“Faith, for Freedom” Delivered at Hillsdale College’s Spring Commencement April 11, 2024 We live in a fretful world. I don’t mean Hillsdale. I mean, you know, out there. Here at Hillsdale things are different, and as a relative newcomer to… Continue Reading →
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIIION THE NATURE OFHUMAN LIBERTY To the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, andBishops of the Catholic World in Grace andCommunion with the Apostolic See. Liberty, the highest of natural endowments, being the portion only of intellectual or rational… Continue Reading →
Many people see our name “The Libertarian Catholic” and instantly erupt in a self-congratulatory spasm of pompous disbelief. “How can you be libertarian and Catholic at the same time?” they scoff. These people usually have a sophomoric understanding of either… Continue Reading →
JPII with a hat tip to Lord Acton
We are conservatives because we see these little platoons, these intermediate bodies, these sovereign spheres as the living tissue of society, we see these little platoons, these intermediate bodies, these sovereign spheres, in which the virtues to sustain civilization are promoted and taught in each generation, building traditions based on moral principles and institutions that are meant to preserve the historical common good for future generations. We are also classical, for we firmly believe that there are different spheres of class to which each individual person belongs, fulfilling different roles and exercising different rights in each; a set of mutually inclusive allegiances that allow the free development of the best in our nature, both individually and socially.
At a recent talk, Irish-born theologian Dr. Thomas Groome lamented that ours is a “tough time for faith”. We have moved from what he called a Transcendent Worldview, which encourages faith, to a modern Immanent Worldview, which discourages faith. He… Continue Reading →
The topic of the 21st Alfonso Carlos I Forum in Madrid was feminism, but by the end of the conference, I was convinced we are witnessing a larger, more threatening evil in society. There is a concerted effort to replace… Continue Reading →
Love and freedom are intertwined in a delicate dance, two concepts that rely on one another for their true expression and fulfillment. It can be said that there is no love without freedom and no freedom without love. This article… Continue Reading →
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