Robert A. Sirico

March 29, 2011

WSJ cites Rev. Sirico in ‘A Requiem for Detroit’

Writing in the Wall Street Journal today, William McGurn looks at some of the root causes of the catastrophic decline of the city of Detroit. Census information released last week showed the city — once the fifth largest in America and a place which had such awe-inspiring industrial might that President Roosevelt labeled it the Arsenal of Democracy — had lost more than 25 percent of its population in the last decade. Continue Reading...

March 01, 2011

Rev. Sirico Commentary on Catholics and Unions in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Acton President and co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico publishes a new opinion piece that looks at “the protests in Wisconsin against proposed changes in collective bargaining for public-sector unions” through the lens of Catholic social thought: Catholic teaching’s pro-union bias By the Rev. Continue Reading...

March 01, 2011

Rev. Sirico cited in ‘Wisconsin Dispute Exposes Catholic Split On Unions’

Rev. Robert A. Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, is quoted in a Religion News Service story on the Wisconsin budget and union battles. The wire service story was picked up by, among others, the Huffington Post and Christian Century: Wisconsin dispute exposes Catholic split on unions Feb 28, 2011 by Piet Levy (RNS) The fierce budget battle in Wisconsin that’s pitting unions against Republican Gov. Continue Reading...

February 25, 2011

Rev. Sirico: Church Changes How it Deals with Organized Labor

Rev. Robert A. Sirico is interviewed by Joan Frawley Desmond, a reporter for National Catholic Register, in today’s paper: Father Robert Sirico, president of the Acton Institute, a free-market think tank, suggested that the bishops’ response to the union protests marked a new era of episcopal leadership and a more nuanced understanding of economic realities in the United States. Continue Reading...

February 25, 2011

Rev. Sirico: Catholics vs. Gov. Walker?

On CatholicVote.org, Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Rev. Robert A. Sirico about various bishops’ statements concerning the budget battles and labor union protests in Wisconsin: Kathryn Jean Lopez: The archbishop of Milwaukee issued a letter a few days ago on the rights of workers, noting that “hard times do not nullify the moral obligation each of us has to respect the legitimate rights of workers.” Continue Reading...

February 17, 2011

Rev. Sirico on EWTN’s ‘World Over’ tonight at 8pm ET

Raymond Arroyo, host of EWTN’s World Over program, has invited Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico on the show tonight (Thurs., Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Eastern) to discuss the federal budget as a “moral document” and the mounting federal deficit. Continue Reading...

February 15, 2011

Rev. Sirico: ‘Social Justice’ is a complex concept

Rev. Robert A. Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, published a new column today in the Detroit News: ‘Social Justice’ is a complex concept Rev. Robert Sirico: Faith and Policy A column by Anthony M. Continue Reading...

February 15, 2011

Video: Rev. Robert A. Sirico on Christian Poverty

If you weren’t able to join us in person for the inaugural lecture of the 2011 Acton Lecture Series, fear not: today, we’re pleased to present Rev. Robert A. Sirico’s “Christian Poverty in the Age of Prosperity” for our loyal PowerBlog readers. Continue Reading...

February 08, 2011

Acton Lecture Series 2010: Sirico & Ballor

Wrapping up our recap of last year’s Acton Lecture Series, today we present two additional lectures for your enjoyment. The first was delivered in April of 2010 by Acton President Rev. Continue Reading...

February 02, 2011

Acton Lecture Series 2010: Joseph Morris on Saul Alinsky

There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s opening lecture of the 2011 Acton Lecture Series (click here to reserve your seat for Rev. Robert A. Sirico’s “Christian Poverty in the Age of Prosperity”), and while we’re anticipating the start of the 2011 series we’ll continue our blog recap of the 2010 series. Continue Reading...

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