Let me get honest here for a minute. If I play the lottery, it throws me into days of imagining what I would do first, the wonderful places I would go, and the lovely things I would buy – so I never play. Even seeing reports of a particularly large lottery prize amount can send me into days of imaginary decisions around my newfound wealth. I don’t even need to purchase a ticket! And although the [Read More …]
Money, Faith and You: New Study Groups Begin in February 2020
Updated, 2/11/20: Registration for the February 2020 Money, Faith and You study groups is now closed. Click here to find the next scheduled session or to join the waiting the list. Is there more to life than working and buying? What does Christian faith say about managing our living, working, and spending in ways that support people and the planet? Join Faith and Money Network’s Mike [Read More …]
The generosity of Margaret Harrington
Margaret Harrington was a military brat. She also served in the government as an illustrator, a civil servant. She and her brother loved their home in Alexandria, and also their hometown, Washington DC. Margaret liked travel with friends, taking cruises and various tours. She never married. A great deal of her time was also spent as a participant in the life of the Church [Read More …]
Partners and Friends in Haiti
Because of the political turmoil in Haiti, Faith and Money Network had to cancel its summer Trip of Perspective this year. FMN travelers could have flown into Port-au-Prince, but navigating streets crammed with protestors and chaos could prevent them from getting around in the city, from meeting with the leaders there they planned to see, and even, potentially, from getting food and water. The [Read More …]
In Memoriam, Bob Hadley
On August 29, Faith and Money Network lost one of its long-time board members and board secretary, and part-time, unpaid staff, Bob Hadley. We miss him. My introduction to Bob was on a Trip of Perspective to Haiti in the mid-1990s. This was one of many such pilgrimages he led to Haiti, to India, and later with me to Palestine/Israel. He also was a marvelous presenter to many FMN retreats and [Read More …]
Money, Faith and You: A new six-week online study group
Updated, 10/14/19: Registration for this fall's Money, Faith and You study groups is now closed. Because of the strong response, we're running two groups this fall and are planning for new sessions to start in 2020. Join the waiting list here, and we'll be in touch when the next groups are scheduled. Is there more to life than working and buying? What does Christian faith say about managing [Read More …]
Photo Album: Trip of Perspective to Central Appalachia
Six participants joined Faith and Money Network's Trip of Perspective to Wise County, Va., in early August 2019. Organizations visited included Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, the Appalachian African-American Cultural Center, and the Southwest Virginia Black Lung Association. Our Trip of Perspective group started the day with an early morning walk in Big Stone Gap, VA. Left to right: [Read More …]
Meet Faith and Money Network Board Member Kathy Guillaume
As a first generation, faith-driven Haitian-American, and as a long-time advocate and admirer of the community development and social justice fields, Kathy supports initiatives that seek to provide awareness and assistance to vulnerable populations, fosters sustainable communities, and cultivates opportunities for people to learn and improve their lives. In addition to her extensive background in [Read More …]
Meet Faith and Money Network Board Member Dave Osgood
Dave Osgood is a native Oregonian who retired early from a professorship in Biology at Butler University to take up a second career running a company making electronic monitoring devices for use in animal research. Selling that company some 20+ years later provided the capital for becoming a modest philanthropist. He first became aware of Faith and Money Network (then called Ministry of Money) in [Read More …]
Meet Faith and Money Network Board Member Margee Kooistra
When my husband died, I was sixty and wanted to fulfill our mutual commitment: to determine how to share the assets with which we had been blessed. When I learned about the Ministry of Money, my 'faith and money journey' was launched. At 80 I continue wrestling, grateful to have spiritual and financial companions and guides in Faith and Money Network with whom to share this demanding [Read More …]