Spencer and Laurie interview Dan Krull about the closure of an innercity agricultural initiative. We discuss the ins and outs of the project, some reasons why it "failed", and the limits (or lack thereof) of education as a means of improving society. Please fill out this form to be put on the email list for future Maurin... Continue Reading →
Here's our latest newsletter, with an article from Jakob Hanschu, "‘Live Fast, Die Young’: A Reflection on 24/7 Capitalism and Ecological Arrhythmia" and news about our upcoming classes. Laurie's two session class on Pope Francis's Laudato Si is right around the corner! regenerative-reader-febmarchDownload
This short series on March 23 and 30, 2023, will cover the major concepts of Laudato Si (Praise Be to You: On the Care of Our Common Home), the encyclical by Pope Francis on the state of our environment and our responsibility toward it. Dr. Laurie M Johnson is a Co-Founder of the Maurin Academy.... Continue Reading →
This time we interview Suan Sonna—host of Intellectual Catholicism—to talk about the relationship between the Church and State, Aristo-Thomism and natural law. Please fill out this form to be put on the email list for future Maurin Academy seminars, short series, and other events. Support us on Patreon! Dustbowl Diatribes podcast can be found on iTunes, Google... Continue Reading →
This Thursday is Laurie's monthly "Pints with Plato" talk and discussion, and she'll be focusing on St. Augustine's Book XIX of Augustine's The City of God in which he wrestles with the relative importance of philosophy versus faith, or Athens versus Jerusalem. Laurie will also talk a bit about Augustine's influence on the school of political... Continue Reading →
Spencer and Laurie interview an Anonymous Pastor, discussing the state of his/her denomination. Please fill out this form to be put on the email list for future Maurin Academy seminars, short series and other events. Support us on Patreon! Dustbowl Diatribes podcast can be found on iTunes, Google Podcasts, and Audible. Spotify thought we were a music... Continue Reading →
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Our next "Pints with Plato" is right around the corner on Groundhog Day, February 2! Now's the time to sign up on Eventbrite, or subscribe at the Worker Scholar or Salt of the Earth levels on Patreon to join!
This group will meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7pm CST. Sessions are expected to run 90 minutes, give or take a quarter hour. The first session will be February 8, from 7-8:30pm CST. The format for the group will be to literally read Marx together. We will start with Das... Continue Reading →
Here's a copy of our latest newsletter, where you'll find news about our new Marx reading group, the next "Pints with Plato," and some important news from the JPII Catholic Worker farm. You can download this copy! regenerative-reader-11Download
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