ORGANIC SOCIETY         Banners of the contradas in the Palio of Siena An Élan for Perfection Should Exist in All Classes This is what was missing in the medieval cities Andorra, the Forgotten Principality Its unique medieval government and traditions endure to our days Organic versus Revolutionary Progress Authentic progress stimulates man to practice virtue and strive for Heaven How Man Should Act over His Natural Environment Criteria to consider in developing land preserving God's plan for nature Oligarchies in Modern Democracies The myth of the sovereign people and who really controls them today Restoring a Closed Economy Temperance and a love of perfection lead to a healthy regionalism Two Opposed Poles of Society: Prestige and Money The mentality necessary for the restoration of a Catholic society Organic Society & Capitalism - Part III What to do with the surplus of currency Organic Society & Capitalism - Part II The harmful mentality of borrowing money to buy things you don't need Critique of Capitalism from an Organic Perspective - Part I Defects of Capitalism that must be avoided in a Catholic society The Role of Economy in the Collapse of the Medieval Mentality Envy and an artificial demand for products changes the structure of local economies The Decay of the Medieval Guilds The seed of an unbridled Capitalism entered with a change in mentalities Leadership: Established by Generosity & Gratitude, Not a Social Contract Critique of the modern conception of power born from an exchange of interests The Natural and Unnatural Decline of the Clan Different ways to lose vitality in a clan and in an area The State of Mind that Generated the Revolution The revolted spirit rejects sacrality, respectability and grandeur Clans and Human Types The healthy development of human types in families, regions, and countries Respectability in the Medieval Professions The veneration of the people for Bishops, Kings and heads of guilds Two Basic Aspects of the Medieval Mentality Reverence and tenderness toward Our Lord formed wise men and respectable institutions The Clan and the Family When the family becomes very large, its fringes generate another reality Proportion between the City and the Man Maintaining the relationship between city and countryside; limiting a city's size Patriarchs in the Middle Ages and in Ancient Rome The familiar structure of society as the base of an organic aristocracy The Dream of Catholic Empire and the Medieval Wars The real cause for the many quarrels was not Feudalism Feudalism and the Modern State Contention between the feudal power and the cities; birth of Absolutism The Organic Formation of Feudalism How medieval society took root and sprouted The Peasant-Nobles of the Roncal Valley - Part I How this courageous mountain people won the privilege of becoming nobles The Tribute of the Three Cows - Roncal Valley - Part II A tribute paid to the peasant-nobles of Roncal Valley every year since 1375 Groups of Friends and Guilds How friendships form and develop in organic society The Coronation Feast for the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire How nobles and people commemorated together Vocations of the European Peoples How those different peoples were called to love God and reflect His glory The Role of Admiration and Affection in the Family Admiration is the profound link that binds families and groups Organic Society and The Desire for Heaven How family ambiences can help a man to feel at home on earth The Steps of an Organic Relationship How friendhips form in a Catholic society What Is Organic Society? The members and organs that compose a healthy society The Moon and its Halo Why should a Catholic be concerned about Society and not only about Religion? Home  |  Books |  CDs  |  Search  |  Contact Us  |  Donate ©2002-2009   Tradition in Action, Inc.   All Rights Reserved