The CNN program covers a vast range of topics, from the economics of Mega-churches (a segment driven by an interview with Joel Osteen) to the effect of church money on American politics. I was part of a panel devoted to trying to gauge the impact of the economic crisis on religious groups around the country.
Without stealing the show’s thunder, I can briefly summarize three points I tried to make:
St. Ignatius of Loyola learned to find fruit, that is, the effect or consequence of action. More important than our actions is the action of God in, with and for humans. One grows to find fruit and to offer it the more one savors one's own life and all creation. I hope my posts help you feel that finding fruit is a profitable way of living.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
CNN Show To Consider Faith and $$$
This December 19 a CNN special is scheduled, "Faith and Money." Yesterday, Mr. John L. Allen Jr., one of the panelists on the show, reported
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