Black Friday

Happy New Year, it’s Advent

By Thomas Reese — November 26, 2021
(RNS) — The feast of Jesus' birth began by co-opting a pagan holiday. Today, it has been co-opted by pagan capitalism.

What we profess on Sunday ought to apply to Black Friday

By Rosa Lee Harden — November 23, 2021
(RNS) — Let's reflect on not just why we give gifts but how we purchase them.

COMMENTARY: Thanksgiving every day

By Tom Ehrich — November 27, 2012

(RNS) In the afterglow, I give thanks for Thanksgiving Day. It might be our most spiritual holiday. We did nothing remarkable, and yet we sampled the cornucopia that makes life matter: love, patience, giving to others. By Tom Ehrich.

Resist the temptation of Black Friday.

By Omid Safi — November 23, 2012

We are told, hundreds of time every day, to buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have.
Resist....  Boycott Black Friday.     

‘#GivingTuesday’ event aims to boost charities

By Jon Ostendorff / USA Today — November 21, 2012

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) In the days following Thanksgiving, there's already Black Friday and Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday shopping season. Now, a group of charities and corporate sponsors is urging Americans to make the Tuesday after Thanksgiving just as powerful a day of giving to those in need. By John Ostendorff / USA Today.

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