robert sirico

August 23, 2012

Small-town Paul Ryan: Defender of Subsidiarity

As I leafed through this week’s Wall Street Journal Europe political commentary, I finally felt a little redemption. Hats off to WSJ writers Peter Nicholas and Mark Peter whose brief, but poignant August 20 article “Ryan’s Catholic Roots Reach Deep” shed light on vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s value system. Continue Reading...

August 08, 2012

Rev. Robert Sirico Interview in ‘The Washington Times’

Brett M. Decker, editorial page editor of The Washington Times, recently interviewed Rev. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of The Acton Institute, in response to Rev. Sirico’s latest book, Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy. Continue Reading...

July 03, 2012

Rev. Robert Sirico: Creative Destruction and the Pruning Shears

Online today on the American Spectator is an article by Acton’s president, the Rev. Robert Sirico. In it, Rev. Sirico discusses the phenomenon of “creative destruction,” peculiar to free market systems, wherein newer and better industries and technology gradually replace older, less efficient ones. Continue Reading...

June 19, 2012

New ‘Defending the Free Market’ Trailer

A new trailer for Rev. Robert Sirico’s Defending the Free Market has been released. An excerpt of the book focused on 9/11, socialism, and capitalism is read by the author, shown below. Continue Reading...

June 18, 2012

The Heresy of the Prosperity Gospel

We have just wrapped up Acton University, our annual conference that focuses on integrating Christian theology and sound economic thinking. In light of that, it was interesting to read this post at Patheos.com, Continue Reading...

June 06, 2012

Rev. Sirico to speak at Freedom of Religion Rally in Grand Rapids, Mich.

A ‘Stand Up For Religious Freedom’ Rally, organized by a coalition of religious, non-profit, pro-life and pro-family organizations and individuals is scheduled for Friday, June 8, at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids, Mich. Continue Reading...

June 05, 2012

Rev. Sirico talks to Human Events about ‘Defending the Free Market’

David Harsanyi of Human Events has shared a couple of videos of Rev. Robert Sirico discussing “Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand, Jane Fonda, Obamacare and the — sometimes unseen — morality of free markets.” Continue Reading...

June 05, 2012

Rev. Sirico on Research on Religion podcast

Acton Institute president and co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico’s Research on Religion podcast went live today. In it, Rev. Sirico sits down with host Tony Gill to discuss his new book, Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for Capitalism, and a range of other topics, including the morality of capitalism, faith-based initiatives, and Austrian economics. Continue Reading...

June 01, 2012

Get a Free Chapter of ‘Defending the Free Market’

Acton Institute has crafted a website for Rev. Robert Sirico’s new book, Defending the Free Market. With this you can give the defendingthefreemarket.com web address to your friends for an easy-to-remember access point to the book. Continue Reading...

May 31, 2012

Updated: Sirico Promotes ‘Defending the Free Market’ on Cavuto, Kresta, Hewitt

Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico continues to promote Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy on radio and television across the country. Yesterday, Father Robert spent a full broadcast hour with Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio’s Kresta in the Afternoon: [audio:http://bonhoeffer.acton.org/acton_media/mp3/2012/2012-05-30_Sirico-1.mp3] Continue Reading...

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