Tag Archives: Acton Institute

Fr. Sirico on the upcoming encyclical on the “environment”

Posted on 11 June 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at Acton Institute, find a post and a short video by Acton’s head Fr. Robert Sirico about the upcoming encyclical on the “environment”. There is some good, basic information about encyclicals there, too. HERE Fr. Sirico makes some good … Read More →

Posted in Francis, The Drill | Tagged Acton Institute, encyclical, environment, Fr. Sirico, Pope Francis
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The attack on non-existent Catholic “libertarians”

Posted on 13 February 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please check out this piece by Austin Ruse, head of C-FAM, over at Crisis. HERE He looks into the truly bizzare claims from the catholic Left that anyone who doesn’t agree with them about redistribution of wealth and Pope Francis’ every … Read More →

Posted in Liberals, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices | Tagged Acton Institute, Austin Ruse, C-Fam, libertarian
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Latin America needs a revolution: a liberal and Catholic revolution

Posted on 24 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Liberation Theology is having a bit of a revival. Is this good? I am skeptical. The problem with the Left is that they talk and talk with all sorts of grand words but they don’t explain how to create wealth … Read More →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | Tagged Acton Institute, Carroll Ríos De Rodríguez, Latin America, Liberation theology, Michael Novak, Samuel Gregg, socialism
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Great article in FIRST THINGS: Correcting Catholic Blindness. ACTION ITEM!

Posted on 17 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I must alert you to a piece at First Things by Sam Gregg: “Correcting Catholic Blindness”. Alas, it is behind a paywall. Alas, they made some other less worthy pieces available for free. That said, we have the option of … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, The Campus Telephone Pole, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged Acton Institute, First Things, poverty, Samuel Gregg
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My View For Awhile

Posted on 21 June 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Home again, home again… is how the rhyme goes, I believe. Last night Acton U closed up. Over 1000 people came from over 60 countries. I am always amazed by the diversity of the participants. The other days I was … Read More →

Posted in On the road, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, What Fr. Z is up to | Tagged Acton Institute, Acton U
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Acton U 2014: Day 3

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A bit of a round up from last night. We had as our evening speaker, after supper, Andy Crouch. Afterward, a little pack went for adult beverages and discussion of the burning topics of the day. This morning it was … Read More →

Posted in Just Too Cool, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to | Tagged Acton Institute, Peter Kreeft, religious liberty
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Acton U 2014: Day 2

Posted on 19 June 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We are in the second full day of Acton U. Yesterday was tiring, but great. This morning we had Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of Corpus Christi. We considered for a moment having a short … Read More →

Posted in On the road, What Fr. Z is up to | Tagged Acton Institute, Acton University
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Acton U 2014: Opening Night

Posted on 17 June 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am in Grand Rapids, MI for the annual gathering of Acton University, several days of lectures and presentations on many topics. People of various faiths come from all over the world for this. When I picked up my registration … Read More →

Posted in On the road, What Fr. Z is up to | Tagged Acton Institute, Acton University
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Pete Seeger remembered

Posted on 28 January 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I hear that singer songwriter and erstwhile Communist Pete Seeger has died. He was 94. May God be merciful to him and to all who pass to their eternal judgment, each and everyone. Once upon a time here on this … Read More →