We are witnessing the breakdown caused by an “increasingly stark disagreement between Democrats and Republicans…about more than just politics and policies.”
Government and Politics Articles
A Rerum Novarum Summary
Rerum Novarum was groundbreaking in addressing the struggles of the working class and societal challenges during the Industrial Revolution.
Democracy Quotes that Will Make You Think
Democracy is “the most effective historical instrument for ensuring its own future in a way befitting to human beings.” (Pope Benedict XVI)
"Democracy succeeds only to the extent that it is based on truth and a correct understanding of the human person." (Pope Benedict XVI)…
The Church teaches that a government must protect the family. But the Church is also very clear on the State's limits.…
“Catholic politicians and legislators...must...introduce and support laws inspired by values grounded in human nature.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 231)…
There are so many great quotes from Pope Benedict XVI, but these are 10 quotes, focused on politics, that we find especially profound!…
While inflation hurts us all, it is especially hard for the poor whose incomes fail to keep up with rising prices.…
A friend said, “Catholic Social Teaching is just the Church’s way of pushing socialism on us.” I hear this often.…
List of Articles
- A Divided Government and the Political Divide
- A Rerum Novarum Summary
- Catholic Social Teaching, Democracy, and Free Markets
- Catholic Social Teaching: Antidote to Extremism
- Democracy Quotes that Will Make You Think
- Human Rights on Which the State Must be Ordered
- Inflation and Catholic Social Teaching
- Mark Carney, Pope Francis, and the Global Economy
- Quotes about Government
- The 2025 Government Shutdown
- The Gig Economy and Rerum Novarum
- The Government Must Defend a Culture of Family
- The Role of the State and Economic Activity
- Top 10 Pope Benedict XVI Quotes on Politics
- What Does Catholic Social Teaching Say About a "Welfare State"?
- What is a "Just" Distribution of Wealth?
