Socially responsible investing should be a priority for Catholic institutions and individuals alike. But investors need to look beyond negative screening to see other possibilities.

Most adult Catholics in the United States say the church informs their opinions about immigration at least “somewhat,” but only 19 percent say it informs their opinions “very much.”

“The budget of an organization reflects its priorities,” said retired Des Moines, Iowa, Bishop Richard Pates, who previously chaired the international justice and peace committee.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and companions, martyrs, by Kevin Clarke

Georgetown professor Jacques Berlinerblau, an expert on secularism, argues Catholics should be wary of Louisiana’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms.

“The Paradoxical Commandments” peal out a truth that no one wants to hear: Doing right is its own reward. And it was formulated by, of all people, a teenager.

“Policies that criminalize homelessness are a direct contradiction of our call to shelter those experiencing homelessness and care for those in need,” said Archbishop Borys Gudziak said.

Despite his performative Catholicism, Michael Corleone puts more stock in the American vision of freedom than the Christian one.

With all due respect to the leadership, I believe the U.S. bishops’ conference is quietly taking extraordinary actions that curtail our sacred social mission.