Community service: when money becomes a means of charity Aside from the purely fatherly and familial duties, which already require “a lot of money” by modern standards, there can be other reasons why one would act in the spirit of perfection in working at increasing his revenues: reasons relative to […]
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After having discussed the historical aspects of the “Trad Men competency” debate around career and entrepreneurship, we are now going to discuss the moral aspect of the question. Some trad men seem to hold an odd view that one’s efforts to earn more money than average, or to build a […]
True Restoration recently released a great conversation featuring Frankie Logue, Matthew Gaskin, and Stephen Heiner, about the “Trad Men Competency Crisis.” This in our opinion is a topic of the greatest importance which ought to be discussed more, given the weight it carries for the shaping of present and future […]
This month we once again reference a True Restoration Live episode to further develop some themes that are important for Traditional Catholics to understand. This episode discussed nation states and ethnicity, themes that are often in the news worldwide, and ones that are intimately linked with immigration. There Is No […]
Earlier this month True Restoration held a livestream discussion about the “state of Trad Men.” We at AMDG had a chance to watch this program and found it a useful contribution to what Traditional Catholic men should consider, especially earlier in their life journeys. The conversation kicked off around Frankie […]
If you’re unfamiliar with the 80/20 Rule, also known as Pareto’s Principle, it’s the principle that a minority of producers is responsible for a majority of the results. This all started in Vilfredo Pareto’s garden. Pareto, an Italian economist, noticed that 80% of the peas that he harvested came from […]
It’s, in a way, edifying to see Jehovah’s Witnesses, almost always in a pair, decently dressed, with pamphlets in multiple languages, ready to speak about their religion with anyone passing by — even though most of the time the only talking they do is with themselves. This is what conviction […]
Lessons from the “Pandemic” Enough time has passed to realize what a very great blessing the “pandemic” was. People realized how fragile their assumptions were and made adjustments to how they managed their household needs, including perhaps becoming less dependent on the corporate supply chain. They also saw the power […]
There are a lot of “have to” things on the list when starting a business: filing paperwork with the government, opening a bank account, buying software, etc. But one of the fun things (or at least, should be), is working on your brand and logo. Not enough people enjoy the […]
In the United States there’s a cultural idea of “separating Church and State” but the interesting thing is that there’s a great freedom for business owners to express a religion not just within the culture of the business, behind closed doors, but out in the open, in customer-facing scenarios. What […]