Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.
Culture Articles
What is Culture?
“[P]olitics and economy cannot be reduced to mere technical know-how bereft of ideals and unconcerned with the transcendent dimension of man…” (Pope Francis, 10)
Culture Quotes from Catholic Social Teaching
“Man remains above all a being who seeks the truth and strives to live in that truth…From this…the culture of a nation derives its character.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 51)
All, Culture, What is CST?
Social justice is what results when “associations or individuals…obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.”
All, Culture, The Family and Marriage
Here is a list of family quotes, both long and short, from the Magisterium of the Church that never fail to inspire and encourage us.
All, Culture, The Family and Marriage
The family “exists prior to the State or any other community, and possesses inherent rights which are inalienable”. (Preamble, D., Charter of the Rights of the Family)
All, Culture, The Family and Marriage
The Synod on Family, called by Pope Francis, reported the "the family, the basic human community, is painfully being weakened". (Synod Report to Pope Francis, 10)
All, Culture, Government and Politics
“Catholic politicians and legislators...must...introduce and support laws inspired by values grounded in human nature.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 231)
All, Culture, Right to Private Property
"The seventh commandment requires…respect for the right to private property". (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2401)
