Repetition and the Way of the Cross

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The life of a Christian involves suffering and the carrying of one’s cross daily. One way this is done is by the constant and often grueling repetition of tasks that are part of developing a trade or craft. However, such repetition is not without its purpose. In fact, it aids in the  development of skills … Read more

Is More Choice Better?

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The problem is that when we are faced with too many choices in modern markets, there is a cost of having choice overload. This can lead to bad decisions, anxiety, stress and dissatisfaction – even clinical depression. Free Book: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got … Read more

Three Reasons to Do an Internet Detox

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On January 1, 2017, I made a New Year’s resolution to make my Sundays Internet free. This involved not going online Sundays for any reason, whether it be for email, updates or inquiries. I did this because I realized just how much leisure time I was wasting on the Internet. I wanted to devote Sunday … Read more

Where Are the Nation’s Captains?

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Traveling by air these days can be stressful. It is increasingly difficult to go on a trip without some incident happening like the recent tussle on United Airlines Flight 3411. More often, however, flights are being canceled or delayed due to mechanical or weather problems. This can lead to hours of waiting at the gates … Read more

How Do We Return to Order?

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When introducing the book, Return to Order, I present the picture of a “party” economy that is frenzied and out of balance. One of the questions I am often asked later is: What can we do to fight the present disorder? People want to know what concrete steps they can take right now. They want … Read more

Protecting the Family from the Enemy Within

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Many parents consider themselves satisfied if they succeed in shielding their children from the horrible influences outside the home. They also need to consider the bad influences and distractions that appear inside the bosom of the family home. Parents should give great attention to developing those warm relationships inside an atmosphere of intense affection. Free … Read more

Sunday is a Day of Rest Isn’t It?

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There is the mistaken impression that for a modern economy to work efficiently, everything must be 24/7. Missing a beat is considered fatal to good business and economic productivity. All must be frenzied and hurried if one is to compete in today’s globalized economy. Such assumptions go against the necessities of human nature. People are … Read more

When Life Is Organized Like Machines

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We note that technology does not refer only to the machines and computers that make up our industry. It also refers to those identical methods, procedures, and practices that men employ equally upon others and in this way imitates the action of efficient machines. This can be seen in the development of bureaucracy, teaching methods, … Read more

Christmas Novena

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Christmas Novena Opening Prayer (To be recited each day) Hail, and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary At midnight, in Bethlehem In piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe I beseech Thee, O my God, To hear my prayers and grant my … Read more