What is Social Justice?
My short introduction and paragraph-by-paragraph summary of Pope Pius XI’s social encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, will help answer that question. The …
Category Archives: Social Doctrine
IT IS OUT!
The first book in a series on the social teaching is out.
Ceding Control to Christ Expands Our Freedom
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on the invitation to give up control… “Recently I heard of the passing of …
Current Crisis an Opportunity to Lean on the Invisible
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on the opportunity during this difficult time… ” One year ago exactly I was …
Demanding More of Our Politicians and Parties
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on a day that highlighted failures in both parties… Charity in Truth in “The …
Living the Social Teaching of the Church Means Praying
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on the opportunity during this difficult time… “Recently, I heard the …
Only Two Choices for President?
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on faith and politics… ” It’s a new year, and with it comes …
Should the Church Just Stay Out of Politics?
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on faith and politics… “Americans agree on a lot more than we think. …
Is Everything Really Terrible?
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on faith and politics… “A year from now we will have another national …
Racism is More Than Mere Ideology
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on racism… “Last month I started to write about racism and the difficulty …
Real Social Justice
Here again is an episode of Dr. Chris Burgwald and I talking about social justice and the Church’s teaching in …
Big Impediments to Agreement on Racism
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on racism… “After a series of columns about where we all agree, I …
The Consensus on the Environment
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on the where we agree regarding the environment… “As we look at where …
The Broad Consensus on Jobs and Work
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on the importance of labor in building common ground… “In the last few …
Where We Agree on Immigration
Here is my latest column in The Catholic Voice on immigration and where we actually agree… “I’d like to focus again this …