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Catholic Worker, Vintage Distributism Dorothy Day 4/28/16 Catholic Worker, Vintage Distributism Dorothy Day 4/28/16

Security

When religion is being warred upon, our Catholic young people still come from schools and colleges and talk about looking for security, a weekly wage.

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Towards a Green Thomism
Catholic Social Teaching, Dr. Christopher Thompson Dr. Christopher Thompson 4/6/16 Catholic Social Teaching, Dr. Christopher Thompson Dr. Christopher Thompson 4/6/16

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.

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Pesch and the Chesterbelloc
Economics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 3/20/16 Economics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 3/20/16

Pesch and the Chesterbelloc

Heinrich Pesch and the Chesterbelloc: Complement or Conflict?

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The Case for Popery
Culture, Daniel Schwindt Daniel Schwindt 3/13/16 Culture, Daniel Schwindt Daniel Schwindt 3/13/16

The Case for Popery

Popery provides the Church with an actual point of reference—a living, breathing, center of gravity within time and place.

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Common Good, Private Good, and Personal Dignity
Daniel Schwindt, Philosophy Daniel Schwindt 1/19/16 Daniel Schwindt, Philosophy Daniel Schwindt 1/19/16

Common Good, Private Good, and Personal Dignity

Man possesses dignity because he participates in a good that is clearly higher than himself.

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Aquinas On Buying and Selling
Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 5/14/13 Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 5/14/13

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.

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The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker
Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 12/3/12 Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 12/3/12

The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker

Christian defenders of self-interest are quite comfortable with accepting behavior they would denounce in any other area of social life.

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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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Liberalism and the Absence of Purpose
Politics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/4/12 Politics, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 8/4/12

Liberalism and the Absence of Purpose

If there are no inherent purposes in created things then this has important implications for man and for human society.

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Is Usury Still a Sin?
Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 1/29/12 Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 1/29/12

Is Usury Still a Sin?

One looks in vain to find that the Church ever retracted, abrogated, or substantially altered her teaching on usury.

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Does Property Have a Purpose?
Philosophy, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 9/6/11 Philosophy, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 9/6/11

Does Property Have a Purpose?

Under Distributism, more people will derive at least part of their income from their own property.

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On the Reading of Obscure Documents
Culture, Economics, John M. DeJak John M. DeJak 8/18/11 Culture, Economics, John M. DeJak John M. DeJak 8/18/11

On the Reading of Obscure Documents

The adventure that is seeking out obscure documents to find the answers to perennial questions is quintessentially distributist.

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Corporation Christendom: The True School of Salamanca
Economics, History, Dr. Peter Chojnowski Dr. Peter Chojnowski 3/13/11 Economics, History, Dr. Peter Chojnowski Dr. Peter Chojnowski 3/13/11

Corporation Christendom: The True School of Salamanca

Christendom, unlike “market forces,” presupposes real freedom; if man was not free and meant to be fulfilled in his freedom, Christendom would not be needed.

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Exposing the Dangerous Premises of Economic Liberals
Economics, Brian M. McCall Brian M. McCall 2/20/11 Economics, Brian M. McCall Brian M. McCall 2/20/11

Exposing the Dangerous Premises of Economic Liberals

Liberal Economic Philosophy says any choice which increases net wealth is a good choice; the principle acknowledges no limit.

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A Real Catholic Monarchy
History, John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 11/30/10 History, John Médaille, Politics John C. Médaille 11/30/10

A Real Catholic Monarchy

Monarchy is both the best and worst form of government; best when the king acts for the common good, and worst when he does not.

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The Thomist Inheritance and the Household Economy of Father Vincent McNabb
Vintage Distributism, Fr. Vincent McNabb Guest Post 9/11/10 Vintage Distributism, Fr. Vincent McNabb Guest Post 9/11/10

The Thomist Inheritance and the Household Economy of Father Vincent McNabb

McNabb echoes St. Thomas arguing for a certain kind of economic freedom to make effective the Gospel of justice.

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A Time to Rebuild on Firmer Foundations II
Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, Brian M. McCall Brian M. McCall 7/12/10 Catholic Social Teaching, Economics, Brian M. McCall Brian M. McCall 7/12/10

A Time to Rebuild on Firmer Foundations II

Liberal Catholics who hold Capitalism to be an article of the faith love property, believing that it proves that the Church supports the Capitalist ethic.

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