This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with John Carr, founder of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, about Pope Benedict’s under-appreciated contributions to Catholic social teaching.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The day Pope Francis welcomed community organizers from the Southwest to the papal residence
Our leaders spoke to their development as public persons, worthy of recognition in civil society and local democracy.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Catholic guide to ethical investing
Investing for profit can be a Catholic virtue if the common good is kept in mind. So look for companies that provide the things essential for everyday life, like food and housing.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Meet the Dorothy Day, the latest addition to New York’s Staten Island Ferry fleet
Dorothy Day famously never wanted to be called a saint; how might she have responded to the idea of having a Staten Island ferry named after her?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
After migrants arrived in Martha’s Vineyard, Catholic charities mobilized to welcome
As migrants are bussed into sanctuary cities, Catholic and other nonprofit charities have mobilized to welcome them. The charities are stretched thin but aim to help.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Politicians bus migrants. Catholics must welcome them.
Politicians may fear losing elections, but too many citizens seem to fear migrants and asylum seekers themselves.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
How a Franciscan labor priest is helping Senate cafeteria workers in their fight for a new union contract
The Senate cafeteria workers are not asking for much—just an improved hourly rate that has a chance of catching up to inflation and something close to the health insurance abundance enjoyed by the senators they serve each day.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican investments must contribute to ‘a more just and sustainable world,’ new policy says
The Vatican released a new policy consolidating the investment portfolios of all offices and keeping all current and future investments in line with the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
How America Sold Out Little League Baseball
In the United States, baseball is becoming a mostly white country-club sport for upper-class families to consume, like a snorkeling vacation or a round of golf.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Three questions white Catholics must ask themselves after the racist shooting in Buffalo
In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, Catholic social teaching can provide a starting point for addressing a society that disregards lives, particularly those of Black people.