{"id":6380,"date":"2006-08-22T00:50:03","date_gmt":"2006-08-22T00:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/be-saints.html"},"modified":"2006-08-22T00:50:03","modified_gmt":"2006-08-22T00:50:03","slug":"be-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/be-saints.html","title":{"rendered":"Be saints:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/new.php?n=7424\">A retreat for top Hispanic business leaders:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>A group of more than 40 of the top Hispanic business leaders in the U.S. gathered this weekend for a retreat and conference at the St. Malo Catholic Retreat Center in Allenspark, Colorado.&nbsp; Participants took part in an in-depth dialogue to discuss the economic, cultural, and spiritual contribution of Hispanics in the U.S.&nbsp; The conference also included addresses from Dr. Guzman Carriquiry Lecour, Sub-Secretary of the Vatican\u2019s Pontifical Council for the Laity, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio, Texas, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, and Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the participants on Friday evening, Archbishop Chaput laid out the responsibility of the business leaders, as men and women who have achieved a certain position in U.S. society, to speak out for all of their brothers and sisters with whom they share cultural and spiritual values.&nbsp; \u201cMy hope is that, as Hispanics, you recognize that your faith is at the very core of the values you are bringing.&nbsp; You just can\u2019t loose that. 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