With the much-anticipated release of Pope Francis’s new encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” on Oct. 4, Catholic Christians would do well to revisit his critique of false realism and false nostalgia, and his call for the church to foster a political attitude of faithful and daring dreaming.
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What vote will best protect the sanctity of life? Prudence must decide.
We are not contradicting Catholic doctrine in looking, with Pope Francis, to the full range of issues affected by our vote.
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Bishop Seitz: Single-issue voting has corrupted Christian political witness
Our vote is but one expression of this all-encompassing commitment to the common good and the project of building up solidarity.
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I helped write the bishops’ first document on Catholics and voting. Here’s why I’m voting Biden, not Trump.
John Carr explains how, applying the principles of “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” he decided to vote for Biden and against Trump in the 2020 election.
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The U.S. political system is broken. How can we fix it?
It is in plain view that many of our fellow citizens are so frustrated with our political system that they have fallen for populist rhetoric to condemn all “politicians” or government itself as evil.
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Don’t make your neighbor your enemy. It will hurt you both.
“Christ is all, and is in all.” Even in my nemesis.
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Whether Trump or Biden wins, the church will keep losing. Where does that leave Christian voters?
A new proposal for how Christians can engage a post-Christian American politics.
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The government can’t intervene, so how should Catholics solve employment disputes?
The ministerial exception gives Catholics the freedom to self-govern—not an excuse for discrimination
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Archbishop Lori: How church teaching can help explain why ‘Black Lives Matter’
“Black Lives Matter” should resonate with all who embrace the principles of Catholic social teaching, beginning with the dignity of the human person, writes William E. Lori, the archbishop of Baltimore.
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Christianity’s defense against tyrants
Upholding the authority of the law to restrain the chief executive is a core Christian value.