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

April 3, 2019June 10, 2020 Millennial

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?

December 24, 2018February 21, 2019 Millennial

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

June 29, 2017January 14, 2018 Millennial

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

May 26, 2017January 17, 2018 Marcus Mescher

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:

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 Millennial

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

April 27, 2016May 19, 2016 Dan DiLeo

Faith, Francis, and the 2016 Campaign

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life of Georgetown University recently hosted an event on Pope Francis, faith, and the 2016 campaign. The panel featured: Lauren Ashburn, EWTN News Nightly White House correspondent and political director; E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist and professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Emma Green, writer and… Read More Faith, Francis, and the 2016 Campaign

April 4, 2016April 19, 2016 Millennial

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