The Weekly Round-Up for September 8, 2012

The Weekly Round-Up truly has gathered a varied and diverse collection of thoughts and opinions from the past seven days. With the observance of the 9/11 memorial on Tuesday of this coming week, I will finish today's Round-Up with a moving moment which followed that tragic event. May you have a blessed week. The Round-Up begins in three... two... one....

Best Editorial of the Week
Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Cleaning Up the Economy

Second Best Editorial of the Week
Robert Reich, The New York Times

The Limping Middle Class

This One Will Make You Think
Jim Dwyer, The New York Times

Philanthropist Wants to be Rid of His Last $1.5 Billion

This One Will Make You Think, Too
Jeanne Marie Laskas, GQ Magazine

Guns 'R Us

This One Will Make You Think As Well
Kim Bobo, sojo.net

More Than Pickets and Prayers

A Warning to the Roman Catholic Church
Various Authors and Sources

In A Final Interview, Cardinal States Church "200 Years Out of Date"

A Final Warning that the Pope Ignores at His Peril

Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini: A Final Interview

Best Science News of the Week
Washington Post

After 35 Years, Voyager 1 Heading Where No Man Has Gone Before

And Now A WORD from the Monastery
Br. Mark Brown, ssje.org

Creation

Best Musical Sites of the Week
Various Author and Sources

Music As A Language (Very Cool!!)

A Soprano Comes Full Circle

Dr. Opera: Mimi and Rudolfo

News on the Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael McGough, Slate
BBC News

The ABC is Stuck Between The Rock of Ages and a Hard Place

ABC: "I Could Have Done More."

The Best of the Religious Writing for the Week
Various Authors and Sources

Marcus Borg: A Chronological New Testament

The Flesh is Weak: Church Goers Give Far Less Than They Think

Acts 8 Moment: The Wilderness Road

Pabst Blue Ribbon as a Model for The Episcopal Church

Are You Fighting Yourself?

Parker Palmer: Standing In the Tragic Gap

The Vocation of Presence

Leaving the Religious Lifestyle

Seven Things Christians Need To Remember About Politics

The Episcopal Church Welcomes You.... Sort Of

Nonbeliever Nation

Restructure: The Preacher

New Hunger Data Shows a Generation at Risk

A Season of Civility in Response to Campaign Incivility

How To Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in 10 Easy Questions

Richard Rohr: Compassionate Action

The Most Viewed Post This Week at the John 13:34 Blog
Thursday

John 8 - The Debate Intensifies

Always End With Children, Animals or Adults Having Fun
Youtube
A memory of the days following 9/11 when there were no Democrats or Republicans or Independents.... We were all Americans.

Love One Another - Brian