http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com Christianity and Economics Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2010/01/11/henry-t-edmundson-on-why-read-flannery-oconnor/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2010/01/11/henry-t-edmundson-on-why-read-flannery-oconnor/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:56:07 +0000 Henry T. Edmondson III http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1266
Several new translations of Southern Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor’s works have appeared in Spain recently. They are not the first translations of her fiction and prose in Castillian, but these efforts aim to bring her work up to date in the Kingdom of Spain. O’Connor’s work hasn’t changed, of course, but the Spanish language has, so [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2010/01/11/henry-t-edmundson-on-why-read-flannery-oconnor/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/10/10/seamus-mulholland-ofm-on-freedom-and-the-individual/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/10/10/seamus-mulholland-ofm-on-freedom-and-the-individual/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:40:29 +0000 Seamus Mulholland http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1199
There is so much talk today both on this side of the Atlantic and on the other side of the Atlantic and any other sea shore of ‘freedom’.  Freedom of the market, freedom of society, freedom of the individual. This, coupled with, ‘liberty and justice for all’ makes an attractive package for us to give [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/10/10/seamus-mulholland-ofm-on-freedom-and-the-individual/feed/ 3 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/06/08/john-larrivee-on-the-mission-of-the-catholic-university-with-examples-from-economics/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/06/08/john-larrivee-on-the-mission-of-the-catholic-university-with-examples-from-economics/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:16:41 +0000 John D. Larrivee http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1146
What is a Catholic university? I think the central message of the papal encyclical Ex Corde Ecclesiae can be summarized in two ideas, mission and resource adequacy; in two sentences: 1. A Catholic university is the place where the church intellectually engages the world.  2. To do so, it ought to have at least one faculty [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/06/08/john-larrivee-on-the-mission-of-the-catholic-university-with-examples-from-economics/feed/ 3 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/09/joseph-keckeissen-on-the-end-of-the-crisis/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/09/joseph-keckeissen-on-the-end-of-the-crisis/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:00:23 +0000 Joseph Keckeissen http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=748
Joseph Keckeissen is with the Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala City. He is a student of one of the key thinkers in the Austrian School of economic analysis, Ludwig von Mises. My sincere thanks to Professor Keckeissen for sharing his insights with the A&M Blog. When will the crisis end? Who knows? The grand  gurus are  saying that “the best  we [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/09/joseph-keckeissen-on-the-end-of-the-crisis/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/05/joseph-zoric-on-the-stimulus-package/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/05/joseph-zoric-on-the-stimulus-package/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:22:49 +0000 Joseph Zoric http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=772
“There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help jumpstart the economy.” (President-Elect Barack Obama, January 9, 2009) “With all due respect Mr. President, that is not true. Notwithstanding reports that all economists are now Keynesians and that we all support a big increase in the burden of [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/05/joseph-zoric-on-the-stimulus-package/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/01/19/joseph-burke-on-deficits-debt-and-justice/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/01/19/joseph-burke-on-deficits-debt-and-justice/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:00:49 +0000 Joseph Burke http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=682
The Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal deficit will be approximately $1.2 trillion for the 2008-09 fiscal year, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. In that same article, President-Elect Obama noted the possibility of trillion dollar deficits for the next few years and spoke of the need for budget reform. This year’s [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/01/19/joseph-burke-on-deficits-debt-and-justice/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/08/tiara-zarcone-on-wealth-accumulation/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/08/tiara-zarcone-on-wealth-accumulation/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:13:01 +0000 Tiara Zarcone http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=541
The Argument for Wealth Accumulation Big corporations, personal wealth, and free markets often receive a bad rap from Catholics.  The general consensus is that if you have a high paying job, are therefore wealthy, and to some degree enjoy that wealth, then there is something dangerously wrong.  Jesus said that “it is easier for a camel [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/08/tiara-zarcone-on-wealth-accumulation/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/04/joseph-burke-on-the-death-of-capitalism/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/04/joseph-burke-on-the-death-of-capitalism/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:54:15 +0000 Joseph Burke http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=533
Is Capitalism Dead? The critics of capitalism are using the most recent financial crisis as an opportunity to declare an end to the free market system. President Nicholas Sarkozy of France, for example, pronounced an end to “laissez-faire capitalism.” In response to criticisms that he was “speaking like a true European socialist,” Sarkozy responded by saying [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/12/04/joseph-burke-on-the-death-of-capitalism/feed/ 2 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/20/gary-scott-on-economic-illiteracy-and-the-bailout/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/20/gary-scott-on-economic-illiteracy-and-the-bailout/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:37 +0000 Gary J. Scott http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=494
Democratic Republic or Financial Aristocracy? Synopsis Government policies helped to trigger America’s current financial volatility. Those policies contravened a long history of sound economic doctrine. New survey evidence shows American college educators are mostly failing to intellectually prepare elected government leaders and citizens to discern between persuasive and less persuasive economic reasoning and policy. 1. Introduction First create a [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/20/gary-scott-on-economic-illiteracy-and-the-bailout/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/15/john-larrivee-asks-what-about-fair-trade/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/15/john-larrivee-asks-what-about-fair-trade/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:35:20 +0000 John D. Larrivee http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=419
1. Overview Fair trade products have become enormously popular in recent years. On their surface, they appear to offer an unusual combination of benefits: they raise compensation for farmers who participate. People can assist others by an apparently more responsible consumption. They appear to better connect suppliers and consumers across the globe, etc. For many these virtues [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/11/15/john-larrivee-asks-what-about-fair-trade/feed/ 0