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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)

Catholics must participate in politics because politics is charity.
A Divided Government and the Political Divide
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)
Top 10 Laudato Si Quotes on Environment
All, Climate Change, Human Environment, Integral Ecology
Of the many times Pope St. John Paul II spoke about the role of the state and the political system, here are ten quotes that stand out to us.
The Rise of Shoplifting
All, Culture, Right to Private Property
"The seventh commandment requires…respect for the right to private property". (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2401)
What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?
Abortion, All, Human Dignity
"The Lord who made you...who formed you from the womb" (Isaiah 44). The Church interprets Scripture to mean precisely that our lives, fashioned by God from the moment we are "conceived", have dignity.
Pope Francis and Gender Ideology
All, Human Dignity, LGBT
"I always distinguish between what pastoral care is for people who have a different sexual orientation and what gender ideology is. They are two different things." (Pope Francis)
Why do I Feel so Alone?
All
We are speaking of true loneliness, of alienation. So, what is true loneliness? “Man is alienated when he is detached from reality, when he stops thinking and believing in a foundation.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 53)

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