2013-07-04 19:56
Here's an article that highlights the ways in which the tenets of socialism have invaded modern society, even where the government is not overtly or structurally socialistic (communist).We s… Read More
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Virtual reading group on works of the Catholic faith. Topic this year: Catholic social doctrine, from Rerum Novarum to Caritas in Veritate.
2013-04-22 17:12
As our modern world gets more complicated and contentious, it's good to know that Catholics have unchanging moral principles to guide us. Of course, learning to apply those principles is mor… Read More
2013-03-10 23:07
Mark Shea, over at the National Catholic Register, has an interesting way of putting Catholic Social Teaching in a nutshell:Catholic social teaching is, in many ways, very simple. You can b… Read More
2012-11-30 20:54
In this week’s selection, the encyclical continues making the case for the Church’s legitimate and beneficent role in society, not competing but cooperating with the State for t… Read More
2012-11-30 20:52
I've been very busy this week and haven't yet gotten around to writing my commentary on the middle section of Rerum Novarum, but we've already seen that one of the key doctrines developed in… Read More
2012-11-27 23:25
There was a time when our government(s) had more respect for local solutions, as indicated in this article from Accuracy in Academia.Subsidi… Read More
2012-11-22 16:40
Blessed John Henry Cardinal NewmanWith religious liberty increasingly under fire, and religion almost completely erased from the civic sphere, we should be grateful that, here in the United… Read More
2012-11-21 12:00
Australian Senator John MadiganAs we've seen in our reading so far of Rerum Novarum, one of the key ideas is that citizens -- both business owners and their employees -- and the State should… Read More
2012-11-20 19:48
Vatican Radio has begun broadcasting interviews discussing works of the Catholic Social Tradition. The first addresses Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, and includes a discussion of the context… Read More
2012-11-14 23:49
[On the respective roles of Church and State in the lives of citizens] [26]The Church’s role is not merely to teach what is right, but to influence the hearts and minds of men so that… Read More
2012-11-10 18:31
I saw this image on a certain well-known social networking site, and found it remarkable that Abraham Lincoln's view of human nature and natural justice seems so much in accord with the Chur… Read More
2012-11-09 21:07
As we can see from the founding document of the Catholic Social Teaching Tradition, P. Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, the Church's understanding of society, based on natural law, is one in which… Read More
2012-11-09 05:49
The title of this encyclicalRes NovaeBefore I get into the meat of the matter, let me get one thing off my chest: while the original, Latin title of this document is Rerum Novarum (the geni… Read More
2012-11-09 01:01
In a series of guest blogs on the National Catholic Register web site, Benjamin Wiker has been clearing up some key points of Catholic Social Teaching. In this one, he tackles the principle… Read More
2012-11-08 21:57
To understand any work, you need to understand the context in which it was written or created. Consider, for instance, trying to make sense of any papal encyclical if you didn't know anythin… Read More
2012-11-08 20:00
The first thing to notice is that, although this document is addressed to the Bishops of the Church (as all encyclicals are), it clearly is intended for the world at large. Here Pope Leo is… Read More
2012-11-07 06:44
Remember that Catholic Social Teaching, like all Catholic doctrine, is merely an application of Charity, and the hope that we have in Christ. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do! Enjoy… Read More
2012-11-07 04:28
A bout of influenza has delayed publication of the analysis and commentary on the first 25 paragraphs of Rerum Novarum, but they'll be coming in a day or two, d.v. Meanwhile, readers may lik… Read More
2012-11-06 14:00
Gap between rich and poorgrowing fastest in BritainThis recent article on the BBC News web site suggests that British citizens sick of the corrupt state of politics and culture in their coun… Read More
2012-11-06 03:48
For ease of reading, analysis and commentary will be posted separately from the summary. Numbers indicated in brackets correspond to the paragraphs of the translation found on the Vatican a… Read More
2012-11-05 02:15
In an interview published this weekend on National Review Online, Carl Anderson, head of the Knights of Columbus, calls on Catholics to participate more fully in our national civic life and… Read More
2012-11-03 04:50
Namesake of the Acton InstituteFrom the promulgation of Rerum Novarum up to the present day, Catholic Social Teaching has never been just for Catholics, any more than the concepts of charity… Read More
2012-11-01 16:55
One could say that the source of Catholic social teaching starts long before the promulgation of Rerum Novarum. See the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, or the Epistles. But as far as non… Read More
2012-10-31 17:00
The principals in an earlier pro-life debateOne of the key principles of Catholic Social Teaching is respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. This principle comes into play in a… Read More
2012-10-29 17:01
Both the Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates are Catholics, yet they have very different ideas about the kinds of social policies that can be based on Catholic social prin… Read More
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