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Why is Family Important

Motherhood is necessary not only for the propagation of humanity, but because the “human family is built upon mothers.” (Pope Francis)

Helping the Poor
All, Preferential Option for the Poor
"We need to broaden our perspective…We need to grow in a solidarity which 'would allow all peoples to become the artisans of their destiny'" (Pope Francis, 190)
St. Joseph the Worker and the Dignity of Work
All, Dignity of Work
Each year in celebrating the feast of St. Joseph the Worker we remember: “We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)
Structural Poverty and Catholic Social Teaching
All, Preferential Option for the Poor
Structural poverty is particularly egregious for “those living in conditions opposed to human dignity: those who lack basic rights and needs such as food, water, hygiene, work and the opportunity to develop and grow culturally”. (Pope Francis, 2)
Who are the Working Poor?
All, Preferential Option for the Poor
Visit any impoverished town or inner city and it will be clear that material lack is not the key problem.
Capitalism vs. Socialism
All, Economics, Socialism
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.
What is Socialism?
All, Right to Private Property, Socialism
Socialism disposes of the right to private property and hands over the production of goods to the state.

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