Yesterday, the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies (where I am a graduate fellow) co-hosted an event at the AFL-CIO headquarters that brought together Church and labor leaders. The topic was “Erroneous Autonomy: A Conversation on Solidarity & Faith.” The event was a follow-up on last year’s “Erroneous Autonomy: The Catholic Case Against Libertarianism”… Read More Church and Labor Leaders on Solidarity and Faith
Fr. Clete Kiley: “To those Cafeteria Catholics who say you can be Catholic and libertarian, the cafeteria is closed.”
If you are in public place right now, take a glance around you. How many people are staring down at their smartphones? Maybe you are doing it yourself, reading this post on your phone as you ride the bus or wait for a friend. Smartphones have become the fastest proliferating technology in history. According to… Read More 5 Ways Your Smartphone Can Bring You Closer to God
Bishop Stephen Blaire: “We certainly do have to bring our concerns for the poor….we have to call for good legislation or when we see legislation that isn’t so good we have to make it known that it is going to hurt the poor. The social teaching of the church can’t just be in a book.… Read More Quote of the Day
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Erroneous Autonomy: A Conversation on Solidarity & Faith by Michael Sean Winters: “As Catholics, we do believe that people are entitled to a secure retirement, that they are entitled to adequate health care, that they are entitled to a living wage.” US bishops can change the… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “A disciple who does not serve others is not Christian.”
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article in Time. He writes: This secretive process undermines Americans’ right to participate meaningfully in the governance of our nation: a right that isn’t just enshrined in the Constitution, but guaranteed to us as children of God. An agreement as big and complex as the TPP deserves to… Read More Why Faith Groups Helped Defeat Fast Track
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