Justice & Charity: A Review
Justice & Charity could serve as a very helpful introduction for contemporary Catholics utterly unaware of the Church’s rich social doctrine.
The Lost Condemnations of Capitalism
The Lost Condemnations of Communism of Vatican II make clear that communism is opposed to Catholic faith and morals, but so is capitalism.
What Is Capitalism and Where Did It Start?
If capitalism is merely the use of capital, the first capitalist was the first of our ancestors to pick up a stick and use it.
Two Biblical Passages On Economic Life
There are two passages from Sacred Scripture which, taken together, illustrate well the place which economic activity should occupy in human life.
The Market As the Capitalist Demiurge
The beneficial efficiency that market competition can sometimes produce is in no way a substitute for intelligent concern for the common good.
Capitalism and Economism
The truth of what John Paul wrote about economism hardly allows us to defend a system that fosters the desire for material goods as an end in itself.
Downtimes and Distributism
What should firms do when faced with a choice between the reduction of employee compensation and a reduction in the number of employees?
Socialism, Capitalism, and Materialism
Catholics assume that the reason for Pius' declaration against socialism was the economic or perhaps the political practices of socialists.
The Mind in Chains
What Communists do not seem to understand, is that the mind is always diverted; if it is a free mind; that is, if it is a mind at all.
Chesterton and the Pickpocket
Chesterton invoked the image of the pickpocket as a way of capturing the truth about present-day economic philosophies and practices.
The Peasantry of the Future
An economy without values has no future, and no bailout of whatever size can rescue it.
The Circular Argument
The argument underlying most of the arguments of our critics against our ideal is a sort of argument in a circle.
Towards a Pro-Life and Pro-Family Economy
An economic philosophy that resolves to have charity provide for those who take the courageous decision to keep their children is hardly pro-life.
The Myth of Ownership
Not only do the laws of capitalism facilitate the separation of ownership from work, they also seem to separate ownership from the rights of ownership.
Insufficiency and Insecurity
Wherever industrial Capitalism arose the same conditions of insufficiency followed it.
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.
Distributism and Perfect Competition
The fewer firms there are and the bigger the firms get, the more power each individual firm has.
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.
Utopia
Distributists don't believe in utopia, rather in a society where the impact of corruption is mitigated, and therefore more easily corrected.
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.