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A Just Dinner Plate: Counting the Total Cost of Animal Agriculture

A Just Dinner Plate: Counting the Total Cost of Animal Agriculture

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Mar 31, 2026 | Creation, Economics    ~ Approx. 6 mins

Oscar Wilde wrote that “a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” The price of a pound of meat is a few dollars. The value of the animal’s life? Highly subjective, widely ranging from near zero for a chicken to priceless for a dog. Because...

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Calendars get full. But when someone interrupts your plans, Joe Laughlin, SJ suggests that your response might say as much about your heart as your schedule. Based on the readings for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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