13 stories, each a mini-biography of one of those great souls whose faith in Jesus inspired and necessitated and sustained their work toward a more righteous world.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inFaith, Short Take
I was arrested protesting Trump’s border policies. The Gospel calls us to do more.
Being arrested at a U.S. Senate office building, writes William Critchley-Menor, S.J., was an act of sincere resistance to a state that enforces the horrific treatment of children we have seen in immigrant detention centers.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Pope Francis’s pro-life values probably don’t match your political categories. Here’s why.
While Pope Francis has given special consideration to what some may consider liberal life issues, he has also spoken up strongly and clearly for the more traditional prolife issues.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Was a service to honor nuclear-weapons crews at Westminster Abbey blasphemous?
Senior clerics of the Church of England joined politicians from the nearby Houses of Parliament to give thanks for the United Kingdom’s seaborne nuclear deterrent. A more ill-judged, if not blasphemous, event could hardly be imagined.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders fear right-wing surge in upcoming European Parliament elections
The far right has been splintered among several parties in the European Parliament. But if the movement wins more seats and unites behind a pan-European party, it could become decisive in continental politics.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis invites young people to pledge to build a new economy
The aim is to build and promote a different kind of economy: “one that brings life not death, one that is inclusive and not exclusive, humane and not dehumanizing, one that cares for the environment and does not despoil it,” the pope said in the letter, released by the Vatican May 11.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A Jesuit’s controversial case for building a bomb shelter
Does Catholic social teaching permit you to mount a machine gun at the door of your family’s fallout shelter? In 1961, this was not an idle question.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic social teaching guides advocates in push for a ‘moral’ budget
With divided government, the budget debate from now through the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, and perhaps later, may become contentious as congressional committee hearings shape how tax dollars are spent.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Can better corporate organization humanize the marketplace? Kickstarter is finding out.
Kickstarter is one of a small but growing number of entities, known as “benefit corporations” or “public benefit corporations,” that are ushering in a new approach to business.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What does Catholic Social Teaching say about the economy? It’s more complicated than you think.
Catholic social thought has much to teach us about how to balance our commitment to the common good with contemporary economic practices and structures.