Religion, etc.
Stories about religion, etc.
Photo by Claire Bushey
When God calls at the office
Crain's Chicago business
Executives talk about leaving high-powered jobs for spiritually meaningful work. (PDF)
Original illustration in Crain’s Chicago Business by Adam Cruft
The most powerful woman in Chicago’s Catholic Archdiocese
Crain's Chicago Business
Chief Operating Officer Betsy Bohlen is one of the last people before the cardinal to sign off on parish closings. (PDF)
Original photo in Crain’s Chicago Business by Todd Winters
Ministering to the 1 percent
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Spiritual leaders of well-heeled congregations grapple with preaching the religious obligations of wealth. (PDF)
Original image at World Hum
Googling Romeo
world hum
What happens when you meet a handsome actor overseas and can't leave well enough alone.
Original photo in Crain’s Chicago Business by Erik Unger
Like father, not like son
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Second-generation Indian-Americans ditch medicine to pursue careers in the arts. (PDF)
Original photo at Flickr by cdelmoral
Why is the Catholic Church firing women?
double x/slate
Labor law fails church employees who lose their jobs over private dissent from Vatican teachings.
Original image in Crain’s Chicago Business
SWF seeks roommate: What’s wrong with that?
Crain’s Chicago Business
For much of U.S. society, roommates past a certain age signals immaturity or financial failure. Let’s change that. (PDF)
Original photo in Signature Brandywine by David Cook
Where the Ripper prowled
signature brandywine/The news journal
In search of the original serial killer with former City of London police officer and master storyteller Donald Rumbelow.
Original photo at Flickr by Roman Boed
Birth of a new era starts in Windy City
The New Zealand Herald
A few suggestions for international visitors newly curious about Barack Obama’s hometown.