Reflecting on how he could help promote racial justice and goodwill, an unemployed Minnesota father was inspired to find a way to feed those who are assisting their fellow brothers and sisters.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A world united by economic devastation: The view from 1931
In this article from the Dec. 5, 1931, issue of America, J. Desmond Gleeson laments the economic devastation of the Great Depression, noting that it came about without warning.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Scholars: Health, wealth both integral to society’s managing of pandemic
A “thicker conception” of the common good is needed and is precisely what Catholic social teaching can contribute to the public conversation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Could Covid-19 force a ‘buy local’ food revolution?
The pandemic will not prove to be an existential threat, but it is likely to change what and how Americans buy and eat. They may be forced to buy food closer to where it is grown or processed.
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Racism ‘at heart’ of man’s death at hands of police, says Pax Christi USA
The Catholic peace organization said it stands “in solidarity with our siblings in Minneapolis who are protesting white supremacy with their voices and their bodies, and we recommit ourselves to working to dismantle systemic racism in all its forms.”
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Most Americans support universal health care. But can it actually happen?
How to expand health coverage while containing costs is one of the great unanswered questions in American politics.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Sister Carol Keehan: How the pandemic could reshape the U.S. health care system
We can no longer tolerate the serious problems that result from a broken and fragmented health care financing system.
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American Indian communities feel Covid’s wrath
The needs of Native Americans during the pandemic are of special concern and humanitarian agencies such as Doctors Without Borders are alerting everyone to that fact.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How the coronavirus can help us reclaim the virtues of self-sacrifice and prudence
How we choose to behave during the Covid-19 pandemic reveals who we are and whom we want to be, writes Michael Rozier, S.J. It is a time to rediscover true virtues.
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Vatican official, panelists urge looking beyond U.S. during pandemic
During a recent online panel discussion sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and Catholic Relief Services, Cardinal Peter Turkson urged that Catholics “feel for other people” in this pandemic crisis.