Fr. Richard Neuhaus, a proponent of neoconservative economics (known as neoliberalism in Latin America and most of the rest of the world), has written a book that can only be considered a counter document to that of Pope John Paul II and the Bishops of America which was presented as the closing statement, the Apostolic… continue reading
Pope John Paul II’s New America: Ecclesia in America: Fr. Neuhaus should withdraw his Book
April 1, 1999 by
MEXICO BROUGHT TO ITS KNEES Editorial from El Observador de la Actualidad
February 1, 1999 by
The rise in the price of gasoline, the announcement of the rising costs of utilities-gas, telephone-and the virtual liberation of the price of the tortilla have brought the Mexican people to their knees, facing a black 1999. On their knees and without any power to make demands. The increase of 15 percent in the price… continue reading
“Economic Personalism” is a Fraud: The Solution to Capitalism
November 1, 1998 by
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
Encyclicals Indict Greed of Companies: Mexicans not Paid Living Wage in U.S. Maquiladoras
October 1, 1998 by
Andrew Wright will soon be married to Blossom Mueller, fellow Catholic Worker. They will begin their family life by making the retreat which Fr. Hugo gave so often to Dorothy Day, as part of their honeymoon. As more immigrants arrive each day with the dusty, greasy clothes on their backs I am reminded of what… continue reading
Is Capitalism Catholic? Pope Demands Justice
November 1, 1997 by
It was a gathering of fourteen immigrants who are Catholic Workers who inspired this article. These men were paid so little–$15.00 to $20.00 per week in their countries–that they were forced to migrate to survive. The response from new arrivals who have worked for foreign companies in their countries is always the same: “Either we have a place to… continue reading
U.S. Stylish Clothing Manufactured at Slave Wages
October 1, 1995 by
For several years we have printed in these pages that the average wage in Honduras was $.37 per hour. This included companies (maquiladoras) owned by corporations from First World countries such as the United States. Because of the low wages paid by these companies, people are forced to immigrate to the United States and other countries. These… continue reading
Transfiguration Spirituality CHRIST DID NOT DIE FOR GOLD
September 1, 1994 by
We write this on August 6. This day is indelibly branded and engraved on our souls. It is the day, August 6, 1945, that our father died (Mark’s father, Herman Sebastian Zwick, died when Mark was a young teenager, leaving a family of twelve children). This changed Mark’s life. It is also the day, August… continue reading
