In response to an article on Paul Ryan, Catholic social teaching, and economics, millennial Catholic Michael Bayer offered a series of tweets that explain why Catholic social teaching on social and economic justice is not just a set of suggestions, but authoritative teaching: Mr. Strain is correct that “the Catholic faith is much larger than… Read More Catholic Teaching on Economic Justice is Authoritative, Not a “Resource”

Sister Erica Jordan generated headlines when she challenged Paul Ryan to explain how he reconciled his approach to tax reform and healthcare with his Catholic faith and the Church’s teachings. At Commonweal, John Gehring interviewed Sister Jordan, and she offered her thoughts on Ryan’s response: It’s unconscionable that our elected officials feel free to do… Read More Nun Who Challenged Paul Ryan Was Unimpressed With His Weak Response

Pope Francis: “Being men and women of the Church means being men and women of communion.”

Millennial writer Nichole Flores writes: Netflix’s documentary “Chasing Coral” (2017) recounts the journey of a team of coral scientists determined to unveil a problem hidden beneath the surface of the global climate change debate: the bleaching—and eventual death—of vast stretches of the world’s coral reefs, including the vibrantly captivating and economically crucial ecosystem of the… Read More The Impact of Climate Change on Coral

Looking at disturbing new statistics, John Gehring writes: A new survey from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation offers the latest dispiriting news about the troubling state of white Christianity. Christians, the study found, are more than twice as likely to blame a person’s poverty on individual failings than Americans who are atheist… Read More Far Too Many White Christians Embrace Harmful Myths about Poverty