Daily Archives: 13 May 2021

Populorum Progressio 8: The Widening Gap

The 1960s were supposedly a more enlightened time, at least in the US. Clearly today, with the widening gap in the US, the Third World, the feudal world, whatever you want to call it–has arrived. And more, it continues today … Continue reading

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Desk

My wife has gotten into Marie Kondo, who is apparently a big thing. At home, where we have squeezed a house, then a large apartment into a smaller apartment, perhaps it has saved me from leaping over boxes and stuff … Continue reading

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Fratelli Tutti 171: Classic Justice

It would seem to go without saying, but a pure justice–the lack of purposeful or exploitative infringement on another person–goes without saying. As Pope Francis discusses “false rights,” it occurs to me one vital and overlooked corrective, especially for the … Continue reading

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