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Thomas Massaro is a Jesuit priest of the New England Province who taught for eleven years at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge before coming the Boston College in 2008. His work in Christian social ethics draws upon wide-ranging studies in political science, economics, philosophy and theology. Among the topics his books, articles and lectures have addressed in recent years are welfare reform, globalization, peacemaking, environmental concern and the ethics of voting and patriotism.

Besides writing and teaching courses on Catholic social teaching, religion in public life and ethical dimensions of the economy, Father Massaro seeks to maintain a commitment to hands-on social activism. He recently completed a term on the Peace Commission of the City of Cambridge and is a founding member of the steering committee of Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice. Among his recent books are Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War (Rowman and Littlefield, 2003) and U.S. Welfare Policy: A Catholic Response (Georgetown University Press, 2007).

Father Massaro began writing a column for America since January 2009. A selection of his recent columns appears below.

Books
Thomas J. Massaro
Proposals for reform in wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandal
Columns
Thomas J. Massaro
True solidarity entails probing facts and testing arguments together.
Books
Thomas J. Massaro
An exploration of the meaning of conscience and how it relates to law and government.
Columns
Thomas J. Massaro
We have weathered more intense episodes with our unity intact.
Columns
Thomas J. Massaro
A culture of interruption erodes habits of prayer and reflection.
Columns
Thomas J. Massaro
The aesthetic is an essential aspect of life. Not by bread alone do we live.
Books
Thomas J. Massaro
Migration is a phenomenon with many faces.
Television
Thomas J. Massaro

Students in Michael Sandel’s class accept with studied nonchalance ethical choices at which Catholic ministry students rightly shudder.

Columns
Thomas J. Massaro
The landscapes of Iraq and Afghanistan are dotted with moral dilemmas.
In All Things
Thomas J. Massaro
nbsp Woodstock Theological Center in our nation rsquo s capital sponsored a November 3 forum titled ldquo Honoring Human Dignity and the Common Good A Catholic Approach to Immigration Reform rdquo The impressive panel of speakers included Theodore Cardinal McCarrick Octavio Gonzalez of Stanfo