I spent the past year writing about the economy through the lens of Catholic social teaching. Here’s what I learned.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
To understand our battles over critical race theory and liberation theology, look to Brazil’s fight over Paulo Freire’s legacy
The current mischaracterization of Freire by the political right in Brazil has parallels with the campaign of the political right in the United States against critical race theory.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
A stolen election, an insurrection, a big lie: Can Catholics unify a country engaged in an uncivil war?
If we are to differ intelligently and temperately, we must first share a great deal in common. Today, though, claims and counter-claims are made as if they were vindicated by the mere vehemence of their assertion.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’m a 25-year-old Catholic who ran for public office. But don’t call me a politician.
Although I did not emerge victorious in the race for legislator in Nassau County’s 14th District, I did learn some valuable lessons about my country and my own beliefs along the way.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Pope Francis wants you to remember the three T’s: Tierra, Techo, Trabajo (Land, Lodging, Labor)
The pope calls his three T’s—“Tierra, techo, trabajo”—sacred rights.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Unpacking Pope Francis’ 9 Social Justice Commandments
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell look at how Pope Francis’ relationship with grassroots activists differs from past popes’.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
Interview: Cesar Chavez’s lawyer on the faith and nonviolence that led to the best labor law in the country
“Nonviolence created the pressure that caused the grape boycott to work,” says Jerry Cohen, who represented the United Farm Workers for nearly a decade and worked closely with Cesar Chavez.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Yes, Critical Race Theory is compatible with Catholicism. Here’s why.
Not every conclusion that comes out of critical race theory is compatible with Catholicism. But how could it be the case that Catholics would not want to engage with an intellectual tool that helps deepen understanding?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop Stowe: Essential workers sacrificed their safety during the pandemic. Now Congress must pass stronger labor protections.
“Essential” workers have returned to “normal,” confronting the low wages, poor-to-no benefits—including no paid sick time or company-sponsored health insurance—they faced before the crisis.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
How Dr. Paul Farmer put Catholic social teaching into medical practice
Founded in 1987, Partners in Health has pioneered an approach to medicine that actually resembles Catholic social teaching’s preferential option for the poor.