Many believe that production among wage earners can be increased simply by increasing the number of hours that person works. Such reasoning holds that a person is a machine that can be switched off and on indifferent to their requirements as living beings. Such assumptions are wrong. People are not machines. They need rest. Hardworking … Read more
On May 8, 2015, John Horvat talks about his book, Return to Order, with Dr. John Cook on his show “Good Books Radio” on the NPR affiliate station, KMBH-FM 88.9, in Brownsville, Texas. The half hour interview discusses the frenetic intemperance in modern society and the solutions proposed by the book. The taped interview was … Read more
CHANDLER, AZ (August 21, 2-15) – The global economy continues on a course of self-destruction as a result of ignoring our God-given moral compass, which ultimately keeps everything in balance, according to John Horvat II, author of Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, … Read more
With the nation polarized and unable to move forward, many people are suggesting that what our country needs is a business model for governing. Forget about the moral issues. Run the nation like a business and everything will come out all right. Find a candidate who gets things done in business and that person will … Read more
Hanover, Pennsylvania — August 21, 2015: Ahead of the upcoming Synod on the Family in Rome, dozens of organizations are collecting petitions to Pope Francis, asking him to reinforce Church teaching on marriage and family. Today, the worldwide petition surpassed 500,000 signatures, including those of 5 cardinals, 117 bishops and hundreds of prominent civil leaders. … Read more
In an age of instant gratification, we are encouraged to forget about the most important things in our lives. Our rushed and hectic schedules demand our attention. We must have everything now, instantly, regardless of the consequences. It must be the latest and greatest, the biggest and the best version; it must be new and … Read more
Written by RTO.org* Every year around the feast of the Assumption, thousands of Lebanese Maronite Catholics and other local Catholics make a pilgrimage to the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon near Youngstown, Ohio. This year was the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the church and the pilgrimage. The August 13-16 … Read more
The author Franz Funck-Brentano relates the accomplishments of an organic Christian Society by relating the superhuman and flexible efforts involved in the building of cathedrals. He writes: “For the rest, not a single one of our great churches was finished according to the plan on which it was conceived. The prodigious impulse which caused them … Read more
Written by Joseph Jordan* On July 24, 2015, John Horvat appeared with Tommy Briggs and Jeff Howe on their very lively radio talk show, “The Wake Up Call Show,” that airs on YES-FM Christian radio network in Toledo, Ohio. They speak about the “Jennerization” of marriage and other aspects reflected in the book Return to … Read more
“The science of economics is concerned with the question of valuation that arises from the use of scarce means for the attainment of alternative ends.” Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. “These ends the economist takes as final data, facts of human choice or preference. He … Read more
