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Marriage, Gay Marriage, and the Catholic Tradition – with Joseph Bottum and Charles Reid, Jr.

Why did two prominent Catholic intellectuals change their minds on gay marriage? And what does that mean for the future of marriage?

Gen X Faith and Culture – with Bill McGarvey

Bill McGarvey – accomplished singer songwriter, editor of busted halo.com for six years, and presently columnist for America Magazine – writes and sings about the intersection of culture and faith from a Catholic perspective with a heart for the spiritual seeker. Get to know Bill and his...

What Do Two Men Named Glenn Loury Say about Sex, Marriage, Class, and Race? – 2

The second part of this conversation examines differing views of marriage equality and what we can do going forward to understand and strengthen marriage for all who seek it.

What Do Two Men Named Glenn Loury Say about Sex, Marriage, Class, and Race? – 1

The first part of this rich conversation tells the story of a son's coming out and a father's journey inside, along the fault lines of identity in America today.

Toward American financial fluency

We clearly need to improve personal financial decision-making. The problem is that most financial literacy programs offer too little, too late. Today's students rely on a patchwork of electives at best. And adults turn to on-the-job workshops, financial industry advisers, and get-out-of-debt gurus.

America's money tree: Debt: Present and Future, Private and Public

Debt is not our only problem. It is merely the consequence of not knowing how to distinguish wants from needs and thereby resist slavery. The real solution, after we have paid down our debt, is to reform ourselves and our institutions so that we make it as easy as possible to remain free.

American Thrift : A Reader

Thrift & Generosity: A Loving Couple

Generous behavior is a light that shines through the darkness. Giving, informed by thrift, by what we have created, earned, nurtured, husbanded, invested in, and saved, is all the more powerful. Make a plan. Initiate a relationship. Take small things and think big. Give.

Be Generous and Give Until It Hurts

Giving, informed by thrift, by what we have created, earned, nurtured, husbanded, invested in and saved, is all the more powerful. Look ahead. Make a plan... In response to the question of how much one should give, one of the wisest practitioners of the art shared with me once this bright shining se...

Be Generous and Give Until It Hurts

Giving, informed by thrift, by what we have created, earned, nurtured, husbanded, invested in and saved, is all the more powerful. Look ahead. Make a plan... In response to the question of how much one should give, one of the wisest practitioners of the art shared with me once this bright shining se...