Catholic Christian • husband • father • co-founder @tradistae • Catholic Worker in Lancaster, PA • contributing author at New Polity
Jun 7, 2019 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
@HonorAndDaring Bill Hilf, CEO of Vulcan Inc. Govt contracting for the border upkeep industry.
@HonorAndDaring That one's too simple though. Let me get a better example
Mar 3, 2019 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Capitalism—like communism—is clearly defined and clearly condemned by the Church. #thread
In St John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus:
St JPII’s Laborum Exercens:
Jan 31, 2019 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
We live in an age unlike any before modernity: capitalism and liberalism—the height of Satan’s work in the world—have no precursors nor parallels.
How do move not right or left, but forward?
#Thread
Early Christians could convert the Kings of the pagan world and turn these powers to righteous ends.
But modern capitalist powers (whether states, businesses, or banks) are built on a fundamental rejection of the Common Good.
Jan 29, 2019 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
Thoughts on "right-wing"/"reactionary" Catholic Twitter. #thread
For context on my views:
Many Catholics online are interested in radical political philosophy.
Integralism, the Church's teaching on politics, is a common buzzword.
If you're not clear on what it means, see thejosias.com