The New York Times is not the first place one would think of going for a talk on religious doctrine, but Stanley Fish has a column in his NY Times blog discussing Christianity and the economy. He looks at two approaches. One is the Protestant linking of thrift and virtue.
But in another popular Christian discourse, there is [...]

Literally, a biblically-inspired diet.
The Daniel Fast is a popular 21-day diet based on a figure in the Bible, but nutritionists have mixed views on the practice.

When 60 Minutes first aired this segment 15 months ago, it seemed a bit over the top.
Today, it appears just about every premise inspiring the nauseating trend it profiled has disappeared along with the wealth that allowed it to exist. It’s also a good lesson in not taking our riches for granted – even if [...]

Check out this Lentian “Rant,” calling for a leaner-meaner government:
In periods of downsizing and restructuring, companies often become leaner and more efficient. If not, they tend to go out of business. One could look at it as a sort of “fasting” period. Government, however, continues to grow in good economies and bad.
Perhaps if government learned [...]

So much for moderation among our public officials. The Washington Times reports Postmaster General John E. Potter has received a nearly 40% pay raise since 2006 and even got a six-figure incentive bonus last year. This as the USPS faces a multibillion-dollar shortfall that threatens a day of mail delivery. This will be the subject [...]

Pope Benedict XVI met Thursday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. At the center of the agenda, the global economic crisis.
From Catholic News Service:
Brown said that he and the pope spoke about “the importance of what we might call ‘the simple virtues’ being at the center not just of family life in our societies and [...]

If there’s one financial lesson from the Bible you remember and incorporate in your life, please let it be this one.
If you remember the story about Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, skip to below the dotted line.
Pharaoh had two dreams. Seven fat cows were followed by seven thin and sickly cows who ate the fat cows. [...]

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain tells The Times the recession may be just the jolt that “selfish” Britain needs.
““It’s the end of a certain kind of selfish capitalism,” Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor said. “This particular recession is a moment - a kairos - when we have to reflect as a country on [...]

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