The Spiritual Crises of Modernity: From Nominalism to Nihilism A Maurin Academy course with Deacon Christopher May 7 pm CDT live on Zoom on Tuesdays October 08, 15, 22, 29 Reportedly, William Temple, who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1942, once asked his father, who was then the Archbishop: “Father, why don’t philosophers rule … Read more
Spencer and Laurie talk to Catholic Worker Renée Roden about her experiences in the Catholic Worker movement and what she is doing now as she transitions to a new community. She also discusses the upcoming Peter Maurin Conference in Chicago: Sept. https://www.stgregoryhall.org/maurin.html
We are thrilled to welcome guest lecturer Harry Murray who will be teaching four classes over the next year, once every three months. The first session will be held on Monday, August 5 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom. He will be teaching about the intersections of the co-founder of the Catholic … Read more
By Laurie M. Johnson My latest book has been published by Wipf & Stock! My hope is that this book will help readers gain perspective on the political/culture wars that hold our societies back. While the focus is on the US and the causes of its economic, cultural, political and religious divisions, the information and … Read more
Spencer and Laurie talk to Dr. Benjamin Peters about his book Called to Be Saints: John Hugo, the Catholic Worker, and a Theology of Radical Christianity. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-maurin-academy-311669 Political Philosophy: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all … Read more
Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom In collaboration with our friends at the Canterbury House in Chicago, we are hosting a Personalism roundtable discussion. Inspired from philosophers and writers such as Peter Maurin, Emmanuel Mounier, Nikolai Berdyaev, and many others. Some of the questions we will be pondering: The structure … Read more
Our upcoming Maurin Academy Roundtable Discussion will be next Monday, January 29 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom. This live discussion is available for our Maurin Academy Patrons and Catholic Workers. A brief description of this discussion, as stated in our latest issue of The Regenerative Reader January 2024 : “Our Maurin Academy founders and colleagues … Read more
On Tuesday, November 28 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, Deacon Christopher May will be leading a session on The Universal Destination of Goods, live on Zoom. Our prevailing economic order assumes that ownership of property implies the right to almost any arbitrary use, or non-use, of that property. However, the Catholic tradition teaches that … Read more
Peter Maurin’s Easy Essays encourage Catholic Workers interested in constructing a new social order to read the personalist revolutionaries: Emmanuel Mounier and Jacques Maritain. These personalist and communitarian philosophers also inspired Fr. Jose Maria Arizmindi, the founder of Mondragon, the world’s largest industrial worker-owned cooperative. What can Mondragon illustrate about Peter Maurin’s program that Catholic … Read more
Spencer and Laurie interview Sean Domencic, co-founder of the Tradistae podcast (concluded in 2022) and blog, and frequent contributor to New Polity. Both outlets identify with the Catholic Worker movement and tend to be adjacent to traditionalism, but with a critical distance. This conversation helps us explore the Church-centric wing of the Catholic Worker movement.