Have you ever heard of the term, “proto-capitalism?” I have heard it from two groups. The first group are those Catholics who wholeheartedly accept capitalism. For this group, the proto-capitalism period is evidence that the capitalism under which we live today has its origins in Catholic teaching. The second group are other capitalists who say … More What, exactly, is "proto-capitalism?"
by Thomas Storck What is usury and is it of any relevance to people today? For the most part, in modern times the term usury has come to mean the taking of excess, often outrageous, interest on a loan. But the classical definition in Catholic theology of usury was something a little different: the taking … More Our Usurious Economy
by Thomas Storck References to or discussions of distributism on the internet are not hard to find. This is gratifying, for I would hazard a guess that fifty years ago almost no one had even heard of distributism. But even though the situation today is in most respects an improvement, these online references to distributism … More Is Distributism Socialism?
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
I would like to apologize for the delay in getting articles posted lately. There have been several factors for this. One of those will be the topic of this post. This article will consist of a series of letters between my employer and myself regarding a vaccine mandate issued by the governor of my state … More Subsidiarity, COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, and Testing Mandates
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
Practical Distributism 