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July 08, 2022

Tony Sirico, 1942-2022

Tony Sirico, the renowned actor and older brother of Acton Institute co-founder and president emeritus, Rev. Robert A. Sirico, passed away on July 8, 2022. He was 79 years old. Watch the livestream of the funeral of Tony Sirico on Wednesday, July 13, at 10:30am ET here: Sirico was best known for his role as “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in HBO’s The Sopranos, for which he won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Continue Reading...

February 18, 2021

‘Religion & Liberty’ Winter 2021 issue released

The latest edition of the Acton Institute’s flagship journal, Religion & Liberty, has been released. The Winter 2021 issue focuses on the menace of political violence. Politics divides; commerce and goodwill unite. Continue Reading...

October 30, 2020

After her ‘Vanity Fair’ shoot, AOC must hear this speech from Fr. Robert Sirico

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has touched off fresh controversy in a Vanity Fair cover story. Although she called the president of the United States a “motherf—er” and expresses her interest in seeking a “higher position” in politics, what caught the public imagination is its accompanying photo shoot in which the democratic socialist’s apparel in no way resembled the clothing of the proletariat. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2020

Acton alumni spotlight: Justin Beene – Developing community and seeking justice

Justin Beene is the director of the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation and long-time faculty member of Acton University. He has spoken on community development and poverty several times at Acton events. Continue Reading...

June 05, 2020

Kuyper, Pope Leo XIII and the social question today

I was a guest on the Working Man podcast this week, discussing the connections between the Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper and Pope Leo XIII. In 1891 both Leo and Kuyper published important documents providing Christian reflection on the “social question.” Continue Reading...

May 28, 2020

Rev. Robert Sirico: The secular marginalization of the church during COVID-19

As some Americans in some states are being granted the “permission” to return to church services, Rev. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, reminds us that government bureaucrats will never be more concerned about the personal and spiritual needs of believers than their own pastors. Continue Reading...

May 27, 2020

Rev. Robert Sirico: Churches are ‘the first of the first responders’

During the coronavirus pandemic, the media crowned a new set of heroes: healthcare workers, essential employees, and first responders. But politicians who classify church attendance as non-essential ignore the fact that churches “are the first of the first responders,” says Acton Institute President and Co-founder Rev. Continue Reading...

May 13, 2020

Rev. Robert Sirico: COVID-19 lockdown orders are the state-mandated ‘marginalization of religion’

Perhaps nowhere is the disconnect between private citizens’ views and those of the government clearer than when it comes to the role of religion in society. Acton Institute President and Co-founder Rev. Continue Reading...

March 29, 2020

The other ‘coronacrisis’: Are our free associations heading to the catacombs?

As alarm bells continue ringing for the coronavirus pandemic, governments have aggressively stepped up heavy-handed measures to flatten the curve of contagion – especially through forced social distancing. While surely beneficial to slow the pace of infection, such radical isolation has halted virtually all public gatherings and most private free associations at work, worship, school and private charities. Continue Reading...

March 12, 2020

End the BBC’s monopoly status

The UK’s exit from the European Union opened a new era of liberty by empowering the British people to control their own destiny. However, state monopolies undermine their newfound autonomy by removing them from key decisions that affect their lives. Continue Reading...

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