Can the love of the common good be recovered when we live in countries whose culture and institutions seem at odds with it? Should we retreat in enclaves, join secession movements, or stay put in our local community, wherever it may be? Can a p
In light of our previous discussion on the common good, we examine and critique 2 articles by prominent Catholic thinkers who offer their own view of how the common good should be promoted.
The common good is widely acknowledged as a fundamental principle of political life. Yet totalitarian regimes have committed countless atrocities in its name. To this day there is much misunderstanding of what the common good means. Is it a set
In the last chapter of Shadow Work, Illich offers an apocalyptic view of industrial societies and the forced segregations that have been imposed on families and on people for the sake of efficiency. Is his a Marxian critique of capitalism or d
In the fourth chapter of Shadow Work, Illich offers the thought of Hugh of St. Victor on the mechanical arts as a means to the development of personal virtue, contrasting it to the modern development of science for mass consumption. Is Illich’
We begin our discussion of Ivan Illich’s Shadow Work. In the second chapter of the book, Illich focuses on the standardization of language in the late Renaissance as a means to expand the power of the State, contrasting it with the flourishing
The God, Man, and Markets podcast is a discussion among Charlie Deist, Fr. Brad Elliott, David Clayton, and Dr. Michel Accad, on faith, culture, and life in society. We begin our first season with a discussion of the provocative book by Ivan I