Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life recently held a dialogue on Laudato Si. The panel was moderated by John Carr, director of the Initiative, and featured Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency; Anne Thompson, chief environmental affairs and Vatican correspondent for NBC News; Christiana Peppard, professor of moral theology… Read More Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment: A Dialogue on its Moral and Policy Challenges

Recently, I spent a week on Cape Cod with my family, and after my wife and I returned home we went to Sunday Mass. As I sat in the church waiting for Mass to begin I realized that I hadn’t really thought much about God while on vacation. I hadn’t prayed or read scripture. I… Read More Going Through the Motions

Millennial writer Meghan Clark on the Old and New Testament roots of Catholic social teaching:  

Pope Francis’ long-awaited encyclical, Laudato Si, was released to the world in its final form last month. Shortly after becoming pope, Francis signaled his intention to release an environmentally-minded encyclical, and the letter has attracted significant media attention for its strong words on the need to protect the environment. This is especially true in the… Read More Laudato Si Addresses Climate Change, Environmental Threats But ‘Integral Ecology’ is the Key