To Proclaim Christ to All Peoples and Nations
An Economics of Justice & Charity unpacks the social teachings and challenges Catholics to deepen their knowledge of the social doctrine of the Church.
Towards Nazareth
And now, O Jesus of Nazareth, I wonder and wonder again whether in going away from these home-crafts we did not go from Our Father into a far country...
Laudato Si' and the Critique of the Technocratic Paradigm
Once the human mind is shaped by the technocratic paradigm it looks upon everything it surveys as simply material for manipulation.
Politics of Life
It is not the act of consumption that alienates, but consumerism as a way of life in which we define ourselves by what we consume.
Justice in Economics Is Not Socialism
Dorothy, who had already tried socialism before she became a Catholic, decided not only to condemn Communism and socialism, but to create an alternative.
The Sacrifice of Social Mercy
Both Caritas in Veritate and Laudato Si exalt the logic of giving, of generosity and gratuitousness, as the basis for the Church’s social doctrine.
A New Synthesis
Catholic Social Teaching: A New Synthesis is a successful effort to present the entire sweep of Catholic social teaching since Leo XIII.
The Trouble with Catholic Social Teaching
The term Catholic Social Teaching produces two opposite and unpleasant effects. It makes some people bare their teeth and others run and hide.
Where Are the Poor?
If our consciences were aroused, how much could we not do, even those of most modest income, in the way of helping the poor.