Towards a Green Thomism
Green Thomism can contribute to the renewal of an eco-realism by supplying a richer notion of created things as objects to be stewarded.
Justice in Economics Is Not Socialism
Dorothy, who had already tried socialism before she became a Catholic, decided not only to condemn Communism and socialism, but to create an alternative.
The Horror of God
God wants it all, every part of man’s nature. For him there are no half measures, no shortcuts to redeeming that which seems farthest from him.
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
Probably the main reaction that most Catholics have to the subject of Catholic social teaching is indifference or even, in some cases, hostility.
The Sacrifice of Social Mercy
Both Caritas in Veritate and Laudato Si exalt the logic of giving, of generosity and gratuitousness, as the basis for the Church’s social doctrine.
A New Synthesis
Catholic Social Teaching: A New Synthesis is a successful effort to present the entire sweep of Catholic social teaching since Leo XIII.
The Social Mission of the Catholic Church
If social modernism is as worthy of condemnation as is dogmatic modernism, then it surely is worthwhile learning what it is and seeking to avoid it.
Social Justice and the Fear of Hell
It is worth a closer look to discover whether a connection between justice and fear of Hell might be useful to the common good of society.
The Power of Humility in the Technocratic Age
The key to understand Guardini’s thought is to recognize the nature of his Christian transgression of modern and contemporary notions of power.
A Postmodern Encyclical
Pope Benedict wrote the first postmodern encyclical, one that capitalizes on the post-Enlightenment and post-secular weariness with secular reason.
The Authority of Rerum Novarum and Quadragesimo Anno
Economic questions are essentially moral questions, and therefore how we respond falls within the pale of the Church’s authority.
Economic Participation
More ownership is rarely explored today because we have accepted the separation of ownership and work as the gold standard of economic progress.
Share and Share Alike
When ownership shares are awarded only to the money investors in capital, the employees who do the work have the value of their labor expropriated from them.
Five Years a Farmer: Lessons in Community and Hardship
Kevin Ford shares why faith and community are essential for the sustainment of Catholic rural life.
While We Were Out
Daniel Schwindt reminds us why recent developments shaping the world make today an exciting time to engage in conversations about Distributism.
The Spirit of Capitalism
Capitalism is something that is frequently defined differently by different people. In this article, Thomas Storck explores the spirit of capitalism.
The Gospel of Hospitality
The Houston Catholic Worker house also does things right, but in a place where everything has gone wrong.
Aquinas On Buying and Selling
Those who desire to be rich fall in temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
Catholics and the Bourgeois Mind
Instead of having the love of the artist or the craftsman toward his work, the bourgeois regards the things he deals in as external and impersonal.
Why Libertarians Are Wrong About Subsidiarity
The Papal definition of subsidiarity clearly shows that when in need, the higher orders can operate and do so in such a way so as to support the lower orders.