Caritas in Veritate II

2009 / 09 / 24

Any economics student has read — some have memorized — Adam Smith’s view of what makes people in the marketplace tick: Read the rest of this entry »


Quotable

2009 / 09 / 24

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. –Abraham Maslow
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Vermont

2009 / 09 / 24

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Vermont (2009). Watercolor on paper (8×11in, approx).
This is based on an a sketch from a trip to Vermont two or three years ago. Can’t remember where or what it’s called.


Caritas in Veritate I

2009 / 09 / 9

Between summer vacation and travel and the time it takes to read a 100+-page text, only now do I have the opportunity to write about Benedict XVI’s encyclical letter, “Caritas in Veritate.” Read the rest of this entry »


Quotable

2009 / 08 / 24

What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive? — Irv Kupcinet