MICHAEL: a work of education

MICHAEL is a very important work of education these days, both spiritually and economically. For example, confusion is so widespread in society today that we no longer distinguish between good and evil, and even go so far as to call good what is evil (see page 4). Saint Paul even speaks of a time to come "when men will no longer endure sound doctrine" (2 Tim 4:3). Speaking of the end of times, Sister Lucia of Fatima affirms that the two last remedies for the present times are the Holy Rosary and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (see page 32).

The founders of MICHAEL — Gilberte Côté-Mercier, Gérard Mercier, Louis Even. Photo taken in 1969.

It is often said that we must act according to our conscience. This is indeed true, but only on condition that our conscience is well formed, in other words, subject to the truth (see page 4). And who can tell us what is right? It is God, who is truth itself, and whose Word—His Son—became flesh and came to earth to save us and teach us His Father's will.  

And who can convey to us this will of God, this message of Christ? It is His Church, His apostles, His ministers. As Saint Paul writes, "How can we believe unless we first hear? And how can we hear without a preacher?" (Rom 15:14) For the Faith to be passed on, it must first be taught. It is a great asset for a nation to still have Catholic schools (see page 20), whereas public schools have driven God away, forming generations of little unbelievers.

Still on the subject of knowing what is right or wrong, the Vatican has just published an important document, Dignitas Infinita, which recalls everything that goes against human dignity and is unacceptable in the eyes of God (see page 6), even if sometimes these are things that are legalized by parliaments but cry out to Heaven for vengeance, like the horrible crime of abortion (see page 11).

In his recent Wednesday catecheses on the virtues, Pope Francis reminds us what the virtues of justice and strength are (see page 12). If, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, justice is to render to each what is due to him, then, according to Economic Democracy, as taught by C.H. Douglas and Louis Even, justice is to say that what is due to each is a social dividend, based on the inheritance of natural wealth and the inventions of past generations (see page 16).

Economic Democracy, or Social Credit, is a great light, which would put an end to today's economic problems and guarantee economic security for every individual. One Australian Social Crediter goes so far as to say (and explain) that "the future of Christian civilization depends on those who understand Douglas' idea" (see page 18).

To bring about this change in the financial system, we need to educate people about money. Everyone needs to understand that all the money in existence comes from loans from commercial banks, and must necessarily return to the bank with interest. In other words, if nobody borrowed from the banks, there would be no money in circulation at all. This gives people the unacceptable choice of going into debt or starving (see page 25).

Both the Quebec and Ottawa governments have just announced record deficits. Louis Even explains that what's absurd in all this is to record as debt what the people themselves have done (see page 26).

For Economic Democracy to become a reality, there must be genuine political democracy, i.e. citizens must be able to obtain results from their elected representatives, so that the latter no longer give in to pressure from Financiers, but instead serve the interests of the people. This will be achieved by educating the people, to form a public opinion that is powerful enough to make the people listen to their elected representatives (see page 28). Enjoy your reading!  v