Catholicism and the Political Landscape

About this episode

The episode discusses current political events from a Catholic perspective, focusing on various political issues including abortion and the rule of law.

In this episode of Take Every Thought Captive, Dr. Bulzacchelli and Dr. Smith discuss current political events from a Catholic perspective. The discussion focuses especially on presidential politics, the rule of law, the administrative state, and the politics of abortion. The conversation bypasses the usual shallow polemics and engages the deeper trends and underlying ideas of current events. Topics include: Abortion and gradualism The Well-formed Catholic conscience, The managerial revolution The deep state Biden's mental decline Cover ups and the rule of law #managerial_revolution, #abortion, #election_2024 Explore the intersection of politics and philosophy with Dr. Smith here: https://logosletter2022.substack.com/ For an in-depth Thomistic critique of modern politics consider purchasing Dr. Smith's book…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Gale

Guests: Dr. Bulzacchelli, Dr. Smith

Topics covered

• Catholic perspective on politics
• presidential politics
• rule of law
• administrative state
• politics of abortion
• managerial revolution
• deep state

Keywords

• Catholicism
• politics
• abortion
• presidential politics
• rule of law
• managerial revolution
• deep state
• Biden

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Studies Academy, Logos Letter

Products: Understanding Modern Political Ideas for Christians

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