Editor’s note: This post was first published on 5/5/2012. Dear Dan, I’ve been going to spiritual direction for several years with a good friend. At her suggestion I have recently begun seeing a Catholic counselor to deal with issues from my past which have made it difficult for me to progress spiritually, to trust God,… Continue reading Can a Friend be a Spiritual Director?Is Anyone too Old to be Directed?
What Is Tax Loss Harvesting?
What is Tax Loss Harvesting? Tax loss harvesting is when an investor sells a position at a loss to help offset capital gains tax liabilities at the end of the year. To understand what tax loss harvesting is, let’s create a hypothetical portfolio. It’s December 15, and the following is your portfolio: Here’s… Continue reading What Is Tax Loss Harvesting?
Global Emissions Rebound to Pre-COVID Levels
When COVID-19 disrupted the world’s economies last year, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel use fell by two billion metric tons. As some of the lead scientists of the Global Carbon Project (an international group that tracks greenhouse gas emissions), we wrote about how to keep this emissions drop going, including how COVID… Continue reading Global Emissions Rebound to Pre-COVID Levels
The Values Choice Movement Comes before the Supreme Court
The present national debate over the indoctrination of public school students in controversial theories and practices — such as Critical Race Theory and social and emotional learning — and the desire of objecting parents to seek relief, may give rise to a values choice movement. After all, the liberty interest and ultimate concern at stake when parents choose an education for their… Continue reading The Values Choice Movement Comes before the Supreme Court
Texas AG Accuses Biden Admin Of Creating Border Crisis As Large Migrant Caravan Approaches
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused the Biden administration of not following federal laws and “inviting” illegal migrants by changing policies meant to discourage them from entering the country. Paxton’s comments come as a migrant caravan with almost 3,000 Haitians and Central Americans reportedly departed Tapachula, Mexico late last… Continue reading Texas AG Accuses Biden Admin Of Creating Border Crisis As Large Migrant Caravan Approaches
St. Nicholas and the Byzantine Monks of Northern California
Anthony Lilles Anthony Lilles, a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, completed his graduate and post-graduate studies in Rome at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas. He and his lovely wife, Agnes, are blessed with three children and live in California, where he is the Academic Dean, and Associate Professor of Theology, St. John’s Seminary,… Continue reading St. Nicholas and the Byzantine Monks of Northern California
How to Build a Society for All to Enjoy – Issue 107: The Edge
Structuresstructure (noun): the arrangement of or relation between the parts of something complex; the organization of interrelated elements. 1. My partner trained as an architect, and now he is cursed. His curse is not just working like an architect works, with grueling hours and implacable clients, although that’s true. His curse is seeing like an… Continue reading How to Build a Society for All to Enjoy – Issue 107: The Edge
The Growing Green Bond Market Could Plateau. How Can It Grow Further?
Investors have a growing appetite for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) products like green bonds, which have positive societal impacts in addition to risk-adjusted financial returns. Sales of green bonds have grown rapidly over the past decade, from roughly $4.2 billion in 2012 to nearly $300 billion in 2020. The Climate Bond Initiative (CBI), a… Continue reading The Growing Green Bond Market Could Plateau. How Can It Grow Further?
Billionaire Beef: Elon Musk And Jamie Dimon Have A Longstanding Feud, Report Reveals
Talk about burying the lede…in a lawsuit… It looks like a recent lawsuit filed by JP Morgan against Tesla’s Elon Musk is apparently the first public indication of what has been a longstanding feud between Musk and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, according to a new report by the WSJ. At the heart of the… Continue reading Billionaire Beef: Elon Musk And Jamie Dimon Have A Longstanding Feud, Report Reveals
The Joy of Giving – SpiritualDirection.com
The Easter resurrection is the highest Holy Day of the entire year. However, Christmas has always been my favorite holiday because my parents made it special for us. They worked hard with never a spare dime to waste, but we could count on many gifts under the tree. School clothes, socks and even a few… Continue reading The Joy of Giving – SpiritualDirection.com