The following opening statement was given at the “Catholic Economics Roundtable” livestream hosted by Michael Lofton on 23 January 2021. It can be viewed on the Reason and Theology YouTube channel[1] and is available as a podcast on The Tradistae Podcast on Podbean.[2] Hello, my name is Thomas Hackett.* I am a Catholic Worker, currently … More Distributism at the Catholic Economics Roundtable
by Thomas Storck On Sunday May 8, 1949 The New York Times published a short article entitled “Vatican Paper Assails ‘Atheism’ in Capitalism.” Consisting of only three short paragraphs the article refers to an article just published in the Vatican’s newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, and written by that paper’s editor-in-chief, Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre. The … More A Road Not Taken
I am happy to announce the publication of my new book, Distributism Basics: Foundational Principles. This is an exploration of some of the core principles underlying the distributist idea. My previous Distributism Basics series of articles[1] was a very generalized introduction to the historical background of the modern distributist movement, with some explanations of how … More Distributism Basics: Foundational Principles
One accusation that is often made against distributists is that we claim distributism is the official economic system of the Catholic Church. This is because we frequently cite official Catholic teaching in support of our positions, and also because of the undeniable fact that Distributism started as a primarily Catholic movement, with a primarily Catholic … More Is Distributism the "official" Catholic economic system?
I know a lot of Catholics who really like the YouTube channel of Dr. Taylor Marshall. They view him as one of the few reliable commentators on the Faith and living it in today’s world. That is why I was so disappointed when I watched “Against Catholic Distributism w Dr Jay Richards and #TnT (Dr … More Is Distributism a Socialist Cult?
The following is the English version of an interview with Thomas Storck by MartinBürger of Catholic News Agency, Germany, published with the title, Distributismus: Die bessere Alternative zu Kapitalismus und Sozialismus? Ein Gespräch mit Thomas Storck Bürger: What exactly is distributism? How is it defined? Storck: Probably the best definition of distributism is that offered … More Distributism: the Better Alternative to Capitalism and Socialism?
Practical Distributism 