Mark S. Malaszczyk
Contributor
October 7, 2026
Democratic Socialist Principles in the Book of Acts
The Mediterranean sun beat down upon the dusty limestone streets of Jerusalem, casting sharp shadows across a city fractured by imperial occupation, grinding poverty, and rigid social stratification. On the surface, the Roman peace—the Pax Romana—reigned supreme.
June 18, 2026
Why Jesus, Marx, and Hegel Matter in the Digital Age
When understood from a socialist perspective, Christian teachings can point the way for those looking to build a better world to avoid the pitfalls of both idealistic philosophy and raw economic materialism.
February 16, 2026
Devout Catholic and Democratic Socialist: Not Oxymorons
For a Ukranian-American cradle Catholic, my journey toward democratic socialism was a process of distilling the ethical core of the “Social Gospel” from the traumatic political history of Eastern Europe that I learned sitting at my parents’ knees. Having taught Modern World History for 32 years, I spent over three decades parsing the distinction between the authoritarian