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Jan 2021
Over the course of the past year and more I have been writing a series of reflections on ‘social justice’ as the right order of human society. Nevertheless, in view of the events of historic importance that took place in Washington, D.C. on January 6, I will set aside that theoretical discussion to offer some reflections on what is actually taking place. These reflections will be expressions of my own opinion, in the light of the word of God. They necessarily rely on a limited knowledge of facts – which is always......
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January 08, 2021
Inadequate Conceptions of the Common Good
Last Sunday, I wrote began writing about the common good, a good in which each member of the community shares, each in his own way, and which unites the members of the community. The common...
January 01, 2021
The Common Good, Part I
Last year, I left off my treatment of the role of government in respect to social justice (the right order of human society) by affirming that “The first role of government then is to provide...
December 25, 2020
Book Recommendations
At the end of each year, I have had the custom of making book recommendations for the following year. This year, I am focusing on history and biography. History is important. Good history gives us...
December 11, 2020
Caesar and The Apostolic Authority of the Church (Part II)
In my last essay, I proposed that the apostolic authority of the Catholic Church, which comes directly from Christ and is not subject to any earthly human authority, teaches the truth that serves as the...
December 04, 2020
Caesar and The Apostolic Authority of the Church (Part I)
In my essay series on social justice, I began writing about the role of government in establishing and maintaining social justice. My point, so far, has been that just government needs to be rooted in...
November 27, 2020
The basics of human experience and divine revelation
Last week, starting from the need for truth to serve as the foundation for just government, I went on to elaborate the need for some form of divine revelation to manifest that truth and make...
November 20, 2020
Truth and the need for authority
After arguing that ‘rights’ is an inadequate foundation for just government, last week I argued instead that truth is the only adequate foundation. I then went a step further to point out that the three...
November 13, 2020
Truth the Foundation of Just Government
In my treatment of social justice, after discussing religion, marriage, and work, I have finally turned my attention to the role of the government. Over the past two Sundays I argued that the protection of...
November 06, 2020
The Problem with Rights (Part 2)
Last week, in order to approach the question of the role of government in relation to social justice, the right ordering of human society, I began examining a fundamental problem with ‘rights’. The problem is...