to New York City other than the nrf. So if you wanna see New York City, I mean, New York City's an amazing place so you could maybe plan some of your own time. One thing that may fascinate people like you may pick a night and only go have dinner with your coworkers. you know, I know you'd have to pay, your company will have to pay or you have to pay yourself, but you know, it's something you don't probably normally do back home is spend some time. So everything doesn't have to be, and you don't have to be [00:25:00] on, and you don't have to be here on a pitch. So that's something that we did all the time at Pier one.[00:25:04] We'd pick a night and just have dinner with, with all of our coworkers that came to the show. I think the long, the more people that attend a dinner, the longer it takes. And I actually have some math formula. I add like seven minutes for every attendee to my dinner. So when you start to get into these, number one thing I ask is how many people are gonna be there?[00:25:19] So, you know, if it's a 30 person dinner and a big room, you're looking at three plus hours. [00:25:23] Ricardo Belmar: Mm-hmm. [00:25:24] Andrew Laudato: I try to avoid those. I'd rather kind of bop from, call it a happy hour to happy hour kind of event where I can meet people and have one-on-one conversations. I know I keep talking about not eating, but there's plenty You're gonna eat, right?[00:25:34] There's gonna be [00:25:35] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. [00:25:36] Andrew Laudato: your bars and the popcorn and the treats, and then there's gonna be at these happy hours, we'll call 'em happy hours or cocktail. There's gonna be plenty of hors d'oeuvres and you know, kind stay on the fly is what I like to do. Maybe pick out that one night for a team meeting and then bop from event to event.[00:25:51] Casey Golden: There's one vendor, and I'm not gonna say who it is, but it's usually probably around like 11 o'clock. at every trade show. [00:26:00] They're like my before lunch stop because they have like this whole entire booth made out of Jelly Bellies,[00:26:08] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, like.[00:26:08] Casey Golden: I'm like, it's just great.[00:26:11] Andrew Laudato: I have a fun NRF story. So years ago I was talk talking to someone at a booth and they ordered out sub sandwiches they were delicious cuz New York you can find amazing delis. And then it became a thing. So the next year I'm like, Hey, are you guys gonna do that again? And they actually got to where they were bringing in hundreds of sandwiches and they reorganized their booth.[00:26:31] Well, the NRF got angry cuz they wanna make money or, or the Javits Center got angry cause there's rules and unions and so they shut it down. But I had a good thing going for a few years there. And, and so did they, cause they had, they had the, the lunch booth going so[00:26:44] Casey Golden: Yeah, I mean I find when you offer food at any trade show, even, you know, when I was on the fashion side, going to market feed people with good food and they'll stick around and come back,[00:26:55] Andrew Laudato: great.[00:26:56] New York City Tips[00:26:56] Casey Golden: All right, so we also have to recognize that if you're new to [00:27:00]NRF you also might be new to the city. and New York City is one of the most, is like the pure definition of a city And[00:27:08] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, I'd argue the best city in the world. I haven't been to[00:27:11] Casey Golden: city in the world.[00:27:12] Andrew Laudato: it[00:27:13] Casey Golden: I mean, granted, I just went to a couple really beautiful cities last week, but there's nothing like New York.[00:27:19] But it can be definitely overwhelming for a lot of new people, especially new people coming into you know, there's a lot of people that have new jobs, right? And this is their first time to nrf, first time in New York City. Where would you suggest a beginner to stay or how to get around? Something that they, they, they must see just because they're in New York City for the first time.[00:27:40] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, so lemme go back. First of all, it's about getting here, right? So there are three airports. There's the LaGuardia Airport, which most people think is where they need to fly, but there's also JFK, which is a little more of a hassle, but you may save hundreds of dollars or get a more convenient time.[00:27:54] Casey Golden: Mm-hmm.[00:27:55] Andrew Laudato: and then there's the Newark Airport.[00:27:56] And don't sleep on Newark. It's just as close to Manhattan[00:27:59] Casey Golden: I always [00:28:00] find.[00:28:01] Andrew Laudato: So there you go. And you know, so there's three choices for airports. Once you get to the airport, you gotta get to the city. The biggest hack now, now I take the subway, but I'm not gonna recommend the subway from the airport for beginner.[00:28:13] But the biggest hack is the oldest hack. It's cabs. So it used to be, yet I had to take a cab and then Uber came. But now everyone's taking Uber. So the cabs have no line. And there's an app that lets turns your cab into Uber called Curbed, C U R B E D. You download that app and there's a number in the back of the cab, you sync it so you don't have to deal with paying the driver.[00:28:35] So my hack at LaGuardia is just to go down and get a cab at the cab stand, no wait, and then all the people fighting over the Ubers in that parking garage deal with that. So that's that. So now we're, they're there. You get into Manhattan, where to stay. I gu I guess if you're new, stay at one of the sanctioned hotels on the N R F website. Now, you know, back years ago there was nothing out by Javits. It's out by the water in a rail yard, but now [00:29:00] there's Hudson Yards, so you're starting to see more restaurants, hotels out there. But another thing I will say is don't get on the bus to the NRF show. So there's buses from the hotels. It's so easy to take the subway and I know subways are scary, but there's a seven Subway, it's one stop from Times Square.[00:29:17] It goes right by Javitz. You don't need a card anymore, you just pay with your cell phone or even your Apple watch. It's the seven train. And you just take the seven train, west, you get off there. There's no other place to get off than the last stop. And you're right there. It's $2 and 75 cents. And that's my my big advice as.[00:29:37] Casey Golden: Well, as a transplant New Yorker, it's only three avenues. You can always walk it. I always like to remind people that like, we don't have cars. We just, you know, get your steps in[00:29:51] Andrew Laudato: Well, speaking of walking, whether you're walking to Javits or not, you're gonna walk a lot at[00:29:56] Casey Golden: walk.[00:29:57] Andrew Laudato: So I know we could, and you know, you're a woman, so you [00:30:00]could talk about shoes, but shoes become an issue cause you wanna look good. so. You know, wear, wear you're watching, you'll see how many steps you get in.[00:30:07] But even whether you take the bus, the subway, you walk to Javitz, once you get there, it's, you're gonna walk a lot. Around, you'll be walking basically for eight to 10 hours.[00:30:16] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, yeah, so much walking. So, you know, another interesting thing you brought up when we were ahead of this session and you were talking about, what, what kind of tips would there be? You mentioned a few things about, thinking about who's listening in your conversations. What did you mean by that?[00:30:29] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, so, you know, New York is what millions and millions of people live here, but it's, it becomes a real small world in the retail. So you get on a flight and it seems more often than not, the person's next to me, some kind of software vendor. And when you're at the bag claim, I've had people come up to me and recognize me from LinkedIn and so just be careful what you're saying about your company business personal.[00:30:50] Just assume that, you know, I mean, probably rare that it will happen, but it seems to happen a lot to me, so just be careful what you're saying on an airplane, in the cab, you know, when, as you're going around the [00:31:00] city, you know, so especially people start drinking, they get loud and, and people can overhear you. So, you know, I, I'd be careful about that.[00:31:07] It's just about, you know, being professional when you travel, I guess is a simple way to say it.[00:31:11] Casey Golden: I've met some of my favorite people and long-term friends from traveling and hitting airports during this time of year. People who worked at, at different consulting companies or technology vendors or retailers, literally from a flight delay to and, and having a chat, you know, over like an unexpected dinner at the airport or literally just sitting next to them on the flight.[00:31:37] So, I mean, it's a great opportunity. But yeah, somebody, the likelihood of somebody sitting next to you that's going to the same show. It's very high.[00:31:46] Andrew Laudato: Yeah. Now you could arrange for a ride. I've certainly used the opportunity to arrange for a ride. Like, Hey, let's grab a cab to the city together. Cause you know, there's two of you or three of you and the cab's gonna be 65 bucks and that's pretty nice to share. And then you got another [00:32:00] forty five minutes to chat with your new friend.[00:32:02] Groups of coworkers[00:32:02] Casey Golden: Yeah. Have you ever visited N R F as a part of a group? Where the whole company's kind of going. I know you mentioned doing company dinners but what is that? I've always gone solo. What is that kind of like when you've got a whole bunch of group of coworkers going together?[00:32:20] Andrew Laudato: I think there's a lot of positives. Like I said, you could have the dinner together. You can also divide and conquer. So, hey, I'm gonna focus, you know, so sit down with the group and say, oh, who's gonna go to what sessions? And then take notes for each other and come back and share what you learned. If you're all there on the same mission, maybe you can all hear something together. If you're all there looking at, you know, x, y, z category of software I would say, you know, to my tech friends, the introverts, it is, you have to be careful cuz with your, with people, you know. So you go to a party, it's a lot easier just to stay with them and talk to them, but don't do that.[00:32:51] Force yourself to break out and, and go make the new connections. And if one of your goals is to make at least three new connections, it sounds like Casey, you have no problem doing that. [00:33:00] But there are certainly people that come from more of the you know, technical side of the house or other places where they're not naturally extrovert.[00:33:08] So you gotta kinda force yourself to not just hang back with your coworker that you talk to, at least on Zoom every day.[00:33:14] Casey Golden: butterfly,[00:33:17] Andrew Laudato: So, you know, one trick I I tell people is to use the extroverts to your advantage. So say someone meets you at a social event, they could ask you, Hey, will you introduce me to another retailer? And so they may not just wanna walk up, especially if people are in a group. And that's the other thing, if people come in a group and they stay in the group, they're not really approachable, but someone like you would be easily able to bust[00:33:38] Casey Golden: Hi.[00:33:39] Andrew Laudato: yeah, so I might say, Casey, I really wanna meet people at, I don't know, coach or Louis Vuitton, and you're like, I know them.[00:33:46] Let me introduce you. Right? So the introverts can use the extroverts to build their relationships.[00:33:51] Casey Golden: Yeah, I always I was very shy growing up. Who would've thought? And I always go and try and find like [00:34:00] people who are kind of like being like a wallflower almost. And I'm like, oh, come on in. Get into the conversation or come join. Cuz you never really do know who that, who those people are, but I find that some of the introverts, they're, they're very good operators.[00:34:15] wanna know who you are I've, cuz otherwise it's like a whole bunch of a lot of social people. They're usually sales people[00:34:21] Andrew Laudato: Exactly. That's, yeah. That's[00:34:23] Casey Golden: I don't wanna talk to another salesperson. I'm like, where are some operators around here?[00:34:27] Andrew Laudato: exactly.[00:34:28] Ricardo Belmar: it interesting.[00:34:29] Andrew Laudato: Exactly. Mm-hmm.[00:34:31] Andy's favorite activities[00:34:31] Ricardo Belmar: So, so maybe re related to, to that note, I, I should have asked you earlier, Andy, I mean are, are in this NF coming up, are there other side events or other ancillary events around town that you're excited about this year that you're looking forward to?[00:34:44] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, you know, I'm very active and I know you are too, with the Retail ROI, which is the Retail Orphan Initiative. And you get to go and that's on Saturdays and there may even be opportunities still to attend, whether you're a retailer or a supplier. But that event is really, Amazing content [00:35:00] for learning amazing content about, you know, what the organization does for orphans around the world.[00:35:05] And it's a worthwhile cause, right? Just your attendance alone helps. So that's, I put that as number one is my favorite event. And I, I've been going since the original one. There's, even if you back up, you know, years ago the NRF started on Monday and went through Wednesday, the show. Then the CIO councils and the other councils would meet on Sunday.[00:35:23] So then the show started to move things backwards and then Greg Buzek put his thing on Saturday. Now there's Vicki Cantrell has something called vendors in partnerships, which is really exciting. It's about bringing together the providers and the retailers and giving an award show, and that's moved us back to Friday.[00:35:40] So it really has become, A weekend event, you know, now you're talking about traveling on Friday, spending the weekend and the show ends on Tuesday now. So again, it's not just about the Javits, it's about from Friday, Saturday. No, those are my favorite events. There's a Kathy Hotka Secret Event. You gotta know.[00:35:58] You gotta know to know. [00:36:00] So if you wanna get on that, you gotta figure it out. That makes it more fun. I hear about things even though after 20 years that go on that I had no idea. Or sometimes I find out there's something. So I, I also don't wanna pigeonhole people into what I do. Cause it's, it's amazing.[00:36:15] There are sometimes events at the big flagship stores in town[00:36:18] Casey Golden: Mm-hmm.[00:36:18] Andrew Laudato: or store tours. It's another thing we didn't talk about, but you know, especially if you come in a day earlier, stay an extra day, you can really do some retailing [00:36:25] Ricardo Belmar: yeah. Visit some of the [00:36:26] Andrew Laudato: lot of lot of store.[00:36:29] Casey Golden: highly recommend visiting stores during holiday season. No matter what type of of retailer you are hitting, the flagships in New York City is an experience in itself.[00:36:41] Andrew Laudato: and you know, if your company has stores in the city, absolutely. Make sure you get into those stores and say hi to those,[00:36:48] you know, store associates and you know,[00:36:51] Casey Golden: there's so many learnings. So many learnings. Even, even as a e, even as a shopper, right? You don't have to be in the own brand. It doesn't have to be a competitive [00:37:00]brand. Just being able to experience a fifth Avenue and hit up 10 different stores it's very rare that we get to, to see that level of quality and or just have that much.[00:37:10] To what a lot of the flagship experiences are. So I'm a big advocate. A lot of people come in from like, mid door tiers and so I think it's always pretty special when you have a chance to visit the flagships.[00:37:23] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, I agree. I agree with that. I've, I've often done that when I'll, I'll stay over on Wednesday in, in fact, after the day after the show's over, just to do that, just to visit different stores around the city, just to get a, get a chance to see and experience what's new and what's special about those locations with, with so many flagship stores there and, and other interesting experiences to, to compare with.[00:37:44] Casey Golden: Yeah.[00:37:45] Your post-NRF recap[00:37:45] Ricardo Belmar: I guess that kind of begs the question, Andy, so you, we've gone through all these things to do while you're at nrf, all these things to do around nrf. What do you do after the show? You get back home, back to the office. Then what do you do?[00:37:59] Andrew Laudato: So, I [00:38:00] may, may sound nerdy, but I always write a report. So I always use my flight home to read all my notes and summarize what I learned, what I saw, and then I[00:38:08] Casey Golden: tired, Amy[00:38:10] Andrew Laudato: Well, you like, I mean, I used to be on a four hour flight. You got, you know, if you're not gonna nap, then you can at least do that. But if you don't do it, then you're gonna, you're already behind it work cuz you've been gone for four days.[00:38:20] Right. So then I just, you. Publish that to the exec team and peers and say, here, here's what I saw, what I learned. And that's the first thing. And then that's, it's justifying the ROI we talked about up front. So you know, you have so much fun, you wanna make sure you can get to go again. And so you make sure you justify the investment. Maybe then follow ups. I some thank yous for anything. If people gave me gifts or meetings, I'll, I'll do that when I'm back. And then things that you really. Wow, you have your one big idea you want to chase, so start scheduling meetings to talk about that back home.[00:38:54] Casey Golden: So I do have a conference hack for note taking that I found [00:39:00]extremely beneficial is I open up a Slack channel and I invite a few people into my Slack channel and I take notes in Slack and take pictures of the business cards as I get them. And so I'll have an entire Slack channel that the team is actually digesting.[00:39:15] Throughout the day and doing like end of day recaps and then already on it before I even get back. But I do[00:39:22] Andrew Laudato: I love it. That's[00:39:22] Casey Golden: Slack channel because it's mid-thought. I'll just go in there right after I meet somebody and leave notes. So I can remember contact no more pens and papers for me, but it shares it right with the team immediately.[00:39:34] So I've, I even had people get back to me and say, oh, This person is also friends with this person and they had just left this company and I literally was still in conversation. I was able to like have the extra contact. So it is nice to have that, that Slack channel open with somebody [00:39:52] Ricardo Belmar: Oh, that's a great [00:39:53] Casey Golden: all the recon. I'm so impressed by all of these like valuable tips and tricks and recommendations. I don't know where you were [00:40:00] when I went to my first nrf. It was very overwhelming for me. And just cause I didn't know who anybody was and how to navigate successfully because there's just so many vendors. But this is just amazing.[00:40:11] Is there anything that we've missed? Anything you wanna add before we, we close out, Andy?[00:40:16] Andrew Laudato: Yeah, look, it's, you can have some fun too, right? I dunno, what's that word? Boondoggle. But you're getting to go on a trip and meet some amazing people and see some amazing things maybe at a restaurant you couldn't normally get into or couldn't normally afford. So enjoy yourself. Have some fun, right? It's, it's not all work.[00:40:31] It's should be mostly work, but not all work.[00:40:33] Casey Golden: corporate accounts? Man, I missed those.[00:40:36] Ricardo Belmar: Well, well, Andy, I thanks so much for, for coming back to the show and, and joining us for this. Like, just like Casey said and some amazing tips and a really excellent guide to NRF for beginners. I don't know why I can keep track of all of 'em. I took some notes myself. Like I said at the beginning, this might be my 11th or 12th NRF, but sometimes I still feel like I'm the beginner learning all the the best tips and tricks on how to get through the week.[00:40:59] Andrew Laudato: [00:41:00] All right. Well, I look forward to seeing both of you there.[00:41:02] Ricardo Belmar: absolutely.[00:41:02] Casey Golden: Well, Ricardo, I think that this episode is a wrap. Thank you so much, Andy![00:41:06] Andrew Laudato: Welcome.[00:41:07] Show Close[00:41:07] Casey Golden: We hope you enjoyed our show and we can't ask you enough to please give us a five star rating and review on apple podcast to help us grow and bring you more great episodes. If you don't wanna miss a minute of what's next, be sure to smash that subscribe button in your favorite podcast player. And don't forget to check out our show notes for handy links and more deets. I'm your host, Casey Golden. [00:41:39] Ricardo Belmar: And if you'd like to learn more about the two of us, follow us on Twitter at Casey c golden and Ricardo underscore Belmar, or find us on LinkedIn. Be sure to follow the show on LinkedIn and Twitter at retail razor. Plus our YouTube channel for videos of each episode and bonus content. I'm your host, Ricardo Belmar.[00:41:55] Casey Golden: Thanks for joining us.[00:41:57] Ricardo Belmar: And [00:42:00] remember, there's never been a better time to be in retail. If you cut through the clutter until next time, this is the retail razor show. 

Quand on parle de radicalité en ce qui concerne l'écologie ou la religion, c'est plus pour chercher à discréditer un propos ou une action que pour tenter de comprendre. Parce qu'au contraire, il nous semble que c'est dans cet appel à la radicalité que nous trouverons une part des solutions aux défis qui sont les nôtres aujourd'hui, nous avons décidé d'y consacrer un épisode. Mais pas de n'importe quelle manière ! Sous la forme d'un dialogue et plus précisément un dialogue œcuménique. À nos micros, Caroline Ingrand-Hoffet, pasteure du village de Kolbsheim en Alsace. Son engagement contre le projet de Grand contournement ouest de Strasbourg lui a valu le surnom de « Pasteure de la Zad » par un hebdomadaire catholique. Et Xavier de Bénazé, jésuite, délégué Laudato si' - Écologie pour la Province d'Europe Occidentale Francophone et un des cofondateurs du Campus de la Transition. Pour ne rien rater de notre actualité, suivez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux :

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The Luminaries series is a collection of interviews with premier thinkers working in the theological academy and the church. Dr. William T. Cavanaugh is a prolific theologian, professor at Depaul University in Chicago, and is known especially for his work in political theology. He is also a husband and father of three sons. In this interview, Professor Cavanaugh and I talk about a whole host of subjects, including Cavanaugh's mentor, Stanley Hauerwas, the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the dangers of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Apologies for the glitches and poor sound quality in parts of the episode. We are actively working to strengthen WiFi signals and microphone quality. PODCAST LINKS: Blog post: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2022/07/11/he-did-not-take-revenge-on-the-torturers-an-interview-with-william-t-cavanaugh/ Author page: https://wipfandstock.com/author/william-t-cavanaugh/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvht9V0Pndgvwh5vkpe0GGw Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Cavanaugh, William T. Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire. ———. “Electing Republicans has not reversed Roe v. Wade. It's time to change our strategy.” ———. Field Hospital: The Church's Engagement with a Wounded World. ———, ed. Fragile World: Ecology and the Church. ———, ed. Gathered in my Name: Ecumenism in the World Church. ———. “I had to learn to love the church; then I had to learn to love God.” How My Mind Has Changed. ———. The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict. ———. Theopolitical Imagination: Discovering the Liturgy as a Political Act in an Age of Global Consumerism. ———. Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ. Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology. Coolman, Holly Taylor. “The 12 things pro-lifers must do if Roe v. Wade is overturned.” Francis, Pope. Laudato si'. Hartch, Todd. The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity. Hauerwas, Stanley. The Hauerwas Reader. Radner, Ephraim. A Brutal Unity: The Spiritual Politics of the Christian Church. Zizioulas, John D. The Eucharistic Communion and the World. OUTLINE: (01:21) - Stanley Hauerwas (06:11) - Partisanship (10:11) - Roe v. Wade, Abortion, and the Church (15:12) - Church as Field Hospital (18:49) - The Church's Witness, or Lack Thereof (22:17) - The Eucharist (25:09) - The Church and Violence (29:35) - Theology through a Global Lens (34:57) - Ecumenism on the Global Stage (39:03) - The Church's Role in Ecological Issues (42:48) - Pope Francis Compared to His Papal Predecessors (47:23) - Changing Your Mind

Andrea Bizzozzero"Il cibo del pensiero: mangio dunque sono"Food&ScienceFestival, MantovaSabato 1° ottobre, MantovaIl cibo del pensiero: mangio dunque sonoRadici antiche e motivazioni attualicon Andrea BizzozzeroQuando Ludwing Feuerbach, recensendo il libro di Moleschott, Dottrina dell'alimentazione per il popolo (1850), concludeva con l'ormai celebre affermazione «L'uomo è ciò che mangia», suscitava non poco scandalo. Dall'opinione pubblica venne considerata come «sentenza scurrile della pseudo scienza sensualissima moderna», espressione di un materialismo grossolano e un po' infantile. Da parte sua Feuerbach era fermamente convito della relazione che intercorre tra la nutrizione, ciò che si mangia e ciò che si è, al punto da poter affermare che «come è il cibo, così è l'essenza, com'è l'essenza, così è il cibo».Anche Bernard Stiegler è persuaso che il divenire dell'umano dipenda dal cibo, ma non solo da quello che nutre il corpo, bensì anche quello che nutre e plasma la sua capacità simbolica. Dipendendo questa sia dall'io che dal noi e dal contesto sociale, culturale e tecnico nel quale si trova a vivere, è urgente perdersi cura non solo dell'eventuale tossicità del cibo del corpo, ma parimenti anche di tutto ciò che oggi viene prodotto ai fini di una modulazione della capacità simbolica umana e, di conseguenza, della libido, ridotta molto spesso a compulsione.Andrea Bizzozero è professore aggiunto di Storia della filosofia presso la Facoltà di filosofia della Pontificia Università Antonianum (Roma). Si occupa del pensiero di Agostino di Ippona, di Jacques Derrida e della filosofia francese contemporanea. Studia come l'ermeneutica e la pratica della decostruzione possano favorire un rapporto prospettico e non egemonico alla realtà, nella molteplicità delle sue istanze e delle sue problematicità. Coordina il gruppo di ricerca in antropologia della suddetta Facoltà. Tra lesue pubblicazioni: Fare la verità. Rilettura della decostruzione di Jacques Derrida, Roma 2019; Il malessere dell'umano e l'urgenza della filosofia in Bernard Stiegler, in Crisi dell'umano oggi? Tra immanenza e trascendenza, a cura di A. Bizzozero-A. Clemenza-C. Gutiérrez, Milano-Udine 2021; Approcci sistemici, interdisciplinari e transdisciplinari all'educazione, in Antonianum 1(2021) 187-214; Ilparadigma tecnocratico nella Laudato si' e oltre, in Frate Francesco, 2 (2020) 243-272.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Laudetur Jesus Christus - Ngợi khen Chúa Giêsu Kitô Radio Vatican hằng ngày của Vatican News Tiếng Việt. Nội dung chương trình hôm nay: 0:00 Bản tin 15:20 Sinh hoạt Giáo: "Cuộc Thương khó của Chúa Kitô" ở làng Oberammergau 33:06 Gương chứng nhân: Đan viện Fahr ở Thụy Sĩ, một khu vườn Laudato si'. -- Liên lạc và hỗ trợ Vatican News Tiếng Việt qua email & Zelle: tiengviet@vaticannews.va Đăng ký nhận tin tức qua email: https://www.vaticannews.va/vi/newsletter-registration.html Theo dõi / follow Kênh Vatican News Tiếng Việt tại: - Website: https://vaticannews.va/vi.html Mạng xã hội: - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNewsVI - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.vi - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaticannews.vi - Twitter: https://twitter.com/vaticannewsvi Podcast: Vatican News Tiếng Việt - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CPs2j2U9FGs6ktulHKcEn?si=F7LRAlscQdeYzxiGXirn6w - Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80YWM3MWQ4MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/vatican-news-ti%E1%BA%BFng-vi%E1%BB%87t/id1551917143 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vaticannews-vi/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vaticannews-vi/support

Sr. Maureen O'Connell, OP talks with Sr. Linda Gibler, OP about the upcoming conference Laudato Sí - Faith In Action For Our Common Home which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.

The impact of Positive Leadership needs to be celebrated and shared; it is the number one driving force of successful companies in my experience. Andrew Laudato is a passionate Leader with expertise in Retail, Healthcare, Technology, Supply Chain, Digital, e-Commerce, Analytics, Project Management, Portfolio Management, and Agile. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer at The Vitamin Shoppe and the Author of Fostering Innovation: How to Build an Amazing IT Team. You can purchase his book here on AMAZON directly. I met Andrew a year ago at a Retail Networking Event in NY; his energy and passion for leadership and building teams were evident from the moment I met him. I can't wait to learn more about his book, retail career and leadership methodology, and journey. This is a conversation you don't want to miss. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/april477/support

"Querido planeta..." es una "carta" imaginaria escrita por los participantes en el campamento sostenible de CIDSE "Do Coração à Terra", plasmada en este video y enviada a la Tierra. El campamento, de seis días de duración, celebrado en mayo de 2022 en Casa Velha (centro de ecología y espiritualidad en Portugal) ha tenido como objetivo volver a conectar a los "jóvenes adultos" con nuestra Casa Común y hacerles explorar y vivir activamente los principios de la llamada "ecología integral" propuesta por el papa Francisco y su encíclica Laudato si'. Inspirados por las actividades prácticas diarias y los intercambios de palabras y experiencias, los 29 jóvenes participantes elaboraron este mensaje en vídeo. El campamento se organizó en el marco de la iniciativa de CIDSE @Change for the Planet, Care for the People (Cambiemos por el Planeta, Cuidemos a las Personas), con el apoyo financiero de la Fundación KR. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Jl... Más información en: https://www.manosunidas.org/noticia/c...

Truth of the Spirit helps us to find God by searching in nature. Quotes from Pope Francis' Laudato si, St. Bonaventure, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Father Joseph McSorley and personal revelation from the Lord gives clarity to the search. Finding the Creator of Heaven and Earth, part of the Tenets of Truth series, is hosted by Patti Brunner. http://PatriarchMinistries.com/216  

S1E10 – The Retail Avengers & Building a Culture of Innovation Welcome to Season 1, Episode 10 of The Retail Razor Show! In this episode, we turn the dial up to eleven on our ongoing innovation discussion! We previously focused on digital transformation & innovation both from a “what” and “who” perspective, but how do you create an environment and culture that fosters innovation without breaking the business? To answer that, we bring you a special guest, Andrew Laudato, Chief Operating Officer of The Vitamin Shoppe, fellow Advisory Council member of George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation, fellow RETHINK Retail Top Retail Influencer, and author of the new book, Fostering Innovation – How to Build an Amazing IT Team. Andy joins our Retail Avengers team to share his winning framework for building a strong foundation for innovation in IT teams, including his tried and tested approach to hiring, budgeting, and project management for innovation, plus more! Have you heard! Our podcast is staying strong on the Feedspot Top 60 Retail podcasts list! We're currently at #22, so please give us a 5-star review in Apple Podcasts if you like the show! With your help, we'll be on our way to a Top 20 spot! https://blog.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/ Meet your hosts:I'm Ricardo Belmar, a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Influencer for 2022 & 2021, RIS News Top Movers and Shakers in Retail for 2021, a Top 12 ecommerce influencer, advisory council member at George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation, and lead partner marketing advisor for retail & consumer goods at Microsoft. And I'm Casey Golden, CEO of Luxlock. Obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand and the consumer. I've spent my career on the fashion and supply chain technology side of the business. Now I slay franken-stacks! Together, we're your guides on the retail transformation journey. Whether you're thinking digital and online, mobile, or brick & mortar stores, we'll help you cut through the clutter! The Retail Razor ShowFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/TwRRazorConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/LI-RRazorJoin our club on Clubhouse: http://bit.ly/RRazorClubListen to us on Callin: https://bit.ly/RRCallinSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/RRShowYouTubeSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/RetailRazorShowRetail Razor Show Episode Page: https://bit.ly/RRShowPod Host → Ricardo Belmar,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twRBelmarConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LIRBelmarRead my comments on RetailWire - https://bit.ly/RWRBelmar Co-host → Casey Golden,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twCaseyConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LICaseyRead my comments on RetailWire - https://bit.ly/RWCasey TRANSCRIPTS1E10 Building a Culture of Innovation[00:00:20] Intro[00:00:20] Ricardo Belmar: Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. And good evening, whatever time of day you're listening. Welcome to the retail razor show. I'm your host, Ricardo Belmar a RETHINK Retail, top retail influencer and lead partner marketing advisor for retail and consumer goods at Microsoft.[00:00:33] Casey Golden: I'm your cohost Casey Golden CEO of Luxlock. Obsessed with the relationship between a brand and consumer, the experiences, everything. I've spent my career on the fashion and supply chain technology side of the business. Now I'm slaying Franken stacks to power the future of commerce.[00:00:48] Ricardo Belmar: So Casey, this episode is a real treat for listeners keeping with our recent themes on innovation and leadership. Our retail Avengers crew on clubhouse brought in none other than Andy Lodato currently the chief operating officer at The Vitamin Shoppe, a CNBC technology executive council member, a fellow advisory council member at George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation, also a fellow RETHINK Retail top retail influencer, and most recently author of the book Fostering Innovation, How to Build an Amazing IT Team. Andy joined us for a deep dive on building the right environment for innovation.[00:01:24] Casey Golden: It's a great clubhouse discussion. Andy brings a fresh perspective and has valuable experiences to share about creating that ideal environment to foster innovation.[00:01:34] After our two part series on digital transformation and innovation, this one really dials it up. With best practices from a real world retail expert, making changes.[00:01:45] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. Andy has lived through a lot when it comes to innovation, he's got so many examples and he's, he's worked hard to figure out what the right way is to create that ideal environment for innovation. And he shares with us what worked and what didn't throughout the discussion.[00:02:00] Casey Golden: Spoiler alert. You'd be surprised how concrete is a retail requirement. Stick around for his stories.[00:02:07] Ricardo Belmar: It's definitely one of Andy's best stories that he shares in this session. But let's not give away all the best parts, Casey.[00:02:13] Casey Golden: All right. All right. I'll let the dialogue unfold.[00:02:17] Ricardo Belmar: Yes. Quite clever. Nice and smoothly done. I bet you've been waiting to say that haven't you.[00:02:20] Casey Golden: I can neither confirm nor deny that. Totally never got to use that phrase before. I'm digging these one liners.[00:02:32] Ricardo Belmar: you're getting a lot of those in.[00:02:33] Casey Golden: So let's cut through the clutter and get to the clubhouse session. The retail avengers build a culture of innovation with special guest Andy Laudato. He'll be with us when we come back to ask him even more questions, so stick around!.[00:02:47] Clubhouse Session[00:02:47] Ricardo Belmar: Welcome everybody to the retail razor room. We've got a special treat this week. We're going to be talking about building a culture of innovation. We have a special guest that we'll introduce in just a moment, but in case anybody in our audience here is not one of our regular visitors.[00:03:07] We'll do some quick introductions of the Retail Avengers team that's always here in the room. Casey, why don't you kick us off?[00:03:14] Casey Golden: Hi, I'm Casey golden. I'm the founder of Luxlock retail tech platform. Focusing on customer experience. Been on the industry side of the fashion and enterprise tech. So kind of moved myself into the convergence of both.[00:03:28] Ricardo Belmar: All right, great. And Trevor,[00:03:30] Trevor Sumner: My name is Trevor Sumner. I'm the CEO at perch. We do interactive retail displays that use computer vision to detect which products people touch. So they wake up and immediately tell you about the right product at the right time. And so a exciting frontier of computer vision, IOT, and interactive retail display.[00:03:48] Ricardo Belmar: Thanks Trevor, Jeff.[00:03:49] Jeff Roster: Hi, Jeff Roster, a former Gartner[00:03:51] and IHL retail sector analysts. Now co-host of this week in innovation and on a couple of advisory boards[00:03:57] Ricardo Belmar: Great. Thank you. And Shish.[00:03:59] Shish Shridhar: Good afternoon, I'm Shish and the global lead for retail, with Microsoft. I've been in retail for about 20 years focused on AI and currently from an innovation perspective, driving co innovation with startups, for retailers looking forward to the conversation with Andy today.[00:04:16] Ricardo Belmar: Thanks Shish. And I'm Ricardo Belmar for those that don't know me, I'm the lead partner marketing advisor at Microsoft, and I've also been in the retail tech side of the industry for the last two decades trying to help retailers really get the best value from technology investments and super excited to have with us, our special guest today, Andy Laudato COO at The Vitamin Shoppe. And Andy, I'm gonna let you kick off about yourself and how you got to where you are today and what led you to write your book that was just published, Fostering I nnovation which is the topic of our room today.[00:04:48] Andy Laudato: Great. Well, thank you, Ricardo. And hello everybody. Great to be here. I've been a longtime listener and a contributor to the retail avengers. I am the chief operating officer at the vitamin shop. The vitamin shop is a, just over a billion dollar health and wellness retailer. We're mostly in the U S we have over 700 stores in the us.[00:05:06] And then of course we sell on vitamin shop.com. So in my role, as COO, I oversee the P and L for our e-commerce. I run the supply chain, technology, what we call enterprise portfolio management, which is something I think we'll hopefully talk more about today. As well as the quality and commercialization of our private brand or another way to describe it as I do everything at the vitamin shop that the CEO does not want to do.[00:05:27] Ricardo Belmar: love that description,[00:05:30] Andy Laudato: I'm assuming people are laughing at my jokes, but you know, I can't hear him, but I'll just assume that they're all laughing. Okay,[00:05:35] perfect.[00:05:40] So. I started my career way back in 1990 as a computer programmer at the limited fashion apparel, I was the first ever IT guy at a little startup called Bath and Body Works, and I really just fell in love with the business sides. I consider myself a business person who happens to love technology, not a technologist that works in business.[00:06:01] And I'm 20 years as a CIO. And during that experience, I made a lot of mistakes, especially early on, and some of them costly. And it really inspired me to write a book about some of the mistakes I made, what lessons I learned and the goal was to help young people or people in their early in their career.[00:06:18] Learning the easy way, right? Buy a book, read about it and do things better. I believe a rising tide raises all ships and especially in retail, we need to help each other out. So I'm hoping that this book will inspire and help everybody that reads it.[00:06:30] Ricardo Belmar: Thank you, Andy. I'm sure everyone who does read your book in retail is going to greatly appreciate all the wonderful insights and stories that you've told in there, as well as all the great tips. Now, I know I certainly came away from reading the book with a number of them as well, and I'm not even a CIO.[00:06:46] So I think everybody's going to have something to learn from that.[00:06:49] Andy Laudato: My books for every man, woman, and child in the United States.[00:06:52] Ricardo Belmar: There you go, there you go. That's the right way, right way to look at it. Now, not to mention the fact, I think we all agree that there's a good need for lots and lots of collaboration in the retail industry given all the current day and future challenges facing the industry,[00:07:05] Laudato's Hierarchy of IT Needs[00:07:05] Ricardo Belmar: So let's start in one particular area Andy, that you dive into right upfront in the book, and that's what you call Laudato's hierarchy of IT needs which as you might guess is based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs.[00:07:18] And while Maslow postulated of course that in order to achieve things like love, belonging esteem, and self actualization, you've got to first satisfy a lot of physiological needs, things like I don't know, little things like eating, drinking, sleeping and then safety needs. So I think you drew a really great analogy, to that, to put together your hierarchy of IT needs and not to steal too much thunder from that.[00:07:40] Why don't you walk us through , your version of the pyramid and how that relates to running your night?[00:07:46] Andy Laudato: Yeah, absolutely. So, you know, I think a Maslow is saying, if you're being chased by a bear, you can't fall in love. Right? You got priorities. And so making sure you have air and food and water, and then you're safe, all these things have to happen.[00:07:58] And we all want to innovate. We all talk about innovation and innovation is very important, but if the basic it needs are not met, it's just not going to happen. So at the very bottom of the Lodato hierarchy for IT is just, KTLO keep the lights on. And the emails have to email and the paychecks have to print in the registers, have to ring and the website has to perform and like it or not, if you're in it, leadership, this is your most important job.[00:08:24] It can do a lot more harm than good. An amazing IT department's not going to make a company successful, but a failed IT department will, I don't care how nice your product is. If you can't sell it, you can't ship it. If you can't return it, then you're going to fail. This is the main job is keeping the lights on.[00:08:41] It's not the exciting job, right? It's not the fun, sexy stuff we get to do like digital signs and things like that. The Trevor does, but it's at the foundation. So that's what you start with and you gotta figure it out and you have to have a well-oiled machine for nothing else matters. Every single CIO always talks about, they want a seat at the table.[00:09:02] And a lot of times they'll tell you to demand a seat at the time. But it doesn't work. You have to earn your seat at the table and I'm talking about the exact table, the boardroom, and the reason you have to earn it is because in every company I've ever worked in the true org chart is the informal, not the formal.[00:09:17] So let's assume that we get this figured out and you have the things running smoothly. The next level up then is what I call lean and efficient IT. So this is about first you get it right? And then you get it cheap. And lean and efficient. It means it's affordable. It's functioning well, because if you're a CIO and you start to go talk to other departments about programs and projects and systems, and your budgets are out of control, you just have no credibility.[00:09:47] Now look, if you can't keep the lights on, you know, so you have a big problem, you're going to pay any amount of money possible. So you've got to get it right. Then you work on optimizing. And every dollar that you can save or avoid spending is a dollar that could be added to innovation. So if you really want to innovate, it's possible to self fund by finding other things, to make efficient.[00:10:09] Ricardo Belmar: I want to turn to the Avengers panel members here and see what everybody thinks about those first two layers, keeping the lights on and creating that lean and efficient IT.[00:10:18] Jeff Roster: Gosh. Well, the first question I want to ask is what's your, what's your overall it spend Andy, but, but I know you're not going to answer that. So keeping the lights on it used to be almost 60 to 70% of her, of an it budget was, was basically depending on how you define that, that case. I'm assuming that everyone's trying to drive that down.[00:10:35] Is that part of the process that you're, you're going to.[00:10:39] Andy Laudato: Yeah. So the first, the bottom of my pyramid is just keeping lights on any way you can. And then the lean and efficient it is about just that it's about optimizing your cost so that you can have a higher percentage that's going towards creating value and innovating.[00:10:52] Casey Golden: Where do you think that we are right now in general for let's just say the predominant of retail. Do we feel like everybody has a core efficient we're beyond keeping the lights on and everybody's made those investments. Would you say it's like 60%, 80%? How close are we at? Like the core basic,[00:11:12] Andy Laudato: you know, it's astonishing to me that it's 20 22 and in order to build a retail stack for omni-channel, you probably need to include at least 20 to 30 different companies. I mean, Everyone's got a different, and I know that a Microsoft's on their path to being able to , provide these as are others trying. But the leading e-commerce platforms are not the leading OMS platforms.[00:11:34] I mean, I ask about subscriptions and then everyone tells you to use another platform. And then if you know, you look at the stack, people have on their websites, it's just layer after layer of these really niche. Functions and features. And so when you think about it, when I had a little short stint in healthcare and there were big enterprise tools and kind of ran the whole company.[00:11:55] So I think we're there. Casey. I think that, most retailers have built these things, but it takes an awful lot of work, effort and coordination to keep them all working together. I mean, imagine if you wanted a new car and you had to buy your chassis from Ford and your steering wheel from Chevy and your engine from Honda,[00:12:12] Casey Golden: that's a great analogy.[00:12:14] Andy Laudato: And this is how we live[00:12:16] in some of the parts don't exist. You've got to build those custom, right? And so this is what we're doing in retail. So where are we? We've come a long way, but it's still a giant mess.[00:12:24] Casey Golden: I love that analogy. I want to see a diagram.[00:12:29] Andy Laudato: I can go very fast.[00:12:33] Trevor Sumner: I mean, that's certainly dovetails into my question, which is. You know, certainly the, the markets, the retail is changing faster than it ever has. And I think of IT almost like electricity, right? You don't think about electricity in your offices or in what you do on a day to day basis, but it powers everything that you do.[00:12:50] Where the IT budget goes[00:12:50] Trevor Sumner: Similarly, IT powers everything that you do. How do you think through like the different departments, whether it's marketing sales, supply chain in it. And how to think through budgets, innovation and managing that. Is it all, is all IT in the IT budget or like where is the line where it flirts into a department, even though it's powered by technology because these days technology is like electricity.[00:13:20] Andy Laudato: Yeah. So I do agree, right? You walk in a room and flip the switch you want, you expect the light to come on. And a lot has to happen, there has to be a power plant and distribution and a lot had to happen, but it's there and it's figured out generally, except for in Texas, that stuff works. And so you pick up a telephone, at least an old fashioned telephone, and you expect the dial tone and it's the same thing with the internet, right?[00:13:41] It's a commodity. And even past the internet, it's about the cloud having, you know, CPU, so processing and storage. So I absolutely do agree that it is a necessary, I mean, I was looking for a new place to live and I checked on what kind of internet is available and , we all remember used to have to research before we went to a hotel and how much was it going to charge? So I definitely agree with that.[00:14:05] As far as where the budget should go. And I actually talk about this in the book. I'm a big fan of showback, not chargeback. So I do believe that the cost of technology should be an IT budget because if not, how can those costs be managed and how can you get to lean and efficient, which is the second step. Now showback is about actually letting everyone know how much of IT costs are being attributed to each of the different departments.[00:14:30] But if you let the departments of a company pay for IT, then they're going to have a bigger say. So the head of marketing might be all in on the Amazon cloud. And the head of sales is all in on the Azure cloud and someone else wants to have their own computer. So, you know, the people writing the checks have a lot of power, so I'm not a proponent of individual departments paying for IT.[00:14:51] Trevor Sumner: I guess, part of my question is. There's certainly, like you said, laptops, internet connectivity, but from a data perspective, let's say you have a customer data platform. Is that marketing budget is that IT budget? Is that being integrated into other systems for e-commerce or even supply chain?[00:15:10] So then marketing heads into operations and everything needs to be talking to each other. And then there might be integration. Is it when you cross departments that it becomes IT. What is it versus a departmental technology spend in your world?[00:15:27] Andy Laudato: Yeah, there just aren't that many siloed solutions. I mean, a customer data platform has this role in stores. It has role in the website ,it has a role in outbound marketing , it has a role in customer care. And so to have that and be in a single budget, to me, IT is the kind of the neutral party for that. So, yeah, I guess I'll repeat myself, but I'm a big proponent of anything that's technology , should be an IT budget because it's the glue that holds it together. I mean, there's a really good book called the corporate underpants by Tamra Adler. I think her name is, and it talks about how you could look at a company's website and kind of see the different departments. And I think when you start to silo your tech, then you're going to, it's going to show up to the customer.[00:16:02] You're not going to be seamless to the customer if you're not seamless on the backend.[00:16:06] Ricardo Belmar: So Andy, one thing that I'm going to ask you about there, on that specific point where, you just mentioned how that has an impact in giving the appearance and perception to the customer that it's all seamless. You make a point in the book about complacency and how that's the number one enemy of reliability.[00:16:22] And when I saw that, that reminds me of a lot of conversations I've had with retailers in the past about consistency in execution at the store level, from store to store and how that also impacts that consumer perception of the whole retail brand. So when you mentioned it, in the context of, keeping the lights on,[00:16:40] it's never really a solved thing, or you don't stop keeping the lights on ever. Right. It's always an ongoing thing. And that's why it's the foundation in your pyramid. Is that the right way to look at it?[00:16:51] Andy Laudato: Yeah, absolutely. Ricardo we operate in a dynamic world. So whether it's bandwidth, you need more and more bandwidth, processing power, security measures.[00:16:59] There's always new tools being added to the stack or existing tools being used differently. The bad guys are out there. They're, you know, they're continually coming up with new attack vectors. Like we're not having enough trouble, we're getting attacked by a bad actors. And so if you build it and it's great and you don't, nurture it, it's gonna fall apart.[00:17:17] That's why it's a full time job. You know, they always have to just stay on top of KTLO and the more you do and the more routine and the more process that you can put in place and now even automation and AI, then the smoother it's going to go.[00:17:28] Ricardo Belmar: And if you're doing that well, that should lead to, the lean and efficient IT part of the pyramid and make that easier. Right. If you're have that consistency and reliability.[00:17:38] Andy Laudato: Right. I like to use the word institutionalized. If you can institutionalize a process, then it's bigger than just one person it's repeatable. I always start my day with a stand-up.[00:17:47] We actually do a hundred person stand up every day at the vitamin shop with operations, our CEO's on there. And we just talk about what new systems or any changes, any problems. And so that becomes institutionalized that we're all talking about it and just gets really smooth. And as it gets smooth and automated and consistent, then it becomes cheaper, more affordable.[00:18:04] Ricardo Belmar: Oh, that makes complete sense. Why don't you take us to the next layer of the pyramid?[00:18:08] Creating Value[00:18:08] Andy Laudato: Yeah, so the next one is called creating value and in a lot of cases, creating value is what many people think all that IT does, which is projects. So this is putting in maybe an accounting system or a new order management or all the different tools we talked about from a CDP.[00:18:22] So you do a ROI and then you go to your FP and a group. You bicker over the benefits. She gets signed off, you hire an integrator and implement technology, and this is really important. But it's just not all IT does. Right. You only want to create value after you've got a nice firm foundation.[00:18:37] You don't want to throw more tools or more software on a wobbly foundation. So probably the most common activity that apps group does. And I think the most important thing is to work on the right things. And this is why portfolio management is so important. So I do think that good project management practices do exist and agile has really brought a lot, especially on the software side.[00:18:58] I actually created a class on project management on Udemy because I have kind of a passion for that. But portfolio management is important because even if you have a very well-run project, but you're not working on the right thing, then you're wasting your company's money or you just not optimizing the spend.[00:19:14] So a couple of principles I'd like to share. The first one is stop starting and start finishing. People love to kick off projects because it feels like they're getting something done. It's like, oh, when are we going to get our new order management tool? Oh yeah. We had a meeting. We got some demos.[00:19:28] Right? So starting a project doesn't deliver value. Working on a project does nothing but spend money. It's only when you deliver the features that you actually add value to your company. Another thing is a agile concept is called a WIP limit or work in process limit. And I contend I make the argument that everybody has too many concurrent projects going on.[00:19:48] So my advice is to stop starting new things until you've finished at least 10 or 15% of what's in flight. If you have 20 projects in your company and you rank them one through 20 and you finish number one. Now you have 19 projects, what the company will typically do is they'll start a new project, right.[00:20:04] Which will be your new number 20. Then you put people on it. What you're actually doing is you're putting people on, but you defined as the least important project in your whole company. So instead, what I recommend is that you take people that free up and then you add them to project the new number one.[00:20:19] And this is an agile called swarming. Take your people and just continue to push really hard to complete the most important project as has been decided by your executive team and get it done and just, focus on completion and then that's creating value. And then finally we get to the top, it seems like a journey and it is, and that's when you get to innovate.[00:20:37] So you've got a really well-oiled machine every day, just like Trevor said, It's like electricity, it just works. And , all your systems are smooth and they work. And then it doesn't cost you a lot of money. And honestly, when it's affordable, it doesn't even matter what budget it's in because it's a one and a half or 2% of the company's spend.[00:20:54] And now you've got projects going on and everyone knows what number one is and it's getting done. I mean, if you just do all those three things, you're going to be a star, right. But now, if you get there, now you can start to focus attention on innovation. Because innovation is spending time and talent and treasure on things that probably won't work.[00:21:12] So you're literally telling your company, we're going to spend money. We're going to take, hopefully our very best people, and we're going to have them do something that probably won't work. How do you do that if the first three aren't met? So in my mind you get all three working and then boom. Now , you've earned the right. to innovate.[00:21:26] Choosing Innovation[00:21:26] Casey Golden: That's a great point. How do you pick the next innovation or project to bring in when you have 19 other projects that haven't completed yet and started impacting the business? Because ideally you'd want to layer the next projects on top of the, the ones that have completed, you know, and that are starting to work in and be rolled out through the organization.[00:21:47] Andy Laudato: Exactly. And when people have already done the work to say that those projects will succeed and they have an ROI that people believe in now you're trying to do something innovative that doesn't have that. So, you know, what I like to do is box some kind of funds and say, this is our R and D funds and our R and D people.[00:22:03] But yeah, exactly what you said, Casey. And so now if your projects aren't completing on time and they're going over budget. Then it becomes next to impossible to ask for funds to try something innovative.[00:22:14] Trevor Sumner: How do you think through you know, at perch, we do the majority of our deals directly with brands who are spending their trade dollars towards innovation.[00:22:23] And often, it's being presented as category captaincy to almost look at an innovation project for the retailers. How do you think through brands bringing new innovations as part of that kind of budget, because it's still your resource, it's still your treasure and talent, right?[00:22:40] Just in terms of time and how do you balance, what brands are trying to accomplish with what you're trying to accomplish as a retailer? You know, if the spend is coming from them.[00:22:49] Andy Laudato: Yeah. I mean, it helps, right. If someone else is funding it. And so now all of a sudden it has the much lower burden to get approved. So I think that still has to fit into the priority or it has to be, somebody has to sponsor it as an innovation, but absolutely of course, if someone else's coming forward with, with funding it's an easier burden of the risk.[00:23:09] Casey Golden: Andy, when you're thinking about, moving those budgets out of departments and into IT, I don't know if you're, if you're selling into a department, IT might be the last conversation that you have before contract signed. How do you see that having those business owners Working with IT.[00:23:25] I know a lot of times they're not necessarily even in the same buildings. So being able to just even foster that type of a culture where you, you create that culture of being able to cross collaborate so that the business pain and the problems that our department's having is, is actually being presented and heard by IT.[00:23:45] Andy Laudato: Right. Imagine a place where the CIO and the, the directors and managers and VPs, and IT understand the business and they understand the business goals and they're there to help something get done. Right. And they can become champions because almost all tools have to be integrated. They have to be the security.[00:24:01] I mean, how many companies, you have a different user ID and password in your own company for every different system, right? That's, that's ridiculous, but that's normal. So, if IT is a partner, they build a single sign on tool or implement a single sign on tool that works across every, every single app. So the store person logs on once and it gets to all their different tools.[00:24:20] And even though it's different tools, at least it feels more seamless if it's on a single pane of glass with a single password. So, I mean, it just starts with embracing IT, but I say all the time that IT has to meet the business, that 95% where they are, it's not about IT. It's about whatever the business is, right?[00:24:37] Whatever we're selling and whoever our customers are. But yeah, IT in a different building is a nightmare. IT in a different floor with a different culture in different working conditions and different hours and just not part of a company culture and they have their own culture, then they're just a roadblock instead of a partner.[00:24:52] So it's all gotta be fixed, but it starts with leadership.[00:24:55] Casey Golden: If you could give one piece of advice to the companies that are looking to implement software this year that do have department budgets or manage it at the IT level. If you could give one piece of feedback on how to pull everyone together to make those decisions together, what do you think the first step is?[00:25:12] Andy Laudato: This is not a direct answer, but I think the most important thing is to get those IT people working in the store, shopping on the website, really living, take a call from the customer care. Right? I mean, if you're a database analyst and it takes two minutes for the registered or run, that's like an interesting problem that you might ponder.[00:25:31] If you're a store associate standing at a store and the line starts to form, cause register's not performing that two minutes is like an eternity. I mean, I've been there, you know, sweat comes dripping off and so getting that empathy by actually getting the people out of their, whatever they're working now, remote, you know, their home basements into stores is the most important thing I think to start with.[00:25:51] Casey Golden: That's great.[00:25:52] Shish Shridhar: Andy curious about your opinion about where innovation should sit in a company. I know a couple of years ago there was this big wave of innovation labs happening in retail. And many of them didn't quite survive very long and there was various reasons quoted for failure. Including that they were created for the wrong reasons.[00:26:15] They were innovation theater. And they were disconnected from the business. All of those things, kind of curious about what your thoughts are on innovation labs and separate innovation teams within an organization versus integrated.[00:26:30] Andy Laudato: That's a great question Shish it's kind of like when that e-comm started happening and the 1990 nines, then everybody said, oh, we gotta be in California. So they all built separate organizations. And look, we spent 10 years using the word digital, and now we're using the word innovation. I put up my book, we got to define what we mean by innovation. And so for me, it's coming up with solving an unmet need for a customer, right?[00:26:53] I think about Uber having text taxis and the idea of paying someone to drive you somewhere, probably is as old as cars, you know, probably over a hundred years old, but Uber came up with a new way to deliver that. So that's innovation, even though it's just getting in someone's car and getting a ride and paying him for it, I think defining innovation is important.[00:27:10] And for me, then it's got to be your best and brightest and boy, that's an easy thing to say. A hard thing to do because you know, and Casey alluded to it with projects, right? You got to take your best developers or project managers or business analyst or product owners, scrum masters off number one project and stick them on innovation.[00:27:27] But yeah, I'm not a fan of separating people. Now look, we're all remote and I think we're all going to be remote. So that whole proximity thing is almost like a moot point in a sense. Yeah, I think it's gotta be part of it. I think an innovation project should be in the same list as everything else.[00:27:42] I'm a huge fan of, and I call it a one list of having a single list force ranked one through X and not having a separate here's my department's projects or my department's money because you're just creating conflict internally. Now. Look, I've mostly worked at the biggest company I've worked at. You know, I worked at a $4 billion company.[00:27:58] So if you're a really, really big company, probably different, but to me, one list of projects, one team, one partnership, all focused around the three or four business objectives is how the "must" gets done and how everyone can come together.[00:28:10] Shish Shridhar: And you kind of mentioned something interesting, which is the unmet customer need and keeping focused on the customer. One of those aspects that was interesting for me was JC Penny's attempt at innovation and also maybe Virgin America's attempted innovation where the customer needs were not quite in focus when they did that.[00:28:30] So that's interesting too.[00:28:31] Scaling Innovation[00:28:31] Andy Laudato: The thing I think is crazy about JC, like in retail and when we talk about stores, we can try something in one store and then do it in 12 and then do it in a hundred and then do it at a thousand. Right. And if we're talking about online, we can AB test. We AB test every feature.[00:28:45] So we give it to 5% of the customers. So the fact that Penney's actually went to hundreds of hundreds of stores at the same time. It's astonishing. Right? Why would you, why would you do that? Make it, make sure get it right in the morning before you do it in 10.[00:28:58] Casey Golden: Yeah. I'm a big advocate for doing those rollouts in your bottom doors.[00:29:03] I'm like anything, almost anything will work in a flagship. . It produces great KPIs, but can you do it at and afford it on a bottom door?[00:29:13] Andy Laudato: Yeah, that's a great point. And if you can't then of course you can't scale it, yeah.[00:29:17] Casey Golden: Scale those up because if it doesn't work at a bottom door, then come on. We've only got, five top doors typically.[00:29:24] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. That's, that's like my favorite thing that I've had to say to a number of retailers over the years is, almost every time your proof of concept will work when you do it at your, stores that you've tagged as the test stores, because they're always ready right there, anticipate, and they're there, know what to expect and they're having higher tolerance.[00:29:41] If something doesn't work out in a proof of concept, then to your point, right, they pick your bottom doors where they can't tolerate anything not working. And you put something new in there and if you can make it work, then you've probably figured out how to make it work everywhere else.[00:29:53] Casey Golden: Yeah, exactly. It's easy to scale it up. I've seen a lot of projects be rolled out with large budgets at a top door, and then it's, you know, one 25th of the budget to do it at a bottom door and it doesn't work and it's like, it's terrible experience.[00:30:10] Trevor Sumner: Yeah, I guess, we see that too. I think overall, there's this trend to kind of personalize stores by geography, different product selection, different offerings.[00:30:20] And I'd love your thoughts on how do you balance the importance of consistency and consistency and measurement consistency and standard operating procedures, consistency and systems with the desire to both innovate and regionalize and personalize[00:30:38] Andy Laudato: yeah, you asking me Trevor or Casey.[00:30:40] Trevor Sumner: I'm asking everybody, but you're the, you're the star this week, so[00:30:44] Andy Laudato: Sure. That's a great question. I mean, we just rolled out our first franchise store. So this is really top of mind for us because you know, one of the benefits that we're looking for from franchisees is their creativity and bringing ideas back.[00:30:56] Everyone knows like a franchisee came up with the big Mac and the $5 footlong, you know, But we want to make sure when you walk into the store, the customer shouldn't even know that that vitamin shop is not owned by the corporation. So I think it's all about guardrails and say, here's where you do not have leeway to change on branding on product.[00:31:15] And here's where you do. So you kind of loosen the reins on local stores and whether it's assortment or culture or process or fixture design, but all within guardrails of the brand.[00:31:27] Casey Golden: That's interesting that you guys opened up your first franchise. How are you dealing with, e-commerce and some of the tech stacks with the franchisees?[00:31:36] Andy Laudato: We didn't really open up, how do we even think we sold the store, but we sold the territory. So think of it as a five mile circle. And so any e-commerce sale that happens.[00:31:46] And that circle belongs to that. So we share a royalty on e-commerce sales. We have a reverse royalty if they sell something and I'm getting extra, but every single thing we're doing is being there's a participation from the franchisee. So even if there's a subscription they sell and then we fulfill it, we're going to give them a royalty on that.[00:32:04] It's, it's a really neat model and we worked through it in detail. We just didn't want to compete against them. And a lot of people that were franchised in retail before, e-commerce, they're kind of struggling now with some of these, these things.[00:32:14] Casey Golden: Yeah. It's been a definite struggle for a lot of fashion brands specifically in that franchise model in different countries, because they don't have access to the e-commerce store or a lot of the digital technology on the backend. So interesting.[00:32:28] Ricardo Belmar: So Andy, I want to ask you a slightly different point. So in, in all of the areas that you've talked about on what you've learned are the best ways to do this. I'm curious, what kind of resistance have you come across from different organizations when you've tried to follow this approach, as you've outlined it in the book, as you're creating value and you're doing that to lead to innovation. And for example, you referenced concrete a lot in some of your examples . So I'm curious, where does that come from and is that anything to do with, you know, the kind of challenges and resistance you ran into through different organizations?[00:33:01] Andy Laudato: Yeah. When I worked at a peer one, we built this new headquarters and we built this parking garage and everybody was so excited about the parking garage, right? It's you're going to park close LER, co it was covered. And I was just getting jealous of the parking garage because it was like this solid thing that you could see every day and you could see the progress and you could see the benefit like, oh yeah, I get to park my car in the sun and the shade.[00:33:22] Meanwhile, I'm working on a million dollar new HR system and no one really can see what they're going to get and why we're doing it. So I just, to me, I talk about the parking garage is my project that I try. If we can make IT projects is visible as building a garage. I mean, because ultimately it's more important to pier one, to have a new HR system.[00:33:41] Then they have really good parking for the employees, but no one really felt that way so we know where Pier one ended up . And then just in the hierarchy, it's about a firm foundation and really with two feet. So as you move up the pyramid, you got to have a firm foundation. So yeah, those are kind of some of the reasons I think about that.[00:33:56] Just a little jealousy of a project that parking garage.[00:33:59] Ricardo Belmar: I bet everyone has their own version of the parking garage story.[00:34:03] Andy Laudato: So much of IT is nebulous and not tangible. Right. And so it's, it's our jobs to make it more, more tangible.[00:34:09] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. I would expect that even when you're in the creating value project, how you state the value has to be pretty, pretty important part of the process to that point, because as you just said, if the, overall project is one of these I'll use the phrase kind of behind the scenes, projects where the outcome of the technology is something that employees are going to take for granted of, okay. It's just working and not think through why it's so critical for the business.[00:34:33] How do you sell the value of those kinds of projects?[00:34:35] Andy Laudato: Well, you got to start in, in the beginning, right. And be clear about what you're getting while you're getting it while you're doing it. I mean Shish mentioned AI. AI is really difficult in my mind to prove value because a lot of times you stick in data and then out comes the answer.[00:34:47] And is it really the best answer and what was it based on? And, so if I can translate, a sentence from one language to another, that's pretty tangible. But if it's just send this offer to this customer, because she's more likely to buy this blue sweater instead of this pink one that that's a little trickier.[00:35:02] Managing your team[00:35:02] Ricardo Belmar: So, let me jump to another set of constants in the, in the book we've had in this room. And I think you've been in the audience for some of those. Andy's a lot of discussions around people and how you should treat the team. That work in your organization. And you have quite a bit to say about this in your book, on what the CIO's job is in terms of building the IT team, and actually how that team interacts, not just with, within their own teams, but also with other groups in the business. Can you tell us a little bit more about, what some of your views are and what are your suggestions are there and how, both from an organizational structure point of view, but just general ideas on how you should be managing the team to help foster innovation.[00:35:41] Andy Laudato: Yeah, for sure. I mean, I don't know when I had this moment, but this was an aha moment in my career that really leading an IT department is not about technology. It's a people job. I can't configure a router or open up space on a cloud or program in AI.[00:35:54] I can't do any of these things. And even if I could, I wouldn't have time to do it. So it's just about people and it's having to work with different constituents. I mean, I think we kind of got a feel for it today, right? Trevor has a, maybe a different opinion than Casey and I love that. .[00:36:06] It's all about understanding everything. So it's, all about people, but yet the people we put in these jobs have a background like me. I went to technical school and learn how to program in COBOL. That's my education. So I had to learn these things, you know, through just my own education over the years.[00:36:21] We think about people. It's about engagement and engagement to me is about, are we actually getting people's discretionary time? So for me, I do all my thinking. When I go out and long bicycle rides, I go out and think about how I'm going to solve the world's problems. So I spend a lot of my time riding my bike, doing laps at central park and thinking about how I'm gonna make things better at the vitamin shoppe.[00:36:42] Now if instead I was spending my time thinking about how I was going to find a new job or horrible, my boss is, that's not engagement. To me, engagement is, am I getting peoples brain power, their creativity, their passion. So there's kind of this old joke that people quit and don't leave.[00:36:57] They don't tell you, they quit. Nowadays, people are leaving, they're quitting and they're leaving. And so, understanding what each person is motivated by is a big, big deal for me. For a lot of tech people. And again, I won't stereotype for a lot. It's about getting to work on cool things. And so in some cases, innovation does become a motivator.[00:37:14] I mean, if IT is just need is electricity, then it's not that exciting of a career. And people have choices. So as much as you can make, keep the lights on smooth and automated and free up your time and resources to work on the fun things, creating value and innovating, then that's a better chance that people are engaged.[00:37:31] So you know, I do have a long list of ideas to take care of people. But one that I'd like to share is I think leaders need to focus on spending their most time with their best people. And I do believe that I've been coached by my HR partners to do the exact opposite.[00:37:46] So you have a poor performer. You're supposed to be coaching them, writing them up, you know, giving them warnings And a lot of people think you take your best people and you leave them alone because they're great. And then there'll be happy. But my advice is do the exact opposite. I'd rather take a, A player to an, A plus than a F student to a D.[00:38:02] So that's some advice that I've had to learn is and I learned it because, and it's in my book because I had an A player. Quit. And he said in his exit interview that he just felt kind of ignored and our philosophy was, oh, he's so valued. And he's so productive. We're going to leave him alone. And it just backfired.[00:38:19] So that's when one of my 10 ideas I'd like to share[00:38:22] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, that was one of my favorites as well. In fact, one of the things I find in that particular approach is that when you spend time with those a players with those best team members, it, it tends to rub off on, let's call it that the next layer of team members.[00:38:39] In the sense that when you're making that A player really happy in what they're doing. A lot of that happiness, I believe rubs off on other team members and helps elevate them as well. And it just kind of propagates that way and maybe you've found the same thing, but that's kind of the way I see that approach really working favorably in any organization.[00:38:57] Andy Laudato: Yeah. I agree with that. And I have another concept that says be kind enough to let someone go. So the bad apple spoils the bunch is an absolute truth. And if someone's negative complaining a lot, they're going to go to lunch with the team. Or a virtual launch and that's going to drag the whole thing down.[00:39:13] So people that are just not a fit in, and I believe that everybody's good at something. And so the reason I say, be kind enough to let someone go, if someone's not succeeding as a leader, as their manager, you are, it's your job to let them go so they can go find where they'll do well. I've had someone work for me, went off and became a successful stockbroker.[00:39:30] Or maybe different, you know, people always land on their feet and they always seem to do better. You know, that we're succeeding after they leave the company. So, what you said, Ricardo, where the A-players and having that positive, and then you combine it with not having any people dragging the team down.[00:39:45] Then all of a sudden the team becomes very high performant.[00:39:47] Ricardo Belmar: And if you then couple that with one of the comments you made earlier about when the team that's working on that priority one project, when they finish and then you have them move down to the second most priority project, rather than having them start the next fresh project at the bottom of the list, I think that has that same kind of energy, right?[00:40:06] Where that, that team now they're coming off having finished, you have to expect that they're quite happy and pleased and appropriately so, right, that they finished that project. And now they take that same kind of energy to the next project. And hopefully if that group that was working on the second priority, they were just as pleased to be working on that one.[00:40:25] Now they've got these new people coming in with even more energy. You would hope that that helps drive that project to conclusion that much faster and so on down the line. So you get through all of them done.[00:40:34] Andy Laudato: Yeah. You know, next time you talk to a CIO, everyone can do this, right. Say to them, you know, buy him a beer and say, do you think it makes sense to put your very best people on your most important project?[00:40:43] Do you think every single person will say, of course we should put our very best people and our most important projects. Then I then say, "do you?",[00:40:51] And the answer is no, it's always no, it's like, well, we put the next person up, right? The next person, the next project manager available next product. So everyone in common sense, sometimes we forget that course. You should put your very best people on your most important project. And because that's what gives it the most, the highest chance to succeed.[00:41:09] But no one ever does that. They just don't, it's just resource modeling and people are not fungible. So you got to realize that.[00:41:16] Ricardo Belmar: That's a good point.[00:41:17] And while I wait to see if there are any questions Andy, one of your other concrete examples that stood out to me, you had a great quote where you said that sticking a group of people in a room and just telling them to innovate is no better than putting a seed on a concrete floor and telling it to grow.[00:41:32] I think that's actually a very appropriate statement.[00:41:36] Jeff Roster: That's a good one.[00:41:37] Andy Laudato: This is where we talking about psychological safety, right? We're we're talking about risk taking and you just order someone to innovate. They're not, they don't feel safe to there's kind of an old joke. Maybe it's not a little, but fail fast, but not always.[00:41:48] And so are you really willing to have a failure in retail? Are you willing to lose money? I think, risk-taking when you make where something doesn't work. Has to go with the education we all spent so much, you know, I borrowed money to go to college. You know, we all spend money on our children, lot of money, a lot of it borrowed.[00:42:06] And because we all know how important education is. And so a very expensive innovation project that doesn't work. If you kind of pretend like it never happened, you wasted every dime. But if you talk out loud about why it didn't work, what you learned, what you learned about your customers yourself.[00:42:21] It's just money well spent. So building a nurturing environment where people can feel safe and allowed to fail without getting fired is the key. And that's what I'm talking about there.[00:42:31] And then I'll just end by saying it all goes back to the customer. Who's the customer, what am I doing this for. If your job is website developer, you're so far removed from the end customer sometimes. So just making sure that the people doing the work know who they're doing it for. They're not doing it for the scrum master.[00:42:47] They're not doing it for the product owner. They're not doing it for the head of digital, you know, they're working on a feature for a customer. So to me, that should energize you because all of us, ultimately are customers. So we can, we can relate to that.[00:42:58] Ricardo Belmar: All right. Well, any final thoughts that you want to leave the audience with on your journey to innovation?[00:43:04] Andy Laudato: Thanks[00:43:04] for[00:43:04] coming . I love this stuff and I, I believe just strongly that we'll all go up together. And so I really appreciate the time and the opportunity.[00:43:12] Ricardo Belmar: And I want to thank you, Andy again for agreeing to join us today. I think this has been a fantastic session. I think we all learned a lot.[00:43:19] I, very much enjoyed reading your book. I know it's not a retail specific per se, but it definitely is worth the reads for everybody here listening, who hasn't already picked up a copy.[00:43:29] And with that, I'm going to wish everyone a great rest of your day, wherever time zone you're in. And thanks for joining us. This has been another session in the retail razor room, and we will be back with a new topic, and we hope to see you then. Thanks everybody for joining us,[00:43:43] Thanks,[00:43:44] Casey Golden: Ricardo.[00:43:44] Thanks Andrew.[00:43:45][00:43:45] Interview with Andy[00:43:45] Casey Golden: Welcome back everyone.[00:43:51] Ricardo Belmar: I hope our listeners enjoyed that discussion as much as we did. And the best part is we've got Andy here with us now. Welcome to the show Andy[00:43:59] Andy Laudato: Yeah. Hello, Ricardo and Casey. Great to see you again.[00:44:02] Casey Golden: Great to see you actually see you.[00:44:04] Ricardo Belmar: Exactly. Yeah. It's so great to see you. Although I guess our listeners can't see you, but that's okay. We can see you that that's what counts here. And in this case it was a real treat. Having you join our clubhouse room, Andy, and as usually happens with these sessions, right. There is just so much to talk about.[00:44:19] It seems like we never have enough time to get through all the questions we want to ask and talk about. So in that spirit, we've got a few more questions for you[00:44:27] Casey Golden: Talking a bit about career development. This is an important part of your book. And I've heard, you mentioned 70, 20, 10 rule. I love it. Can you fill in our listeners on what this means?[00:44:40] Andy Laudato: Yeah, absolutely. So a lot of people, when they think about career development, they're looking for formal training. This could be going to a class or even out of college. You know, continuing education, but in the 1980s, it's something called the center for creative leadership. They did research and said, actually to develop in your career, formal training only will give you about 10% of what you need.[00:45:01] So although it's important, it's not sufficient. And what they learned was that 20% comes from interaction with others. This could be what you learned for directly from your boss or mentors. So formal training and feedback directly from others, get you to the 30%, but the bulk of what you get to be successful in the move up in your career comes from actual experiences.[00:45:24] So the 70 20 10 rule says that 70% comes from actual experiences, 20% from others and 10% from formal education. So that means if you're working with someone that works for you or you're looking to grow your career, you really need to look for opportunities to immerse people in the job. So this could be job shadowing.[00:45:42] This could be a stretch assignment on another team. You know, this could be a hanging out on a special project. So it's just really important to think about. Don't just be pounding, the fist demanding formal education, although important. It's not, the whole picture.[00:45:56] Ricardo Belmar: I really like that approach. It makes a lot of sense. So Andy understanding that rule now, what else can you tell us about your hiring preferences and practices?[00:46:05] What, what do you look for in a candidate?[00:46:07] Andy Laudato: Yeah. So I look for things that I can't teach somebody. I always say these are things you learned from your mother, or you got genetically, or you learned them in kindergarten, but by the time you get to me, it's too late. Right? So. I start with integrity. Someone needs to be honest and always do the right thing and, you know, without integrity, nothing else matters.[00:46:25] And again, I don't feel like I can teach someone or coach someone to have integrity by the time they get to us. That's already been kind of ingrained in who they are as a person. The second one is intelligence, I can't make someone smarter. So that's my second one. The third one is ambition. Again, these are the things that people kind of come with inherently. What's your learning style? What are you doing to learn? Do you have drive or are you proactive? Do you push? And then finally temperament, you know, look in retail business there's ups and downs. And so, how do you handle yourself when something goes awry? So, yeah, all four of those integrity, intelligence, ambition and temperament are things that I specifically interview for because I feel like whatever the skill is that you need, whether it's, programming or creative, these are the things that people and should be able to learn.[00:47:16] And especially in technology where things change so rapidly anyway, right? If you're an expert on this tech in two years, we're going to be using that tech. And so if you have the ambition and the intelligence and the interest of learning the new, you're going to be a more successful.[00:47:30] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, that really makes up for whether you have the existing skill or not, it's something that you can learn, but it's the things that you can't learn that harder ones to seek out.[00:47:39] Andy Laudato: Exactly.[00:47:40] Casey Golden: you mentioned in your book. You talk about the true org chart is the informal one. What do you mean by that?[00:47:47] Andy Laudato: Let me explain it, Casey, with an example. So you'll hear every person, who's a CIO say, I need a seat at the table. I have to have a seat at the table. There's a book called a seat at the table and you can demand it. You can insist on it. You know, you can do that, but so much, so much decision making at a company doesn't happen in the formal meetings.[00:48:06] So to me, the informal org chart is when the CEO's looking to brainstorm on ideas, who's he going to invite to have a coffee or who she can invite to have a coffee, go to lunch. Just, you know, I want to run an idea by you. So to me, the informal org chart is where some decisions and debate, discussion, and brainstorming happen in a company that may or may not be how it's listed on the formal HR organizational charts.[00:48:30] So to me, more important than a seat at the table is kind of a seat at the coffee shop. That you become the go-to person.[00:48:38] Ricardo Belmar: you want to be the person that somebody, everybody calls.[00:48:41] Casey Golden: Yeah, I got most of my budgets approved in the hallway.[00:48:48] Ricardo Belmar: Isn't that true. Yeah. That's how it works. That's how it works. It's so true.[00:48:51] Andy Laudato: Yeah. Another really important person on the informal org chart is always the executive assistants,[00:48:57] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah.[00:48:58] Andy Laudato: Cause they got to decide[00:48:59] Ricardo Belmar: But right. Yeah. Like the kind of the ultimate gatekeeper. Right. And who gets time.[00:49:03] yeah.[00:49:03] Yeah. That's right. That's so true.[00:49:06] Andy Laudato: leaders in a company.[00:49:09] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah,[00:49:10] absolutely.[00:49:10] Andy Laudato: I remember that. Yeah,[00:49:12] Ricardo Belmar: I'll walk and talk. Yeah. So true[00:49:14] Andy Laudato: I have, when I was early in my career, my boss was a smoker and we used to have this smoking room and that's how old this story is from the nineties. And if I wanted to meet with them, I had to go suffer it out, you know, in[00:49:24] Ricardo Belmar: in the smoking room.[00:49:26] Andy Laudato: Yeah, I think I probably took five years[00:49:28] off my life getting face time with my boss.[00:49:33] Ricardo Belmar: You go, sometimes you have to do what you have to do, right. To get the time.[00:49:36] Andy Laudato: Exactly.[00:49:38] Ricardo Belmar: So one of my favorite concepts you bring up in the book, Andy, and something, I don't think we got to in the clubhouse sessions, which you call be a diode. Can you talk us through that?[00:49:46] Andy Laudato: Yeah. So a diode is an electronic component. That's actually found inside computers, phones, and even everyone's actually heard of diodes because it's the D and light emitting diode or LEDs.[00:49:57] Ricardo Belmar: right.[00:49:59] Andy Laudato: And so the very simple thing that a diode does is it allows electricity to flow unimpeded in one direction. So the electricity goes into the diode and comes right out, but it completely blocks the flow of the electricity in the other direction.[00:50:12] And so it's really important for computers because it's how we make gates to say yes, no on-off which ends up being binary. So the analogy that I like to use in business is that if you become a diode as a leader, anytime there's any kind of complaints, anger, problems, you as the leader block those. So just like the diode blocks of electricity, the current flowing in one direction you take all of the cr

Dans cette cinquième saison du podcast Place des religions, des théologiens, historiens, philosophes ou militants de terrain nous éclairent sur le rôle que peuvent jouer les traditions religieuses dans la compréhension des défis écologiques auxquels nous sommes confrontés.  ► Place des religions, saison 5 :  Dérèglement climatique, destruction de la biodiversité, pollution des sols et de l'air : l'ampleur de la crise écologique que nous traversons est sans précédent. Elle nous oblige à reconsidérer nos modes de vie, nos manières de consommer, de produire, d'aménager le territoire… Face à l'urgence, il nous faut faire preuve d'imagination pour inventer notre avenir : celui de notre planète, celui de l'humanité. Les réponses sont à l'évidence politiques, elles sont économiques… Mais puisqu'il s'agit de l'homme dans son rapport à la Terre et à ses semblables, l'enjeu est aussi de nature spirituelle.  En cela, les religions ont quelque chose à nous dire sur les questions environnementales. Et leurs textes fondateurs, leurs traditions, leurs spiritualités, ou encore leurs théologies peuvent nous inspirer. Ce sont toutes ces ressources que nous avons choisies d'explorer dans cette cinquième saison de Place des religions. Dans l'encyclique Laudato si', publiée en 2015, le pape François invitait chaque tradition à se pencher sur ses propres ressources, pour enrichir la réflexion commune sur l'écologie. De cette encyclique, nous avons tiré plusieurs questions fondamentales, que nous avons soumises à des spécialistes de différentes confessions, afin de les faire entrer en résonance.  ► Parmi les spécialistes rencontrés :  Cécile Renouard, religieuse de l'Assomption et enseignante en philosophie ; Michel Maxime Egger, sociologue et éco-théologien de tradition orthodoxe ; Omero Marongiu-Perria, docteur en sociologie et auteur du livre L'Islam et les animaux ; Marianne Durano, essayiste, philosophe, membre de la rédaction de la revue Limites ; Yeshaya Dalsace, rabbin du mouvement Massorti, auteur d'une thèse sur l'écologie et le judaïsme.  ► Découvrez un nouvel épisode de la cinquième saison de Place des religions chaque dernier mercredi du mois, à partir du 25 mai. Un podcast à écouter sur toutes les plateformes, sur le site et l'appli du journal La Croix.  ► Vos contributions :  Vous avez une question ou une remarque ? Écrivez-nous à cette adresse : podcast.lacroix@groupebayard.com CRÉDITS :  Rédaction en chef : Fabienne Lemahieu et Dominique Greiner. Journalistes : Malo Tresca et Clémence Maret. Réalisation : Flavien Edenne et Clémence Maret. Chargée de production : Célestine Albert-Steward. Musique et mixage : Théo Boulenger. Responsable marketing : Laurence Szabason. Visuel : Yasmine Gateau.    Place des religions est un podcast original de LA CROIX – Mai 2022 

Welcome to the Conversations with CommerceNext podcast, I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with CommerceNext and presented by CommX. Now more than ever, retailers and brands face a relentless and unprecedented pace of change. Leaders are adapting to new workplace dynamics and processes that were initiated by the COVID era. Retailers see both the benefits and the downside to the distributed workplace; broader hiring choices, productivity gains, and in some cases, a happier workforce. But with those gains comes real challenges—how to foster innovation and build a cohesive culture that can take your organization to the next level.In our Seasons 3 debut episode, we sit down with Andrew Laudato, author of "Fostering Innovation: How To Build An Amazing IT Team" and COO of The Vitamin Shoppe, for a masterclass in building the modern competitive workplace. https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/lp/careers About AndrewAndrew Laudato currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Vitamin Shoppe. In this role, he leads operations across e-commerce, information technology, enterprise project management, supply chain, strategic sourcing, quality, and commercialization. He is a member of the executive leadership team.Mr. Laudato joined The Vitamin Shoppe in January 2019 as EVP, Chief Technology and Supply Chain Officer, and since that time has helped launched a new technology-driven retail format, introduced personalization initiatives, and oversaw process, speed, and efficiency gains across the supply chain.Mr. Laudato was previously Chief Information Officer at Brookdale Senior Living. Before Brookdale, he spent 16 years as CIO at Pier 1 Imports, where he directed technology transformation across all business areas. Like many retail veterans, he started his career at L Brands.Laudato is a member of the CNBC technology executive council, the New York City CIO executive council, and an executive board member of the George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation. In addition, he serves on the Board of Lideranca, a small business focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.https://andrewlaudato.com/ABOUT US: Veronika Sonsev is the Co-Founder of CommerceNext. She also leads the retail practice for Chameleon Collective and is a contributor for Forbes on how to grow retail and ecommerce in the age of Amazon. Having spent the last 10+ years working with some of the largest retailers and direct-to-consumer brands, Veronika has intimate knowledge of the challenges facing retail and ecommerce today. She is also an advocate for women in business and founded the global non-profit mBolden, which is now part of SheRunsit. Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus        Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       here  or on       LinkedIn. 

TRADCAST 032 (28 APR 2022) Contents Segment 1: Is Benedict XVI the "real" Pope? The Modernism of Joseph Ratzinger / No essential difference between Francis' and Benedict's theology / Francis' lack of concern for the supernatural life in souls illustrated: his belief that "good" atheists are saved; his reassurance of a homosexual atheist / Francis' one-sidedness illustrated: Is receiving forgiveness only a matter of asking for it? His condemnation of the destruction of the environment while facilitating the destruction of Faith in souls / Indifferentism and the False Gospel of Humanitarianism / miscellaneous: thank-you to donors and volunteers; two podcast interviews with Novus Ordo Watch; delayed correspondence Segment 2: Kennedy Hall misrepresents Sedevacantism as doubting the Papacy / Rev. Kevin Cusick on heretical bishops / Stephen Kokx on the "papal graces" of "Abp." Carlo Maria Viganò / More schizophrenic ecclesiology from Jason Morgan and The Remnant / From the Jorge's Mouth: Francis on evangelism, climate change, and pagan idolatry; Francis on the amazement of encounter with the Lord; how it leads to apostasy / Sedevacantism and Isaias 22 Total run time: 1 hr 17 min Links to Items mentioned in the Show & Related Information Novus Ordo Watch, "'Cardinal' Ratzinger Denies Catholic Teaching on Original Sin" Church Document: Pope Pius XI, Encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge (1937) Book: Joseph Ratzinger, 'In the Beginning…': A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995). Book: Rev. Edward Leen, Why the Cross? (London: Sheed & Ward, 1938). Novus Ordo Watch, "Talk about Pelagianism: Francis tells Boy his Atheist Father is in Heaven because he was 'good'" (Apr. 15, 2018) Novus Ordo Watch, "Francis tells Homosexual Atheist: 'It does not matter … how you live your life, you do not lose your dignity'!" (Apr. 20, 2019) Discourse: Antipope Francis, Address to Pilgrims of Pastoral Community of Our Lady of Tears [Italian] (Apr. 23, 2022) Catholic Resource: Catholic Encyclopedia, s.v. "Contrition" (1908) News Article: Devin Watkins, "Pope Francis appeals for Laudato si' Year, releases special prayer", Vatican News (May 24, 2020) YouTube video: "Way of the Cross", Laudato Si' Movement (Mar. 4, 2022) Novus Ordo Watch, "Francis' Address on the Centenary of Pope St. Pius X (1914-2014)" (Aug. 21, 2014) Novus Ordo Watch, "Game Over: Blasphemous and Heretical Declaration on Human Fraternity becomes official 'Papal' Act" (Feb. 4, 2022) Discourse: Pope St. Pius X, Allocution Accogliamo (Apr. 17, 1907) Support TRADCAST/NovusOrdoWatch by making a tax-deductible donation HERE YouTube video: "A Chat with Novus Ordo Watch - AKA Mario Derksen", Catholic Family Podcast (Mar. 23, 2022) Podcast: "The Flagship Show, Episode 70: Novus Ordo Watch", True Restoration (Apr. 18, 2022) Article: Kennedy Hall, "Too Many Red Pills Can Be Bad for Your Health", Crisis (Apr. 8, 2022) Article: Rev. Kevin Cusick, "Heretical Bishops Must Not Be Obeyed", The Wanderer (Apr. 7, 2022) Tweet on Vigano: Novus Ordo Watch, Mar. 23, 2020 Tweet on Vigano: Novus Ordo Watch, June 10, 2021 Tweet on Vigano: Novus Ordo Watch, Oct. 31, 2021 Article: Stephen Kokx, "Why I stand with Abp. Viganò and his analysis of the Russia-Ukraine conflict", Life Site(Mar. 17, 2022) Article Jason Morgan, "Say Your Prayers, Francis Church!", The Remnant (Apr. 12, 2022) Podcast: TRADCAST 029 (Dec. 11, 2020) News Article: Mark Laurence Zammit, "The €45,000 ramp that was used for 200 seconds", Times of Malta (Apr. 19, 2022) Article: Antonio Spadaro, "What is the Church's Vocation? Pope Francis in conversation with the Maltese Jesuits", La Civiltà Cattolica (Apr. 15, 2022) Novus Ordo Document: Antipope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (Mar. 19, 2016) News Article: "Pope Francis announces retrieval of indigenous statues", Vatican News (Oct. 25, 2019) News Article: "'Faces of the Gospels': Pope Francis reflects on amazement of encountering Jesus", Vatican News(Apr. 18, 2022) Church Document: Pope St. Pius X, Encyclical Pascendi (1907) Novus Ordo Watch, "Apostasy in Abu Dhabi: Francis says God wills Diversity of Religions" (Feb. 4, 2019) Novus Ordo Watch, "Francis to Interreligious Youth in Mozambique: 'Our Differences are Necessary'" (Sep. 7, 2019) Novus Ordo Watch, "Apostate Bergoglio endorses World's Religions as 'Different Ways of Coming to God'" (Oct. 26, 2021) The Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims translation The Holy Bible: Msgr. Ronald Knox translation Support TRADCAST/NovusOrdoWatch by making a tax-deductible donation HERE Novus Ordo Watch, “Now What?” — Being a Real Catholic Today TRADCAST: Complete Episode List TRADCAST EXPRESS: Complete Episode List Follow Novus Ordo Watch on Twitter Follow TRADCAST on Twitter More Information at TRADCAST.org