At a recent seminar at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., Prof. Andrew Abela made an astonishing statement about the family and business. Held on September 24-26, the event raised many questions not only about the role but also the vocation of today’s businessman. Co-sponsored by Catholic University of America and the Napa Institute, the conference … Read more
Award-winning author John Horvat II shared his talk, “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother: The Key to Bringing America Back to Order,” on Sept. 28. The event was held at St. Mary’s Center located in downtown Scranton, Penn. Mr. Horvat is the author of the book, Return to Order, as well as vice president of … Read more
While email can connect individuals with speed and facility, that is not the only reason why it is so popular. All of the billions and billions of emails that circulate around the globe are not important contracts or negotiations. More often than not, they involve insignificant affairs that we treat with importance and anticipation. People … Read more
Historically, gold was in very short supply in Europe and was hardly the basis for money. Thus, the role of precious metals in money was very limited as can be seen by the affirmation of David Hackett Fischer: “The supply of these precious metals was relatively small in the medieval West. Scholars have estimated that … Read more
Meet John Horvat II September 28, at presentation and book signing SCRANTON, PA. (September 9, 2014) – The award-winning Pennsylvania author whose appearances across America are sparking a national discussion will share his much lauded presentation, “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother: The Key to Bringing America Back to Order, in Scranton on Sept. … Read more
By William Gossett. At first glance, it is apparent that our culture is obsessed with technology. Countless customers wait outside of stores for days, for the latest version of the iPhone or whatever new product is out. People put aside all responsibilities and concerns, focusing their attention completely around a material product. This phenomenon is not … Read more
Before the advent of systematized law, there was no class of lawyers, professional legal literature or official judiciary. Law consisted of primitive rules embedded in society, religion and folk customs. Not even the Romans, famous for their legal codes, had developed a formal system of law and concepts. It was only in the late eleventh … Read more
The state of law today gives testimony to a general disregard for many of its basic precepts. This can be seen in the case of governors and attorney generals who refused to enforce laws as in the case of same-sex “marriage.” There are activist judges who strike down laws based upon spurious reasoning and faulty … Read more
When social norms are lost, all society suffers as can be seen from a quote from British statesman Edmund Burke: “When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment we have no compass to govern us; nor can we know distinctly to what port we … Read more
There is something wrong with the way we deal with our problems these days. We used to have leaders. Now it seems every crisis must be addressed by some massive law, in which every possibility of error can be foreseen; every detail regulated. It is as if to say, let the government solve our all … Read more
