Dustbowl Diatribes Season 4, Episode 5: William Cavanaugh on Consumerism & Idolatry

This is a talk by Dr. William T. Cavanaugh, author of The Uses of Idolatry. It was originally given for the Center for Catholic Social Thought, October 9, 2025. We thought it was so good we asked if we could share it with our audience, and we got it from both Dr. Cavanaugh and the Center for Catholic Social Thought.

You can find out more about Dr. Cavanaugh and the Center for Catholic Social Thought here:

https://www.catholicsocialthought.org/fall-2025-speaking-event

Dustbowl Diatribes interviewed the Director of the Center for Catholic Social Thought, Colin Miller, and his colleague in the Catholic Worker, Tyler Hambley on Season 4, Episode 3.

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