Catholic Social Teaching – Page 2 – Practical Distributism

The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty and the Common Good

30 January, 2025

A Review by Thomas Storck First published in The Chesterton Review, Volume 50, Issue 3/4, Fall/Winter 2024 Alexander Salter’s recent book on distributism and its relationship with political economy is a welcome sign of interest on the part of academic economists in distributism. Salter is generally sympathetic to what he calls the socio-economic goals of … More The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty and the Common Good

Localism

20 December, 2024

Earlier this year, Dale Ahlquist of the Society of G. K. Chesterton and Michael Warren Davis of The American Conservative presented a book titled Localism: Coming Home to Catholic Social Teaching. The Society of G. K. Chesterton has proposed using Localism as a new name for the Distributist movement. While I don’t agree with completely … More Localism

Money, Markets and Morals

18 December, 2024

Earlier this year, a collection of essays was published to present Catholic perspectives on economics and finance; Money, Markets and Morals, edited by Thomas Storck. Through these essays, Mr. Storck presents a view that challenges conventional thoughts on how the economic life of society relates to the people in that society. While the conventional view … More Money, Markets and Morals

Economics: An Alternative Introduction

16 December, 2024

Economics is a field of study that has been researched and refined for centuries. Those seeking to learn about economics can readily find educational courses and other materials to learn all about it. You might think that, of all things, a basic introduction to the field is hardly necessary at this point. So why would … More Economics: An Alternative Introduction