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The Organic State and Social Order

For man’s productive effort cannot yield its fruits unless a truly social and organic body exists, unless a social and juridical order watches over the exercise of work, unless the various occupations, being interdependent, cooperate with and mutually complete one another, and, what is still more important, unless mind, material things, and work combine andContinue reading “The Organic State and Social Order”

Hierarchy and Equality

You [Venerable Brethren] represent the hierarchy, social inequalities, authority, and obedience – worn out institutions to which their hearts, captured by another ideal, can no longer submit to. Pope St. Pius X Equality has been embraced by the contemporary Western world as the ideal for human social order. Hierarchies are seen quite often as evil,Continue reading “Hierarchy and Equality”

Catholic Traditionalism

Definition of Tradition A loose definition of tradition needs to be reached before continuing to articulation of a specifically Catholic traditionalism. Tradition is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary in a few ways. First, tradition is viewed as inherited custom, religious practices, actions, thoughts, or behaviors. Secondly, it is defined as beliefs, information, customs stories, orContinue reading “Catholic Traditionalism”

Universal Sovereignty

“Human government is derived from Divine government, and should imitate it.” Summa Theologiae St. Thomas Aquinas Dante Alighieri, while being primarily known for his work The Divine Comedy, was a political figure of the middle ages. His lesser known writing De Monarchia contains multiple powerful arguments in favor of a universal monarchy-a worldwide empire toContinue reading “Universal Sovereignty”

Separation of Church and State

[8] But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Hebrews 1:8 Because Jesus Christ is the divine and legitimate kingly authority over every atom and molecule of creation, families, communities, and even states must submit to Christ and His moral order.Continue reading “Separation of Church and State”

Familial Gender Roles

Pope Leo XIII, who reigned from 1878-1903, wrote the Encyclical Rerum Novarum on Capital and Labor regarding economics. In this masterpiece of Catholic Social Teaching, Leo XIII recommends women stay in the home, “Finally, work which is quite suitable for a strong man cannot rightly be required from a woman or a child. And, inContinue reading “Familial Gender Roles”