Maureen Day is an assistant professor of religion and society at the Franciscan School of Theology and the author of Catholic Activism Today: Personal Transformation and the Struggle for Social Justice.
Catholic Social Teaching
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Our response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals who we truly are
Catholic social teaching offers us principles for reflection, criteria for judgment, guidelines for action which can guide our individual, institutional and national choices.
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Should colleges pay their athletes? What Catholic social teaching has to say.
A changing legal landscape in college sports has renewed the discussion of what is “fair” for college athletes when it comes to compensation.
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Markets and global elites can’t fix the world’s problems
Anand Giridharadas comes to conclusions that are consonant with the works of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Martha Nussbaum respects the Cynic-Stoic tradition—but she’s ready to correct it
In her brilliant new book, Martha Nussbaum argues for a thrilling vision: the whole biosphere conceived and treated as a “cosmic city,” in which humans carefully do their part to ensure that the capabilities of all creatures can be activated as much as possible.
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Marco Rubio promotes ‘common-good capitalism’ at Catholic University
The quest for profit goes too far, he said, when businesses desert the workers and communities that made them profitable in the first place simply to make goods more cheaply in other countries.
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A dialogue on the ‘new nationalism’
Signatories of two recent open letters, one embracing a “new nationalism” and the other warning of its dangers, engage each other’s concerns and questions.
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What we owe refugees fleeing persecution around the globe
If solidarity extends only as far as national or cultural borders, refugees will not receive the support they need.
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The unique (and surprisingly spiritual) relationship between a dentist, a patient and one’s sense of self
Healing teeth can be a first step in restoring hope and giving us a chance to tell a new story with our lives.
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Universal basic income is having a moment. Can advocates convince a skeptical public?
Everybody would get this money, regardless of their wealth or income: you, your mom, Bill Gates. The payments would be made for life.