The First Sunday of Advent brings a direct command from the Lord: “Stay awake! For you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” Implications of this command for our world today are presented in this blog post.…
Tag: Catholic social teaching
American Catholic History Classroom
In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, the United States experienced economic changes that radically transformed politics and society. In an effort to address the uncertainty caused by these changes, the National Catholic Welfare Council (NCWC) issued the “Bishops’ Program of…
A Nation for All: How the Catholic Vision of the Common Good Can Save America from the Politics of Division, by Chris Korzen and Alexia Kelley
American democracy is a bold experiment that works because we embrace the multitude of ideas and perspectives our diverse population brings to the political table. We have found ways to work together to realize our shared national goals—no matter what…
Conscience-Based Voting: A Challenge for Catholic Voters
Guidance has been offered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 2004, while he was head of the Holy Office, for Catholic voters in the United States (and presumably around the world) regarding their rights and duties as human beings to cast their votes…
What Ryan Missed, by Gerald J. Beyer
A good presentation of the concepts of solidarity and subsidiarity that are essential parts of Catholic social teaching and have been cited by Representative Paul Ryan in the 2012 presidential campaign to justify cutting governmental budgets including social services. Beyer…
A Faith that Frees: Catholic Matters for the 21st Century by Richard G. Malloy
Fr. Malloy speaks to all Catholics who are neither ideologically “left” nor “right” but simply seeking to understand and live the gospel in a world of confusion, violence, and excess. He brings to life a Catholicism that does justice and…
A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World by Carl Anderson
Theory and practice regarding the calling to bring Christian teachings to bear on social, political, and economic issues. Find it. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet