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Flandria Village
Catholic Social Teaching, Karl Schmude Karl Schmude 7/5/16 Catholic Social Teaching, Karl Schmude Karl Schmude 7/5/16

Flandria Village

Jules Steverlynk moved to Argentina in the late 1930s and established Flandria Village, a property designed in harmony with Catholic social principles.

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What's Wrong with Distributism
Economics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/24/13 Economics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/24/13

What's Wrong with Distributism

Thomas Storck responds to Dr. David Deavel in his latest article "What's Wrong with Distributism."

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Utopia
Philosophy, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 10/8/12 Philosophy, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 10/8/12

Utopia

Distributists don't believe in utopia, rather in a society where the impact of corruption is mitigated, and therefore more easily corrected.

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The Common Good
Catholic Social Teaching, Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 8/1/12 Catholic Social Teaching, Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 8/1/12

The Common Good

When a community of a higher order acts, it is always to do so with a view of the common good, but what exactly is the common good?

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Dr. Franciszek Stefczyk: Father of Polish Credit Unions
Brian Douglass, History, Polish Brian Douglass 4/1/12 Brian Douglass, History, Polish Brian Douglass 4/1/12

Dr. Franciszek Stefczyk: Father of Polish Credit Unions

Dr. Franciszek Stefczyk led a quiet life never allowing power to interfere with life as Catholic, husband, father, and social pioneer.

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Seeking the Common Good
Books, Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, John M. DeJak John M. DeJak 11/26/11 Books, Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, John M. DeJak John M. DeJak 11/26/11

Seeking the Common Good

Hippler makes very clear the definition of the common good is “a good that can be shared in by all and does not diminish when it is divided.”

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Three Strategies for Evasion
Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/15/11 Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/15/11

Three Strategies for Evasion

There are three main strategies used by conservative Catholics to justify their dissent from papal social teaching.

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Is Distributism Catholic?
Catholic Social Teaching, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 5/22/11 Catholic Social Teaching, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 5/22/11

Is Distributism Catholic?

Is Distributism Catholic? The answer to the question is both yes and no.

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The Science of Economics
Economics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 2/6/11 Economics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 2/6/11

The Science of Economics

Just how accurate are the claims about the science of economics used to rebut the proponents of Distributism?

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The Neoconservative Response
Economics, John Médaille, Philosophy John C. Médaille 1/19/11 Economics, John Médaille, Philosophy John C. Médaille 1/19/11

The Neoconservative Response

The neoconservatives have tapped a strain in Catholicism that has been present in one form or another since the Enlightenment.

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Interview with Christopher A. Ferrara
Interview, Ryan Grant Ryan Grant 9/7/10 Interview, Ryan Grant Ryan Grant 9/7/10

Interview with Christopher A. Ferrara

Christopher Ferrara gives the Review another interview for his book The Church and the Libertarian.

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An Introduction to the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church
Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/25/10 Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/25/10

An Introduction to the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church

Catholic social teaching may be described as that teaching which deals with the rights and duties of man, especially with the economic aspects of society.

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The Catholic Church and the Principle of Private Property
Hilaire Belloc, Vintage Distributism Hilaire Belloc 7/17/10 Hilaire Belloc, Vintage Distributism Hilaire Belloc 7/17/10

The Catholic Church and the Principle of Private Property

The right to property in material things is a moral right, attaching not only to the community, but to families, and to individuals.

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Being American and Catholic
Catholic Social Teaching, Jeremiah Bannister, Politics Jeremiah Bannister 7/13/10 Catholic Social Teaching, Jeremiah Bannister, Politics Jeremiah Bannister 7/13/10

Being American and Catholic

The tensions between the City of God and the City of Man take on a different form for modern American Catholics.

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The Church and the Libertarian
Books, John Médaille John C. Médaille 7/6/10 Books, John Médaille John C. Médaille 7/6/10

The Church and the Libertarian

There are many strains in libertarianism, but “Austro-libertarianism” is rather a latecomer to the libertarian tent, and hardly the whole of the movement.

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Will the Real Subsidiarity Please Stand Up?
Catholic Social Teaching, Jeremiah Bannister Jeremiah Bannister 8/27/09 Catholic Social Teaching, Jeremiah Bannister Jeremiah Bannister 8/27/09

Will the Real Subsidiarity Please Stand Up?

What are Catholics to make of the principle of subsidiarity?

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