Tag: Catholic

The False God of Capitalist Liberalism in Catholic Social Thought

The 2021 Benedictine College Evangelization conference topic, “Destroyer of the Gods: Christianity vs. the Idols of Secularism,” called for papers to identify the various ways “in which Christians relate to the ‘idols’ of contemporary secular culture.” Catholic social doctrine has identified the ideologies of socialism and capitalism, respectively, as major
... Continue reading

Catholic
The Maurin Mandate: Catholic Communitarianism in a Nutshell

When Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933, Maurin’s vision was for (1) hospitality houses, (2) cooperative farming, and (3) community discussions for the clarification of thought on social and religious matters. These did have the “objectives” of giving the poor food and shelter, sustainable
... Continue reading

Catholic
What Can Catholic Theology Say About Extraterrestrials?

Is there rational life in outer space? And what might Catholic theologians have to say about it? I must admit that I feel strange addressing these questions, which from the outside might seem to be completely useless. After all, we do not know whether there is extraterrestrial life in our
... Continue reading

Uncategorized