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Cause of our Economic and Social problems

Ever since the disaster of the Protestant Reformation our civilization has been falling into ever deepening crisis, the solution to which Hilarie Belloc says. “Does not permit of indefinite delay. Thus the Protestant Reformation has led to our present disastrous economic situation, where there are on the one hand, a few wealthy men and on the other a multitude of ‘wage slaves’ who have neither a secure ‘status’ nor a place in society, nor any property, except for their labour, upon which to rely on for their daily bread. Furthermore, he shows how this situation contrasts sharply with that of the middle ages, where security of status, with a sufficiency of material goods, was the rule, which thus supported the catholic goal of frugal comfort and family security in this life and salvation in the next, as opposed to the Calvinist ideal of acquiring material wealth, even at the expense of the welfare of one’s neighbor. He concludes by stating that only a return to Catholicism will re

Wisdom from Cardinal Newman on scandals in the Church

Wisdom from Cardinal Newman on scandals in the Church

Bl. Thomas Abel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Thomas Abel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Thomas Abel English Catholic Priest who was martyred during the reign of Henry VIII. Arrested by English authorities for denying the spiritual supremacy of the king, He was incarcerated in the Tower of London for six years, he was sentenced to "be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, there to be hanged, cut down alive, your members to be cut off and cast in the fire, your bowels burnt before your eyes, your head smitten off, your body to be quartered at the King's will, and God have mercy on your soul finally receiving execution at Smithfield.

Sunni rebels occupying churches, homes of Syrian Christians

Sunni rebels occupying churches, homes of Syrian Christians

ZENIT - A Martyr Church: Cambodian Catholics Remember Their Heroes

ZENIT - A Martyr Church: Cambodian Catholics Remember Their Heroes

Edith Stein — Convert, Nun, Martyr

Edith Stein — Convert, Nun, Martyr

Protestantism dying even faster than Catholicism in Luther's homeland

Protestantism dying even faster than Catholicism in Luther's homeland

Roman basilica honours modern martyrs on Independent Catholic News

Roman basilica honours modern martyrs on Independent Catholic News

ZENIT - Salesians Take Up Call to New Evangelization, Focus on Evangelizing the Young

ZENIT - Salesians Take Up Call to New Evangelization, Focus on Evangelizing the Young

ZENIT - 75% of Those Killed for Religious Hatred Are Christian

ZENIT - 75% of Those Killed for Religious Hatred Are Christian

Vietnam: mass protests after government crackdown on Catholic Church on Independent Catholic News

Vietnam: mass protests after government crackdown on Catholic Church on Independent Catholic News

Appeal Court rules Church can be held responsible for offences by priests on Independent Catholic News

Appeal Court rules Church can be held responsible for offences by priests on Independent Catholic News

Nigeria: 'Christians must convert' says Islamist group on Independent Catholic News

Nigeria: 'Christians must convert' says Islamist group on Independent Catholic News

ZENIT - Paul VI's Proclamation of St. Benedict as Patron of Europe

ZENIT - Paul VI's Proclamation of St. Benedict as Patron of Europe

ZENIT - Christian Unity: A Prayer of the Ages

ZENIT - Christian Unity: A Prayer of the Ages

ZENIT - Testimony of 30 Living Vatican II Participants Said to Stir Wave of Emotions

ZENIT - Testimony of 30 Living Vatican II Participants Said to Stir Wave of Emotions

Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders - Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders - Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

A surprising number think that because of his beliefs Tony Blair should have been denied entry into the Church: But wouldn’t that mean a lot of expulsions? | CatholicHerald.co.uk

A surprising number think that because of his beliefs Tony Blair should have been denied entry into the Church: But wouldn’t that mean a lot of expulsions? | CatholicHerald.co.uk