The occasions in which we are expected to tip have multiplied in recent years. Michael Pakaluk explores the merits and demerits of tipping, concluding that the practice can be sanctified and imbued with a sense of the person, just as work can
The case of 'Groff v. DeJoy' before the Supreme Court involves a former postal worker who, as a devout Evangelical Christian, believes that Sundays should be reserved for religious activities and not occupied with non-essential commercial activity. The case highlights the need
Outside of the Virgin Mary, the woman with perhaps the greatest insights into motherhood was never pregnant, never bore a child and never nursed an infant. She helped no toddlers to walk, bandaged no bruised knees, nursed no child of her own
For many Catholics, it came as a shock when Bud Light hired “trans influencer” Dylan Mulvaney to sell beer. What is going on here? Isn’t Budweiser the beer of flyover country, construction workers and dive bars? Why would they do this? But
Is there a specifically Catholic angle on the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank failures? Catholics, who belong to the Church that is an “expert on humanity,” should at least be able to see things straight — which begins with a
Last week, the Vatican’s Pontiical Academy of Social Sciences released a long document advising investors how to manage money in line with the Church’s teaching on a range of subjects. What these guidelines might be well intended, they miss the mark on
In a new article for Our Sunday Visitor, Michael Pakaluk, professor of ethics and social philosophy at The Catholic University of America, gives 10 reasons not to shop on Black Friday. “Reason #10: Show that you are not so uninformed as to
Michael Pakaluk, a professor of ethics and social philosophy at The Catholic University, explains the ongoing news story that centers on the bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, who lost investors billions of dollars by mismanagement and outright
Michael Pakaluk, a professor at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America, explains how the economic principle of opportunity cost is very much relatable — and important — to Catholics. Opportunity cost, as Pakaluk explains, is the loss
Michael Pakaluk, a professor of ethics and social philosophy at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., points to the economic crisis in Britain as to why it’s vital for Catholics to be familiar with — and pay attention to — economic