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Jul 2020
Last Sunday, I observed that at the heart of American democracy is the promise of equal rights under the law, which provides for ‘equal opportunity’, especially for social, economic, and political advancement. This is very different from ‘equality of results’. Equal rights under the law does not deny the possible of different social or economic classes, nor the privilege that comes with some sort of class differentiation, but would make those classes less rigid and more permeable so that ambitious members of the lower classes have the opportunity to advance their standing......
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July 17, 2020
The dignity of the workman vs. the dignity of the work
Last Sunday I wrote about the dignity of different kinds of work. There are types of work that are downright shameful, types of work that are pretty meaningless, and there are types of work...
June 26, 2020
The nobility of work
Last Sunday, I introduced the subject of work and economic organization. Work, rather than consumption should be central to economic organization; work is not just a matter of income and making a living; work, especially...
May 29, 2020
Social justice and divorce – Clarity and truth are needed, not political correctness.
Last Sunday, I introduced the subject of divorce as a sin against social justice. Divorce goes directly against the explicit teaching of Jesus Christ, rooted in the original creation of man, male and female....
May 15, 2020
Providence, pandemic, and an examination of conscience
Last Sunday, citing Romans 8:28-29, I wrote: “The whole reason why God created this world of time, from the most distant galaxy to the tiniest microbe, has been to lead men to share in the...
May 08, 2020
Temporal Punishment and The Goal of Divine Providence
A couple weeks ago I raised the question as to whether or not the pandemic was a “divine punishment”. Immediately I turned to St. Augustine’s “City of God” for insight into the way in which...
May 01, 2020
Divine providence in punishment of general catastropes
Last Sunday I wrote about how St Augustine teaches that temporal goods and evils are enjoyed or suffered by both the good and the wicked, lest anyone think that these goods are the ultimate reward...
January 24, 2020
The Order of the Mass: The Foundation of all Right Order
I have been writing about the principles of social justice. Social justice means nothing if it does not mean the right order of human society. We see the foundational principles of that order in Eden...
December 27, 2019
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 would like to begin with some remarks about the importance of actually reading....
December 20, 2019
Thank you
As Christmas arrives and the year draws to a close, I would like to say ‘Thank you’ to some of the many people who contribute so much to making St. Peter’s the parish that it...