Inheritance is inevitable. We will die without ever figuring out how to take our stuff with us. This makes the rather odd claim, “I will give everything I own away when I die,” seem quite silly, at least to the Church Fathers: “Of course you will!” They reply. Sit down with Marc and Jacob to hear how the fathers suggested we write our wills.
Almsgiving sounds churchy and ambiguous. Surprise: it’s not. It’s the virtue that fulfills the envious man’s perverted dream of being another person; it’s the work of merit that cures our capitalist obsession with merit; it’s the antidote to sin; it’s the hope for both the rich and poor. Listen up and do penance.
The Catholic principle is not, "Give a man a fish." And it is definitely not, "Teach a man to fish." It's not even, "Give a man a fish while you teach him how to fish." The good Catholic economy is summarized in the maxim, "Give a man a fishing pole and teach him to fish with it while you serve him nicely seasoned grilled halibut." Listen in to hear our argument for the gift economy.
This past year billionaires increased their wealth by 36%. Despite this incredible gain, 35% of the Forbes 400 (the 400 wealthiest people in the world) gave only 1% of their wealth away. Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam play the game "How to Blow One Billion Dollars" to help those with money understand how to usher in a Christian culture.
Jacob Imam and Marc Barnes speak with author Brandon McGinley about his new book, It Is Right and Just, co-authored with Scott Hahn and recently published by Emmaus Road Publishing.
Marc Barnes and Andrew Willard Jones posit Black Friday as a "Sabbath of Liberalism" and apply the ideas in William Cavanaugh's recent New Polity magazine article.
Marc Barnes had a chance to sit down with Patrick Coffin to discuss the Church and the State, the upcoming election, Kanye vs. Trump, abortion, celebrities, and more.
In which Andrew, Jacob, and Marc discuss how the ideologies of socialism and liberalism are only spread through the ideology of nationalism, the meaning of “nation” in the Bible, and why Jesus Christ was not a nationalist.
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