Catholicism

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Ep 149: Roman Catholicism, the Pope, Mary, the Eucharist, and Ecumenicism with Matthew Levering

Christian Worldview

Ep 149: Roman Catholicism, the Pope, Mary, the Eucharist, and Ecumenicism with Matthew Levering   In this episode I talk with Dr. Matthew Levering, a Catholic theologian who teaches at ...

Ep 122: What Protestants Misunderstand about the Catholic Church with Michael Pakaluk

Christian Worldview

Ep 122: What Protestants Misunderstand about the Catholic Church with Michael Pakaluk  In this episode I talk with Dr. Michael Pakaluk, a Catholic philosopher who teaches at the Catholic University ...

Can Catholics Be Libertarian

Can Catholics Be Libertarian? 4 Things You Should Know About Catholicism and Libertarianism

Christian Worldview

Can Catholics Be Libertarian? According to an American Values Survey, libertarians make up at least 7% of Americans. In addition, about 15% of Americans would consider or already do vote ...

Weekend Insights – Malice, Anarchism, Batman, and much more…

News

Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI "President's Corner" of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I'm thinking about...

Ep 111: Free is Beautiful with Randy England

Libertarianism

Randy England joins us to talk about his book, Free is Beautiful, a tremendous work on the foundations of libertarianism from a biblical and Church history perspective.  

Ep 103: Faith, Liberty, & What Threatens Us with Andrew Napolitano

Libertarianism

Judge Andrew Napolitano joins us for a quick discussion on why he’s a Christian AND a libertarian, what threatens our liberties in America today, and his “report card” for the ...

Ep 88: Happiness and Social Capital with Jeremy Jackson

Economics

Jeremy Jackson, associate professor at North Dakota State University, joins us to talk about happiness research and social capital. He also tells us what got allured him about economics. Show ...

Ep 87: The Caring Society with Robert Whaples

Christian Worldview

Whether it comes from Pope Francis or another person who wants to virtue signal about the kind of society they advocate, the “caring society” sounds like a great idea. But ...

Ep 44: Economics and the Parables of Jesus with Jeffrey Tucker

Podcast

Parabolic interpretation has been seen through many lenses throughout Christian history. While the deepest theological meaning of the parables carry the greatest importance, there are also important lessons which can ...

Ep 20: Religious Freedom and the Marriage Wars with Stephanie Slade

Podcast

One of the most common issues raised by non-libertarian Christians about libertarian thought is marriage licensing. Because the family unit is essential to social order, the argument goes, Christians should ...

Ep 14: Pope Francis Attacks Libertarianism; Jeffrey Tucker Responds

History

Several weeks ago, Pope Francis escalated his political and economic rhetoric with a direct attack on libertarianism. Jeffrey Tucker, one of the liberty movement’s most influential thought leaders and himself ...

Pope Francis Says the State Can Solve World Hunger

Economics

Pope Francis addressed the United Nations assembly at a recent conference regarding solutions to world hunger, saying that states across the world should increase their aid efforts and coordinate more ...

U.S. Attack on Syria Would Be a Criminal Act

News

The Catholic Patriarch of Syria has recently stated that a United States attack on Syria would be a “criminal act,” highlighting how U.S. government interventionism not only affects millions of ...

Ayn Rand vs. C.S. Lewis? (News of the Week, June 9, 2013 Edition)

News

Recapping a few interesting and significant links of the past few weeks. Here are some things you might not have seen in your internet sojourns lately… Rand Paul had an ...

Catholic Theologians Say Prostitution Should Be Legal

Christian Worldview

This guest article is by Ryan McMaken, and was originally posted at LewRockwell.com. I refer of course to the Catholic theologians known as Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Augustine, both ...

News of the Week, October 6, 2012 Edition: Libertarianism is not just for Protestants

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week. Our Catholic brethren have a new resource: Free is Beautiful: Why Catholics should be libertarian by Randy England. ...

A Faith-Based Budget for the State?

Theology

As expected, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget resolution (H. CON. RES. 112), which he called “The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal,” went down in defeat ...

6 Myths Catholics Tell About Libertarians

Christian Worldview

Norman’s note: This guest post is by Prof. Ryan McMaken. Even though the article is specifically about Catholic Christians, every major point could be applied to Protestants as well. Many ...

A Christian Voter’s Guide

Christian Ethics

This guest post is by Craig White. America is at war, in many faraway lands. By normal definitions, we are now at war in Afghanistan, Iraq (until the troops leave), ...

The Vatican’s Confused Statement on the Marketplace

Christian Worldview

This past monday, the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Department issued a statement condemning “idolatry of the market” and calling for a new world economic authority to manage crises in a ...

Is Catholicism anti-Libertarian?

Libertarianism

My good friend Daniel Coleman, who is Catholic and a libertarian, had an interesting email exchange with Dr. Tom Woods about Catholic teaching in tension with libertarian theory. The discussion ...

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