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.
Catholic Social Teaching
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.
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 inFeatures, Politics & Society
The America Profile: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the pro-life Catholic Democrat
John Bel Edwards is bringing “common sense and compassion” to the governor’s office in Louisiana. Is the pro-life Democrat a model for how his party can win Catholic voters nationwide?
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
How can the Gospel help prepare Catholic politicians running for office?
For decades, the U.S. church has gifted its public servants with the social teachings and magisterium of the church.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Stop shrinking assistance programs with bureaucracy
Two trends converged in Arkansas: reinforcing a stigma about receiving public assistance and using inefficient bureaucratic procedures to drive recipients off these assistance programs.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Yes, democratic socialism is compatible with Catholic social teaching
Democratic socialism, this year’s political buzz phrase, follows the Catholic social teaching principle of people over profit. Its penchant for big solutions at the national level may not fit C.S.T. as neatly.
Posted inFaith, News
U.N. declaration on human rights must extend to unborn, says speaker
Robert George, a professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, suggested in a Sept. 20 talk that although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights doesn’t mention this, its demand for respect for human dignity should even extend to the unborn.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The church does diplomacy
A. Alexander Stummvoll’s new book is crucially important because until now, religion has been “the missing dimension in statecraft.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholic Social Teaching goes beyond analyzing poverty. It calls us to action.
The Gospel calls on all of us to get past “analysis paralysis,” where direct action is always put off in favor of more research and discernment.