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A man was stripped and beaten by robbers. A priest passed by the injured man. So did a Levite man. The Good Samaritan described in Luke 10: 30-37 stopped to help the man.  But the Samaritan did more than offer immediate comfort. He took the injured man to an inn and told the inn keeper he would [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/12/04/profit-and-love-of-neighbor/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/11/19/gm-zombie-the-economics-of-the-undead/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/11/19/gm-zombie-the-economics-of-the-undead/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:24:48 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1225
Since it declared bankruptcy on 1 June 2009, General Motors has been walking around doing its car-selling business with one minor problem. It is economically undead and a kind of corporate zombie. Ahhhhhh! GM is a private company no more and mostly dead to the market forces and incentives that guide privately owned auto companies, like [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/11/19/gm-zombie-the-economics-of-the-undead/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/09/22/octobers-am-blog-comment-contest/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/09/22/octobers-am-blog-comment-contest/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:45:16 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1180
Students currently taking either a high school theology or economics course or who are taking both a high school theology and an economics class this semester are invited to participate in the October A&M Blog Comment Contest. Here are the details. Questions to Address in a Comment to this Blog Post: What is the economic thinking and moral reasoning [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/09/22/octobers-am-blog-comment-contest/feed/ 3 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/20/what-should-be-done-about-excessive-oil-profits/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/20/what-should-be-done-about-excessive-oil-profits/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:13:16 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=277
In a word, celebrate. A glaring breakdown of basic economic understanding usually occurs when the subject of oil industry profits comes up. This is especially true when oil profits are scrutinized by elected officials. The St. John Lesson in Apostles & Markets points out that economic profits in a free economy act like traffic signals [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/20/what-should-be-done-about-excessive-oil-profits/feed/ 2 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/profits/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/profits/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:26:40 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=162
The St. John lesson explores scriptural references to profit, Catholic perspectives on commutative justice, and the origins and functions of economic profits. Students apply the concepts they examined in the lesson by writing a report on profits and the common good. ]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/profits/feed/ 0