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Our Faith in Flying
When Avianca Flight 21 took off from New York City on its way to Bogota people all around a European passenger crossed themselves. The woman with a small dog in a carrier at her feet crossed herself twice. Her young … Continue reading
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What does Paulson scream?
Reading Henry M. Paulson on the floor of Barnes&Noble: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. The verse was a favorite of both of ours. I … Continue reading
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Faith in Snow
Faith in Snow wasn’t created on an experience as today’s when the snowstorm, which closed down Washington last weekend, arrived in New York. Instead: once upon a time its artist was a little Mormon in the Mississippi Delta and he got … Continue reading
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Faith is what makes the economy exist
Southpark hero Kyle Broflovski, my second favorite little Jew, is the economic-savvy prophet in the Margaretville episode (aired on Comedy Central on March 25, 2009) who redeems the recession-hit town by his sacrifice. The concept of fiat money is well explained in … Continue reading
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When Business meets Religion
By Mirjam Donath What is the link between the cover story of the Sunday Business Section of the New York Times and Commonweal, an independent magazine edited by lay Catholics? Lego. It took only a day for Commonweal‘s blogger Celia … Continue reading
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