You don’t have to be a genius to realize the failure of Marxism. Even before 1989 one could have realized that Marxist regimes were not built on Marxist ideologies and theory, but were built on the rather strange foundation of tens of millions of bodies of the proletariat who disagreed with the regime. The foundation… continue reading
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. For a Greater Distribution of Land. The Challenge of Agrarian Reform (Excerpts)
June 1, 1998 by
The social teaching of the Church is very clear … that agrarian reform is one of the most urgent reforms and cannot be delayed,” the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace said in a document it made public Jan. 13, 1998. The council said that “in situations of injustice and poverty, agrarian reform is not… continue reading
A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE: THE POPE’S CALL TO THE WEST
November 1, 1995 by
On the anniversary of the publication one year ago of a statement signed by the editors of nine Catholic publications, the Houston Catholic Worker here publishes that statement, “A Civilization of Love: The Pope’s Call to the West” and adds its endorsement to it. Some were surprised, most were moved to respect, when Pope John Paul… continue reading
THIRD WOLRD DEBT – THE SILENT KILLER
November 1, 1994 by
“The debt crisis is over,” proclaim economic journals and government officials. Unlike a decade ago, when Mexico threw the financial world into a panic by declaring it could not meet its debt payments, the international banking system is no longer in danger of collapse from the possible default of Third World debtors. Small banks have… continue reading
