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Preserving Principles: Chip and Julie Wisse’s Investment in Freedom
At a dinner party in Grand Rapids in the early 1990s, Chip and Julie Wisse met some devout Roman Catholics who introduced them to the Acton Institute. This chance encounter blossomed into a decades-long relationship that profoundly shaped both their worldview and their legacy planning. “We talked about this a little bit,” Chip recalls. “I…
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A Legacy of Learning: The Roberts’ Gift to Acton Institute
When Susan Roberts recalls how she and her late husband Owen first connected with Acton Institute, she remembers it started with a lunch meeting. In early 1995, one of their longtime employees announced he was having lunch with Father Robert Sirico, a Catholic priest. “I said, ‘Why are you having lunch with a Catholic priest?…
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Understanding Real Compassion: How James Whitford Is Changing Charity in America
One evening on the streets of Joplin, Missouri, Ralph—a chronically homeless man—offered James Whitford half of his sandwich. At that moment, both men were living on the streets, though Whitford’s situation was temporary—a voluntary experience to better understand the people his ministry served. The simple act of sharing would later reinforce a profound shift in…
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