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"A profound influence on Western political, economic, and cultural development and the idea of progress is the concept of linear time. The idea that time is linear — that it has a beginning and is going somewhere may seem obvious, but the idea of time as linear is a unique aspect

The Christian vision of linear, covenantal time has shaped the West. It's counterfeits have wreaked havoc. When we lose Christian theology, but retain linear time, we open the door to utopianism. themoralimagination.com/p/a-christian-…

What is progress for? Why is progress better than no progress? Benedict XVI notes in Spe Salvi, while progress is good, it is not an end in itself. And as C.S. Lewis argued progress is not going forward if you are going in the wrong direction themoralimagination.com/p/a-christian-…

At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning,

.⁦Michael Matheson Miller⁩ and myself, for ⁦Acton Institute⁩ Requiem Aeternam: Pope Francis (1936–2025) – Religion & Liberty Online rlo.acton.org/archives/12670…

A fitting thought from Pope Francis' final Urbi et Orbi message

Eternal Rest grant unto him O Lord. May Holy Father Francis Rest in Peace. rlo.acton.org/archives/12670…

Pope Francis stressed the freedom and dignity of person - the plight of the poor, the threat of “ideological colonialism,” and dignity of the human person connected to the natural environment. May he Rest in Peace rlo.acton.org/archives/12670…

Thanks The European Conservative Magazine for re-running obituary essay about Pope Francis I wrote with Michael Matheson Miller for Acton Institute’s Religion & Liberty Online. europeanconservative.com/articles/comme…

Quoted in Michael Matheson Miller and John Pinheiro's excellent obituary of Pope Francis. The context is Francis' warnings about "ideological colonization" harming families in the developing world via the exportation of Western (materialist, relativist) values.

Carlo Lancellotti Yes. As you know, and as Michael Matheson Miller tells me every day at the water cooler, read Augusto Del Noce on this point!

🔥New episode dropped. Conclaves are mysterious, sacred, and globally significant. They're also very misunderstood. Dan Hugger unpacks it with John Pinheiro and Michael Matheson Miller on the Acton Line podcast. Check it. ⬇️ acton.org/audio/all-thin…

Must-read piece from Samuel Gregg about how Leo XIII's most important encyclical, Aeterni Patris, informs his most well-known encyclical, Rerum Novarum. nationalreview.com/2025/05/a-new-…

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is an affront to human life. Please continue to write to your MP and urge them to oppose this dangerous Bill, which seeks to lead us into darkness. In these moments of darkness, turn to the Lord Jesus who is the light of the world.

Fruit or sugar: which wrecks your health faster? The answer depends on THIS one condition. 🧬🚫 Paul Saladino, MD #sugartruth #metabolichealth #guthealth

Really great essay by Michael Matheson Miller To summarize the greatest antidote to consumerism is the transcendence. “Man needs transcendence” - Pope Benedict XVI Michael’s 6 ways to combat consumerism are excellent. themoralimagination.com/p/six-ways-to-…

When someone is truly passionate about their work

Exactly Robert P. George and Carlo Lancellotti As C.S. Lewis wrote in Abolition of Man: "Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument."

After he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957, Albert Camus wrote a letter of thanks to his favorite childhood teacher, whom he'd never forgotten. It's beautiful.

An excellent essay by Michael Matheson Miller 👇