According to the idiosyncratic twentieth-century French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil, “Order is the first need of all.” She wrote this line while enumerating the needs of the human soul, and defined order as “a texture of social relationships such that no one is compelled to violate imperative obligations in order to carry out other… Read More Conservatives Must Increase Economic Security Not Undermine It
Pope Francis met with a number of representatives from the United Nations today, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Here are some of the key points he made in his address to the UN delegation. Pope Francis explained how future development goals should reflect a commitment to integral development: Future Sustainable Development Goals must therefore… Read More Pope Encourages Integral Development, Solidarity, and Economic Redistribution by the State
Check out these recent articles from around the web: International aid can’t arrive soon enough for the Central African Republic by Washington Post: “More than 630,000 people in a nation of 4.5 million have fled their homes, and tens of thousands are living in miserable and dangerous conditions at the airport in Bangui, the capital, or… Read More Around the Web
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in Time, in which he argues that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Opportunity Plan can help pro-choice and pro-life advocates find common ground. He writes: The plan calls for a fully self-sustaining paid family and medical leave program, an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, universal… Read More Robert Christian in Time: Why Pro-lifers Should Join Forces with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Who cares about the value of work? by EJ Dionne: “One of last week’s most important and least noted political events was the introduction of the 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Murray favors a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Jesus and the Bullied by Brian Pinter: “Jesus, by his own example and preaching, empowers us to move beyond being bystanders, to embrace and shield, through bold but loving action, those suffering under the yoke of bullying and taunting.” New Philippines cardinal calls for church to… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Recently the USCCB posted this presentation on income inequality. I thought it was a great place to start on raising awareness about how wage inequality impacts people who are living in poverty in this country. It’s a major problem but it doesn’t have any simple solutions, and the presentation doesn’t really offer any. The complexity of… Read More How You Can Address Income Inequality and Poverty
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