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In the early 19th century, the small settlement on the Wabash River in Posey County, Indiana, known first as Harmonie and later as New Harmony, became the site of two successive experiments in communal living. The second of these—the secular,… Continue Reading →
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XION RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOCIAL ORDERTO OUR VENERABLE BRETHREN, THE PATRIARCHS, PRIMATES,ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS, AND OTHER ORDINARIESIN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC SEE,AND LIKEWISE TO ALL THE FAITHFUL OF THE CATHOLIC WORLD. Venerable Brethren and Beloved… Continue Reading →
In John 12:5-6, Judas objects to Mary’s extravagant anointing of Jesus: “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he… Continue Reading →
The tragic death of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo Ramos by euthanasia in Barcelona on March 26, 2026, stands as a stark illustration of the human cost when expansive state systems supplant personal responsibility, family authority, and genuine protective institutions. Noelia Castillo… Continue Reading →
The emperor has no clothes, anyone?
Dorothy Day April 19, 1933 It is when the Communists are good that they are dangerous. And the trouble with many Catholics is that they do not recognize this dangerous goodness but think of Communists as characters from E. Phillip… Continue Reading →
“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its… Continue Reading →
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