“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)
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Why do I Feel so Alone?
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)
The Catholic Response to Gender Dysphoria
Those with gender dysphoria need nothing less than our Lord’s love. “[T]he love of our Lord must always be made accessible,” and we “have no other objective than to arrive at love”. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 25)
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Are any of these wages just? In 2020 Tim Cook was paid approximately $238 million as Apple’s CEO, Alex Rodriguez was paid $32 million as the New York Yankee’s third baseman, Ann Snyder was paid $47,500 as a market researcher for a restaurant supply house, and Jason Alexander was paid $13,220 as a cashier at the Burger Palace restaurant.
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Consumerism arises from a misunderstanding about the meaning of life and the real source of human happiness: It is an addiction to buying things, to spending money, as a solution to the lack of happiness and peace in one’s life, in one’s family.
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A spirited political debate is taking shape around the world. The issue is whether wealth redistribution or wealth creation should be the more important consideration driving national policies.
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Catholic social teaching places economic freedom parallel to political freedom.
All, Human Dignity, What is CST?
The Catholic Church’s view of human dignity springs from human agency and free will, with the further understanding that free will in turn springs from human creation made in the image of God.