From Secular Disorder to Catholic Order

David G. Bonagura, Jr. argues that modern society is experiencing widespread dissatisfaction and distress because technological advancement and social engineering have failed to deliver a promised good life. Writing for The Catholic Thing, Bonagura suggests that rapid social change without a moral compass has created a state of secular disorder.

Drawing on the writings of St. Augustine, Bonagura explains that true peace is the tranquility of order, which requires arranging things so that each has its proper function. He claims that current disorder arises when politics, technology, or sinful behaviors displace the essential goods of life and community. Bonagura identifies sin, specifically violations of the First Commandment, as the primary cause of this modern instability and the internal suffering experienced by individuals.