Flashback: Charles Taylor on Catholic Social Teaching
Watch Professor Charles Taylor‘s 2019 Claude Ryan Lecture on Catholic Social Thought:
Tag: Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching is the Perfect Antidote to White Nationalism and the Alt-Right
Brian Fraga writes: But sadly, the kind of extremism that motivates someone to desecrate a Jewish cemetery, to march with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, or to shoot dozens of unarmed worshipers in a New Zealand mosque is on the rise in the United States and around the world…. Whether it’s called white nationalism or the… Read More Catholic Social Teaching is the Perfect Antidote to White Nationalism and the Alt-Right
Can Catholic Social Teaching Reduce Polarization?
Robert Christian writes: Polarization in the United States has increased dramatically in recent decades. At a Georgetown University event on polarization in a “broken Church and nation,” John Carr, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, described the grim landscape of American politics. He argued that Americans are more divided… Read More Can Catholic Social Teaching Reduce Polarization?
Pope Francis, Catholic Social Thought, and US Public Life
Georgetown University recently hosted a discussion on Pope Francis, Catholic social teaching, and US public life, featuring Emma Green of The Atlantic, Michael Gerson of the Washington Post, and Mark Shields, syndicated columnist and commentator for the PBS NewsHour. The moderator was John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. You… Read More Pope Francis, Catholic Social Thought, and US Public Life
The AHCA Doesn’t Meet Catholic Social Teaching, Pro-Life Standards
On May 4, Congressional Republicans gathered in the Rose Garden at the White House to celebrate a 217-213 vote to pass H.R. 1628 (the American Health Care Act, or the AHCA) that finally accomplished something they had tried more than 50 times before: to repeal and replace the ACA, also known as “Obamacare” (even though… Read More The AHCA Doesn’t Meet Catholic Social Teaching, Pro-Life Standards
Catholic Social Teaching 101: Rights and Responsibilities
CST 101 is a collaborative 7-part video series presented by the USCCB and Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching. In this video, Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Helen Alvaré, and Bill O’Keefe discuss Rights and Responsibilities:
Catholic Support for the Clean Power Plan
On April 1, 2016, thirty Catholic institutions and ten other faith-based organizations filed an amicus curiae in support of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The Clean Power Plan is the EPA’s proposed restriction on carbon pollution that has been stayed by the US Supreme Court in response to legal challenges by industry and Republican attorneys… Read More Catholic Support for the Clean Power Plan
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