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School Choice and Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) offers a clear and principled framework for understanding school choice, emphasizing three key points.

The Sexual Revolution and Catholic Social Teaching
Despite what the sexual revolution promised, the actual result proved it was an "egregious event...on a scale unprecedented in history." (Pope Benedict XVI)…
What is a Wholesome Culture?
Catholic social teaching makes a strong case that the culture in the United States is NOT wholesome.…
What Does the Bible Say About Divorce?
While Moses allowed divorce - due to hardness of our hearts (Matthew 19:8) that didn’t mean God was fine with it! "I hate divorce, says…
A man alone at night representing alienation, workaholics, and despair.
Pornography, Addiction, and the Common Good
Perhaps the most potentially debilitating addiction is to pornography because it "represents a serious threat to society as a whole." (Pope St. John Paul II,…
An Old Fashioned Christmas
The Church makes clear: Christmas celebrates the incarnation of Emmanuel - God with us. And it is no accident that God chose to reveal Himself…
The Top Marriage Quotes from the Church
"Marriage…transcends the feelings and momentary needs of the couple…it is not born 'of loving sentiment, but from the depth of the obligation'" (Pope Francis)…
A young family playing by the river representing integral ecology.
The Government Must Defend a Culture of Family
The Church teaches that a government must protect the family. But the Church is also very clear on the State's limits.…
Top Magisterial Quotes about Family
Here is a list of family quotes, both long and short, from the Magisterium of the Church that never fail to inspire and encourage us.…
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Is Family Life Today Under Attack?
The family “exists prior to the State or any other community, and possesses inherent rights which are inalienable”. (Preamble, D., Charter of the Rights of…
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Types of Families and New Definitions
The Synod on Family, called by Pope Francis, reported the "the family, the basic human community, is painfully being weakened". (Synod Report to Pope Francis,…
What is Family?
The family is "a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit." (Catechism of the Catholic Church,…
What is Marriage?
Marriage cannot be redefined or expanded to include same-sex unions, "throuples", or any other thing it is not. Marriage is "that intimate union of life…
Consumption and Family Life
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…

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