Our dragons series, we move from myth and symbolism into real life application. What does Catholic social teaching actually say about money, greed, and wealth? We dig into distributivism, the economic philosophy of G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, and why the principle of subsidiarity points toward local ownership over corporate monopolies. We talk about how modern capitalism, socialism, and communism have all blurred into one giant muddied beast, and how the hoarding dragon is not just a fairy tale but a real pattern playing out across big tech, retail, and local economies right now.

We tackle the hard questions: Is money evil? What does the tithe actually accomplish? Are you obligated to give money to someone on a street corner? What did the early Church Fathers say about surplus wealth? We also get into the collapse of main street Ame ...