Solidarity is not “a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)
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Catholic Social Thought and Reviving the Social Order
The answer is solidarity and subsidiarity, those two lynchpins of Catholic Social Thought.
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Throughout those millennia the Christian response has remained the same.
You have the opportunity to show that the Church’s social doctrine, with its specific anthropological approach, seeks to encourage genuine engagement with social issues.…
There is no greater love than laying down your life. This is the standard by which all other acts of sacrifice are judged. …
Antisemitism is one such grave injustice, striking at the heart of our faith’s call to love and solidarity.…
"We aspire to a happiness that is definitively found in the one thing that can bring us fulfilment, which is love." (Pope Francis) …
Laudato Si’ is an appeal for humanity to recognize and embrace God’s vision for the earth and recognize our interconnectedness.…
Rerum Novarum was groundbreaking in addressing the struggles of the working class and societal challenges during the Industrial Revolution.…
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) offers a clear and principled framework for understanding school choice, emphasizing three key points.…
Our neighbors do not solely include our family, close friends, or those who live next door. ALL are our neighbors. …
Being made in the image of God means we share qualities with God! It implies we have a moral conscience, the capacity for understanding good…
"The first creation account shows the essential equality of men and women (cf. Gen 1:27-29)." (Pope Benedict XVI, 60)…
The right to form unions is firmly rooted in Catholic social teaching — with even their historical antecedents confirmed. However, there are conditions.…
A key insight, previously advanced by Pope Francis, is that the term “Artificial Intelligence” can be misleading. True human intelligence—a divine gift—is not merely functional.…
The Catholic Church does not address tariffs in detail. She recognizes both the benefits of free trade and the right of nations to regulate their…
The Church sees a woman’s role as multifaceted and indispensable: equal in dignity to men, gifted with a “feminine genius”.…
"The challenge facing most societies is that of upholding, indeed strengthening, woman’s role in the family while at the same time making it possible for…
This principle of subsidiarity is crucial to fully understanding Catholic social teaching and, while we may have heard the term “subsidiarity” before, we really need…
Motherhood is necessary not only for the propagation of humanity, but because the "human family is built upon mothers." (Pope Francis)…
The Catholic Church does not have an official, comprehensive teaching on gun control, but she does on issues like human dignity, the common good and…
Advocates of euthanasia use terms like “freedom”, “compassion”, “choice”, “death with dignity”, and “the right to die” to mask the act with “a veil of…
Being made in the image of God means we share qualities with God! It implies we have a moral conscience, the capacity for understanding good…
Fathers represent "on earth the very fatherhood of God". (Pope St. John Paul II, 25)…
Motherhood is necessary not only for the propagation of humanity, but because the "human family is built upon mothers." (Pope Francis)…
Despite what the sexual revolution promised, the actual result proved it was an "egregious event...on a scale unprecedented in history." (Pope Benedict XVI)…
Consumerism is deadly to a culture. It leads us to "shut out others" (Pope St. Paul VI) and "is a virus that tarnishes faith at…
The difference between appreciating another culture and appropriating it is often defined by relationships of power where the dominant culture ‘tramples’ on the minority.…
Catholic social teaching makes a strong case that the culture in the United States is NOT wholesome.…
Democracy is “the most effective historical instrument for ensuring its own future in a way befitting to human beings.” (Pope Benedict XVI)…
Every aspect of Catholic social teaching, from its guidance on cultural, political, and economic structures to its answers to pressing social issues has as its…
Social justice “upholds the fundamental human right to a dignified life”. (Pope Francis)…
Catholic social teaching is not a modern invention. It is rooted in Scripture, and these scripture quotes illustrate where the principles come from.…
Legitimate state authority has the right and the duty to protect the common good. However...…
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.…
“[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)…
It is the Church’s responsibility to provide guidance on the ethical use of AI, ensuring that it promotes human dignity, social justice, and the common…
“We were created with a vocation to work.” (Pope Francis, 128)…
“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.”…
"By its very nature, pornography denies the genuine meaning of human sexuality". (Pope St. John Paul II, 2)…
"Democracy succeeds only to the extent that it is based on truth and a correct understanding of the human person." (Pope Benedict XVI)…
Alienation is the "loss of the authentic meaning of life." (Pope St. John Paul II, 41)…
