At Regis High School’s inaugural Deo et Patriae Dialogue, alumni Phil Klay and Father Gerald Murray advanced opposing positions on what Catholic social teaching tells us about the war in Iran.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inIdeas
Acts of service on display: The Catholic Charities People of Hope Museum shows neighbors helping neighbors
The Catholic Charities People of Hope Museum made its debut on March 26 in New York City, kicking off a three-year travel schedule that will take the museum to locations all across the United States. The project, funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation, aims to engage in “immersive storytelling” that shares stories of “neighbors helping neighbors.”
Posted inShort Take
The U.S. government is at war with the Catholic Church
On issue after issue, the U.S. government has contradicted recent Catholic teaching—and not subtly, but by flaunting its acts of opposition.
Posted inShort Take
I ran as a pro-life Democrat and lost—but my neighbors gave me hope for our divided nation.
The openness of pro-choice voters to find common ground with pro-life Democrats like myself belies the black-and-white picture that the national party promotes.
Posted inFaith and Reason
Trump calls D.E.I. ‘immoral.’ Catholic teaching disagrees.
While Donald Trump’s executive orders claim to defend civil rights through “colorblind” neutrality, his rhetoric exposes what this supposed neutrality protects: not equality, but an unjust racial status quo.
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Catholic Charities president: How service can become a habit
The government shutdown led to increased awareness about the unacceptable level of hunger in America. That awareness has led to action.
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In Zohran Mamdani’s New York City, expect Catholic social teaching in action
Zohran Mamdani’s platform shares far less with state socialism than with a foundational text of Catholic social teaching: “Rerum Novarum.”
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Looking for God in A.I. chatbots
“Finding God in all things” usually doesn’t need the disclaimer that all things are not God, but it might be a helpful reminder for someone pouring their soul into an A.I. chatbot.
Posted inYour Take
Your take: Pope Leo XIV continues Pope Francis’ focus on the marginalized
On Oct. 9, Pope Leo XIV released his first apostolic exhortation, “Dilexi Te.” Our readers had much to say in response.
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The gig economy and the dignity of work: A Catholic response to a new labor crisis
Human dignity demands just wages, reasonable hours and the right to organize—precisely what the gig economy is designed to circumvent.