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July 2017

July 09, 2017

Popes Agree: Capitalist Sin Destroys Relationships

This summer, I attended the Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) at the University of Portland....

March 2017

March 24, 2017

A Very Short Intro on (Recent) Papal Teaching Concerning Socialism

Like the man who slays a son in his father’s presence is he who offers...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

We repeat: If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism.

This post was originally published on 4 January, 2016. I am reposting it, without modifications,...

October 20, 2016

Bourgeois Entertainment and Affirmation for Capitalists: The Al Smith Charity Dinner

For those who have sought to go beyond the lack of choices offered during most...

October 18, 2016

We Repeat: Learn CST and Bring Life to Your Faith with the DOCAT (Available Now!) – A Review

This review was originally posted on August 1st, 2016 and can be found here. *...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

When Marx cited Luther to Slam Capitalism – but Catholics did it First

Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook ... In the third volume of Capital, put together...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

Did Francis Blame the West and Capitalism for Terrorism and Violence?

Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook ... Read for yourself. With the full text of Pope...

August 01, 2016

Learn CST and Bring Life to Your Faith with the DOCAT (Available Now!) – A Review

Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook ... Pope Francis has gifted World Youth Day...

April 2016

April 08, 2016

‘Amoris Laetitia’: On Love in the Family – Available for Download Now

Amoris Laetitia ('The Joy of Love'): On Love in the Family is available now. You may download the...

January 2016

January 17, 2016

Sharing Dr. King’s “Dream” – For a Price

You may not publicly share or recite Dr. King's speech without, in most cases, paying a hefty...

January 15, 2016

Dorothy Day: Distributist, Socialist, or Anarchist?

The Servant of God Dorothy Day embraced distributism. The Servant of God Dorothy Day embraced...

January 14, 2016

John Paul II: If You Want Priestly Vocations, Reject Capitalism

Surrounded by consumerism, materialism, and individualism, discerning a vocation to the priesthood becomes the anti-'American' option...

January 11, 2016

CST in 140 Characters or Less: Heinrich Pesch on Capitalism

"Capitalists are usurers in the broadest sense of the word."* Heinrich Pesch, SJ (1854-1926) 58 characters [Tweet...

January 08, 2016

CST in 140 Characters or Less: Bishops of Peru on Socialism

"Christians ought to opt for socialism ... a socialism that is both humanistic and Christian."*...

January 06, 2016

Materialism and Fallacious Thinking: Only the First is Exclusive to Atheism

On January 4 I posted "If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism". I didn't...

January 06, 2016

Catholic Worker Inspirations: Dom Hélder Câmara on Capitalism

The Servant of God Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (February 7, 1909 – August 27, 1999) was...

January 04, 2016

If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism.

If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism. deduc me Domine in via tua et ingrediar...

January 03, 2016

CST in 140 Characters or Less: Óscar Romero on Capitalism

"There is an 'atheism' that is closer at hand and more dangerous to our church....

January 02, 2016

CST in 140 Characters or Less: Fulton Sheen on Capitalism

"Capitalism is indifferent to religion: it wants no church, no Bible, no moral law telling...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Catholic Worker Inspirations: Jean Vanier (Part 1 – with a video)

Jean Vanier (1928-) is the founder of L'Arche, an"International Federation dedicated to the creation and...

December 23, 2015

Catholic Worker Inspirations: G. K. Chesterton on Capitalism (Part 1)

My dearest friends, The Catholic Worker Movement finds its strength and authority not the the...

December 09, 2015

Catholic Worker Inspirations: Dorothy Day on Capitalism (Part 1)

We started our "Catholic Worker Inspirations" posts last week by introducing a small sample of...

December 08, 2015

Animal Projection at St. Peter’s (Vatican) Homework: Saint Bonaventure’s Journey of the Mind to God

In case you missed it, NBC reports that the Vatican allowed a light show to...

December 06, 2015

Synod on the Family, 1980 Style: What’s hard to find in ‘pro-family’ talking points?

Remember the 1980 Synod on the family? Something came out of it that John Paul...

December 05, 2015

Unas palabras contra el capitalismo, por Cardenal Jorge Bergoglio (Papa Francisco)

En sus reflexiones sobre el reunion entre Juan Pablo II y Fidel Castro (Dialogos entre Juan...

December 05, 2015

Gun Violence and the Religious Nones: If Family is the Remedy, What Assaults the Family?

Many of our friends identifying as religious conservatives (or conservative religious?) are correct to see...

December 04, 2015

11 Times (Out of Thousands) Saint John Paul II Embraced the Republican Party

Check out these 11 times Saint John Paul II produced some solid teachings on the...

December 04, 2015

#prayershaming: Bridging the gap between profession and action

Don't be too quick to consider yourself unjustifiably prayer shamed, but keep praying. We all...

December 03, 2015

Capitalists Should Be Nervous: A Response to Fr. Robert Barron on Laudato Si’

Back to Europe. A third model was added to the two models of the 19th...

December 02, 2015

Laudato si’ Invites You: An Economy Beyond Capitalism

A group within a people has no claim to being favored in the distribution of...