Pastor Rick Warren on Meet The Press
MR. GREGORY: We think about Thanksgiving, we think about giving and being thankful for blessings. MR. WARREN: Mm-hmm. MR. GREGORY: You have talked about giving in your own life. You've acted on giving. You give. MR. WARREN: Yeah. MR. GREGORY: And you say that it's not a sin to be rich, but it's a sin to die rich. MR. WARREN: I believe that. That's a personal conviction of mine. You know, thanks and giving go together. You, you can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. You spell love G-I-V-E. Probably the most famous verse in the Bible is John 3:16, "God so loved the world that he gave his son."

Andrew Ross Sorkin: Beware the Result of Outrage
The Federal Reserve, which has printed money in exchange for assets from the nation’s banks, has long operated opaquely. It is virtually impossible to size up its balance sheet. So on its face, the [Ron] Paul amendment seems well intended. After all, who can argue with a little more sunlight? But consider these words of caution from Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire: “Congress has demonstrated time and again its inability to manage the nation’s fiscal policy, illustrated by our staggering national debt in excess of $12 trillion. So how can anyone think that its involvement in monetary policy would be good for the country?” So any

The Economist—Curbs on the Fed’s independence are advancing through Congress
The animus towards the Fed is striking, considering that its unprecedented market interventions almost certainly averted a financial meltdown last year and a far more severe recession. But many congressmen care less about the disaster avoided than the injustice of bailed-out bankers taking home record bonuses as unemployment keeps rising. The Fed is now guilty by association, seen as too close to banks, too quick to bail them out and too generous and secretive when it does so. The Fed’s structure supplies fodder for this critique. The compromise that led to its creation in 1913 split responsibility for monetary policy between politically-appointed governors in Washington, dc, and the pres

Religion and Ethics Newsweekly: U.S. Hunger on the Rise
KIM LAWTON, anchor: Joining me with more on all of this is Candy Hill, a senior vice president at Catholic Charities USA. Candy, it seems like this time of year, every year, we hear appeals from groups saying “Oh people are hungry, you need to give.” What makes this year different? CANDY HILL, Catholic Charities: Well, we certainly are seeing such an increase, and new people that have never come to Catholic Charities for services before, some of them are even our donors, and some of them are our former board members, so we see a real crisis in the number of people coming, and who need assistance this year over the other years we’ve been in business. LAWTON: A

Australia’s Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes Apostolic Constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus�
The bishops reaffirm their commitment to the ecumenical journey with the Anglican bishops and communities of Australia. They express their gratitude to the Anglican bishops who have similarly reaffirmed their commitment to ecumenical relationships with the Catholic Church at this time. Read it all.