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Socialism: A Bad Penny

June 24, 2022 by Rev. Thomas G. Morrow

A May 2019 Gallup poll found that 43% of Americans think socialism would be a good thing in the U.S. 51% think it would be bad. Those numbers are up from 25% and 40%, respectively, in 1942, according to a Roper poll. However, it seems that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: aid to the poor, capitalism, Catholic Social Teaching, Michael Novak, Rerum Novarum, social justice, socialism

Reconsidering Religious Liberty

How to Read Dignitatis Humanae

September 24, 2021 by Dr. Joshua Madden

Two years ago Pope Francis made a visit to the United Arab Emirates where he spoke at an interreligious meeting, offering several comments on fraternity, peacemaking, and religious liberty. At the outset of his message, he spoke of the need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, Dignitatis Humanae, documents of Vatican II, misreadings of Vatican II, modern culture, religious liberty

Book Reviews – April 2020

April 4, 2020 by Book Reviews

Equality and Non-discrimination: Catholic Roots, Current Challenges By Jane F. Adolphe, Robert L. Fastiggi, and Michael A. Vacca. Reviewed by Christopher Siuzdak. (skip to review) Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy: An Introduction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Bible study, biology, Catholic Social Teaching, celibacy, celibacy of Jesus, civil law, discernment, ethics, moral theology, natural law, politics, priestly celibacy, religious liberty, Scripture, Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, St. Ignatius of Loyola, theology of women, vocation

Thou Shall Not Steal

The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods

January 26, 2020 by Dominic David Nalpon

The seventh commandment in the Decalogue, “You shall not steal,” is expounded upon in the Catechism in the following excerpt: [The seventh commandment] commands justice and charity in the care of earthly goods and the fruits of men's lab … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Aristotle, Catholic Social Teaching, ethics, moral theology, social justice, Ten Commandments

The Intentional Killing of an Innocent Human Being Is the Worst Sin!

September 4, 2019 by Fr. Irby C. Nichols

Life is the first right, on which all the others are based, and which cannot be recuperated once it is lost. – St. John Paul II. This essay is intended to help pro-life apologists address the issue of abortion in parishes, homes, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: abortion, Catholic Social Teaching, human dignity, moral law, pro-life, St. Frances Cabrini

Book Reviews – July 2019

July 26, 2019 by Book Reviews

A Concise Guide to Catholic Social Teaching By Kevin E. McKenna. Reviewed by Christopher Siuzdak. (skip to review) The Abolition of Women: How Radical Feminism Is Betraying Women By Fiorella Nash. Reviewed by Marcus Benedict Peter. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: abortion, Catholic Social Teaching, culture of life, history, masculinity and femininity, pastoral issues, pro-life

Book Reviews – May 2019

May 19, 2019 by Book Reviews

The Vatican in the Family of Nations: Diplomatic Actions of the Holy See at the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva By Silvano M. Tomasi. Reviewed by Christopher Siuzdak. (skip to review) The Papacy: What the Pope Does … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Bible study, Biblical scholarship, Catholic Social Teaching, chastity, culture of life, economics, fatherhood, globalization, Gospel of Luke, immigration, masculinity and femininity, moral theology, morality, papacy, papal primacy, pastoral issues, politics, Scripture, sex, sexuality, the family

Book Reviews – January 2019

January 17, 2019 by Book Reviews

A Bloody Habit: A Novel By Eleanor Bourg Nicholson. Reviewed by Fr. John Patrick Cush. (skip to review) Was the Reformation a Mistake?: Why Catholic Doctrine Is Not Unbiblical By Matthew Levering and Kevin J. Vanhoozer. Reviewed by Dr. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: American Catholic history, apologetics, Catholic Social Teaching, culture, Ecumenism, formation of conscience, history, literature, pastoral issues, religious life, the Reformation, Thomas Merton

Alexis de Tocqueville, Subsidiarity, and Clericalism

October 29, 2018 by Fr. Charles Klamut

One of my proudest accomplishments in college was reading Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville’s 1830s masterpiece on what really made “democracy” work here, after so many near-misses or never-starts in history. The book was assigned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, clericalism, parish life, pastoral issues, subsidiarity

Early Winter Reading

December 1, 2016 by Book Reviews

With God in America: The Spiritual Legacy of an Unlikely Jesuit. Compiled and edited by John M. DeJak and Marc Lindeijer, S.J. (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2016) 253 pages; $19.95. ISBN: 978-0-8294-4454-4. Reviewed by Patrick M. Laurence. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Biblical scholarship, Catholic Social Teaching, General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Roman Missal, Scripture, The Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

A Recurring Problem at Georgetown University

May 14, 2016 by David Vincent Meconi

As a member of the Society of Jesus, it was embarrassing. As a member of the Society of Jesus, it was distressing, to say the least. It was right there in all the papers: life had become cheap—very cheap—happening at one of the first ins … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, Georgetown University, Planned Parenthood, scandal

Questions Answered

July 27, 2015 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP

Question: Pope Francis recently questioned the ethics of trickledown economics. Are there principles for governing competition in the workplace? Answer: One of the primary moral problems with a semi-capitalist economy is the relation of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Questions Answered Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, economics, mercy, patience, social justice, trickle-down economics

Laudato? Si!

June 27, 2015 by David Vincent Meconi

The Holy Father’s recent encyclical on the Christian care of the environment deserves to be read by all the faithful. He takes its name from his beloved Francis of Assisi’s "Canticle," Laudato Si, “Let him be praised.” For too long, the Magi … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, ecology, encyclicals, Laudato Si, social justice, St. Francis of Assisi

The Theological Mind of Laudato Si’

June 27, 2015 by Eduardo Echeverria

In this article, I consciously refrain from considering the parts of Pope Francis’s new Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si’ (hereafter LS) that have been the most contentiously received, namely: his views of a free market system, the nature and e … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, creation, ecology, Laudato Si, social justice, technology, theology

Questions Answered

May 12, 2015 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP

Can you give me some advice on the morality of anger? Is it always evil? Does the Church give practical moral norms for hiring in companies? Question: Can you give me some advice on the morality of anger? Is it always … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Questions Answered Tagged With: Catholic Social Teaching, emotions, ethics, Justice, moral theology, morality, virtues
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