September 2016 Archives

September 05, 2016

3 Things you should know about stewardship

Sold into slavery, Joseph is put in charge of Potiphar’s household. Potiphar “entrusted to his care everything he owned. From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph” (Genesis 39:4-5 [NIV]).You Continue Reading...

September 02, 2016

5 facts about Mother Teresa

On Sunday Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata — Mother Teresa — a saint at a canonization service to be held in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Continue Reading...

September 02, 2016

Unemployment as Economic-Spiritual Indicator — August 2016 Report

Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities. Continue Reading...

September 01, 2016

Explainer: What you should know about the Green Party platform

Note: This is the third in a series examining the positions of several minor party and independent presidential candidates on issues covered by the Acton Institute. A previous series covered the Democratic Party platform (see here and here) and the Republican Party Platform (see here and here). Continue Reading...

September 01, 2016

Both parties promoting protectionist, crony trade policies

While the Democratic and Republican parties disagree on just about every other issue, there is one area where they seem to have common ground. That is the issue of trade and, unfortunately, neither of the two major political party’s platform takes a liberal position on the issue. Continue Reading...