In this episode we read and comment on Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s Solemnity of Christ the King open letter to President Trump, dated October 25, 2020. He quotes several Bible verses and we expand on them, including John 1:22-24, 2 Thessalonians 2:6-12 and its kathèkon, John 8:44, Romans 8:31, and Philippians 4:13.…

The FALFA Project is an endeavor to promote and increase the understanding of spiritual freedom (based upon Catholic principles), political liberty, and their essential link, with the aim of increasing both in the world. ------------------ It is common to hear these days that the West is evil and that Western Culture is racist, but is that really s…

In this episodes we will be exploring what culture is, how it is formed, how it is transmitted and broadly how it affects freedom and liberty. References Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God”: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 250 (Line 1):

In this episode we interview Mr. Pedro Gonzales, Cuban balsero, teacher and author of the book "Why I Came to America" (Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Why-Came-America-Pedro-Gonzalez/dp/1413445616/ ISBN-10: 1413445616 ISBN-13: 978-1413445619) We investigate the question of his book's title and he shares with us his experiences of living in comm…

In this episode we ask "What is the proper role of government?" We consider three broad possible answers: "None", "Specific & Limited" and "All-Encompassing", the arguments for and against each of them and what answer the American founders gave us. We mentioned Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke , the Founding Fathers , and quote extensively from Fr…

In this episode we interview Alvaro Vega, a rapping seminarian on his way to becoming a Catholic priest. You can listen to and view his music videos "I Believe" and "Creo en Dios" on YouTube and iTunes, profits of which are donated to the poor.

In this episode, we ask the question "When is law legitimate?" and describe the following twelve criteria for discerning the legitimacy of any particular law:1. A law must fulfill its functions.2. A law must not be contrary to moral principles.3. A law must be prescribed by a legitimate governing authority.4. A law must be knowable.5. A law must be…

In this episode, we take a look at the two principle functions of law: order and justice. We review some of Cicero's wisdom, including his advice about death. And we look at how morality and justice are the basis of so many laws, in spite of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's statement that:"Whenever a lawyer makes a moral observation in a case su…

Our central question in this episode is "Should we do what they tell us?".To answer this, we ask "What is authority?", "Who is entitled to authority?" and "What obedience, if any, do we owe that authority, and why?" and we referenced the Milgam experiment from episode # 3.We also referenced the following paragraphs in the Catechism of the Catholic …

In this episode we take a look at why being able to make distinctions is so important and why discrimination is not always bad. We talk about models and define Indifferentism, Relativism and Subjectivism, Nihilism and Reductionism. We also mentioned Susan B. Anthony dollar coins.We quote the following from the Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia on Reli…

In episode #2 we discussed and defined what spiritual freedom is and what it is not. We've talked about the obstacles to freedom, as well as the path to freedom in episode #3. And we've looked at the universal principles and foundations of liberty in episode #4. In this episode, we tie all these things together in order to reveal the intimate relat…

In this episode, we explored the following questions:What is Liberty?What are negative rights?What are human rights?What are negative rights & human rights founded on?We referred to the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, as well as writings from the founders of the United States to determine what their take on these questions were, …

This episode we talked about what the obstacles to freedom, how we can attain freedom and what freedom looks like. We delve into what sin is and why our society is losing the concept of sin. We talked about sin enslaves us and creates vice in us. We examine why it is important that we recognize objective truth and how important it is to form and ob…

In this episode we ask "What is Freedom?" and define freedom theologically. We begin with the freedom of thought. The we go over how our nature and purpose are intimately connected to how we define freedom, and what that nature and purpose is. We then explore why "humanity" has a positive connotation, in spite of all of our disordered and hateful h…

In this episode we cover what The FALFA Project is, what the podcast is about and what kind of topics we'll be covering in the The FALFA Project Podcast. We go into why the topic of freedom and liberty is important, why we should discuss it and why we are founded on Catholic principles and our view of other faiths. We go over what the Catechism of …