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Made to trade
Something as mundane as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich has something profound to teach us about the social nature of the human person.Charles Carroll: A Tea Party Thomist
Today, Charles Carroll is primarily remembered as the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. Fewer people know that Carroll was also a strong believer in economic freedom.Can America remain the land of religious liberty?
The American Founders disagreed about many things, but there was virtually universal agreement about the importance of virtue and religion in America. But the weakening of Americans’ religious faith, it seems, has made us vulnerable to the appeal of an omnipotent state.Pope Francis on the true meaning of poverty
The pope's patron, St. Francis of Assisi, said that true poverty consists of “renunciation of one’s own will,” service of God, and obedience to the Gospel proclaimed by Christ’s Church.The progressive captivity of Orthodox Churches in America
Most Christians who are received into the Eastern Orthodox Church as adults do so for the same reasons that others embrace the Roman Catholic Church: They are tired of the moral relativism or the shallow theological traditions of their former communions. These great historical Churches offer an oasis of clarity where the first questions are settled and the foundations do not have to be laid again in every generation. Alas, it is not always so.Pope Francis and liberation teology
Anyone who read the pope's writings soon discover how little it says about liberation theology, and how much it speaks about Jesus Christ.wouldA heart for the poor and a mind for economics
So many adult Christians end up economically illiterate and, therefore, infinitely more susceptible to embracing secular, progressive talking points.Recruiting for big government: Food stamps run amok
Crony capitalism, and misguided moral sentiment, explain explain the nation's ever-increasing dependence on governmental food assistance programs.Conservatives and the non-triumph of capitalism
Capitalism has no apparent rival on the global stage. But free-market economies may be sliding into a regulatory morass that will sap their effectiveness, because of their defenders' inability to articulate their moral defense.Gift, gratitude, and the grace of stewardship
There’s a misunderstanding of the nature of gifts and giving that is pervasive in our contemporary culture and even in our churches. It’s the idea that a gift, by its very nature, requires no response from the recipient. For a gift to truly be a gift, the reasoning goes, it must be entirely and radically gratuitous, which in turn means that the recipient must be entirely passive. If any response is required, then it isn’t truly a gift.Young, entrepreneurial, and pursuing good art in Hollywood
By all means, young conservatives should work at think tanks and learn how to influence public policy debates. But, from my point of view, just as many should be writing songs and making films that telling ripping good stories.Christianity, the environment, and modern Gnostics
Through a balanced understanding of environmental principles, Christians can be great defenders of the environment, not for merely political or material reasons, but in recognition of God’s call for humans to be stewards of His creation.