Join Us in This Journey
A journey often begins by looking inward. If we are honest, however, we have some mea culpa to recite. For long, many of us ignored the groundwork necessary to rebuild the foundations...
Merit, Minorities and Hiring Practices
The French philosopher Blaise Pascal once stated that “God instituted prayer in order to lend to His creatures the dignity of causality.” That is, God acts in response to our prayers causing...
A Great Chasm
The more I work in ministry and service to those in need and the more I interact with people in the same field, the more I am convinced of the existence of...
The Hubris of Expanded Possibilities Hinders Our Social Life
The standard definition of privilege is a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group. Using that definition, we can say a few things about...
Giving From the Heart
Giving From The Heart | By Ismael Hernandez October 6, 2015/0 Comments/in ReThink Missions /by @povertycure Recently I joined the board of directors of a local non-profit organization, St. Martin de Porres...
Bismarck and The Welfare State
By Ismael Hernandez ~ President, Freedom & Virtue Institute Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman and diplomat of the late 19th century who played an important role in world affairs....
Freedom & Virtue Institute’s Affirms a Radical Commitment to Freedom
“Son, America is the enemy of humanity and it is your sacred duty to destroy her!” By my side at a rally, my father watched with a look of approval at my...
Human Universals
Human universals are often lost within the choreographed discussions on specifics about poverty in America. Policy debates and political ideology often sinks us into one of those silences that fill public life...
My 2018 Acton University Experience
Carmen Salomé is the Freedom & Virtue Institute's Immediate Past Board President and currently serves on the FVI Board. She is very active in our local SW Florida Community. I had the...