Times of financial stress or uncertainty seem like a natural time to turn to one’s faith, but it can also be one of the most difficult times to do so.
Economics
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Clergy have helped make economics moral for centuries. Is it time for reboot?
From the defense of moneylending to ethical research methods, theologians have shaped modern economics and finance, writes Paul McNelis. It may be time for them to step in again.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Is the Vatican misleading donors? Peter’s Pence, explained.
What is Peter’s Pence and how is it used?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What today’s presidential candidates can learn from Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower has risen in the rankings of presidents, writes Paul D. McNelis, S.J., and his ability to combine bold initiatives with fiscal discipline is needed today.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Meet the monks who brew the only Trappist beer in America
A Trappist monastery in Massachusetts revives a centuries-old brewing tradition.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Chile is reeling from protests. Where is the Catholic Church?
The Chilean bishops’ have urged political leaders to step up to their responsibility to preserve the common good and deplored acts of anarchy and looting, most recently directed against church sites themselves. But is anyone listening to them?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Economy lacking ethics leads to ‘throwaway’ culture, Pope Francis tells Council for Inclusive Capitalism
“An economic system that is fair, trustworthy and capable of addressing the most profound challenges facing humanity and our planet is urgently needed,” he said in a speech addressed to members of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism during an audience at the Vatican Nov. 11.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith, Features
The Christian argument for more stay-at-home dads
Putting an end to the cultural pressure that prevents men from taking on caregiving roles.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Ambongo: The Congo faces similar problems to the ones we see in the Amazon
The cardinal expects the synod’s final document to highlight the different levels of “responsibility towards Mother Earth, towards the natural environment, and on this we are all in agreement. What is said of Amazonia is also true of the Congo basin.”