The Church’s understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.
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Freedom Quotes from the Catholic Church
“When human beings set themselves against God, they…do not become free, but alienated from themselves.”
Quotes about Truth from the Church
“[O]nly the freedom which submits to the Truth leads the human person to his true good. The good of the person is to be in the Truth and to do the Truth.”
Catholic social teaching is not a modern invention. It is rooted in Scripture, and these scripture quotes illustrate where the principles come from.…
“The social message of the gospel must not be considered a theory, but above all else a basis and motivation for action.” (Pope St. John…
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.…
The Church's understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.…
"When human beings set themselves against God, they...do not become free, but alienated from themselves."…
"[O]nly the freedom which submits to the Truth leads the human person to his true good. The good of the person is to be in…
The laity’s role is special! "In a word, ‘Christians must be to the world what the soul is to the body’." (Lumen Gentium, 38)…
The laity’s role is special! "In a word, ‘Christians must be to the world what the soul is to the body’." (Lumen Gentium, 38)…
The top Pope St. John XXIII quotes from his great social encyclical, Mater et Magistra.…
The answer is solidarity and subsidiarity, those two lynchpins of Catholic Social Thought.…
Christian humanism is acknowledging our God-given dignity and our purpose to serve Him through our fellow man.…
Social justice is what results when “associations or individuals…obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.”…
Social justice is what results when “associations or individuals…obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.”…
The USCCB lists 7 themes of Catholic social teaching. Are there seven themes? No. Let's break it down.…
I am delighted to be with you this evening at this dinner offered by the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation and made possible by the…
Youth are subjected to having to make continuous decisions that affect their lives (majors, professions, emotional relationships, politics, integration into civil society, purchase decisions, drugs,…
One of the primary tasks of the Social Doctrine of the Church is intervening in the debate, primarily cultural, to show the irreducible falsehood of…
There is a widespread understanding among business leaders and economic think-tanks that business will need to be radically different.…
Vatican II approach: “To see (to study the facts); To judge (to apply moral, theological, and spiritual perspective); And to act (to take those tangible…
The controversy over the primacy of ‘charity or justice’ is reminiscent of earlier controversies about ‘faith or works’ answered by St. James 2,000 years ago:…
A friend said, “Catholic Social Teaching is just the Church’s way of pushing socialism on us.” I hear this often.…
Implementing Catholic social teaching results in confusion and error if our consciences are improperly formed.…
“Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become…
“Freedom…demands the courage to engage in civic life and to bring one’s deepest beliefs and values to reasoned public debate”. (Pope Benedict XVI)…
Let’s explore the role of laity in implementing Catholic social teaching.…
The practice of Catholic social teaching is both personal and spiritual. “Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor…
“Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love…
Social justice is what results when “associations or individuals…obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.”…
Just as “Christian charitable activity must be independent of parties and ideologies” (Pope Benedict XVI) Catholic social teaching is not an endorsement of or for…
We have the opportunity, not simply to reevaluate our economic, political, and social orders, but actually to change them for the better.…
The Church calls for a new evangelization and tells us that “to spread her social doctrine pertains to the Church’s evangelization mission and is an…
While the Church fully realizes that society must be structured appropriately, she is just as clear that this is NOT the job of the Church.…
Is Catholic social teaching just another social theory? No! We would be remiss if we gave the impression that Catholic social teaching is just an…
“Authentic human development concerns the whole of the person in every single dimension”. (Pope Benedict XVI)…
“Concretely, in economic activity” this means that business women and men “engage in economic activity for the sake of the common good and they experience…
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…
Catholic social teaching seeks to apply the essence of Christian moral principles to life in society. It is not an economic or political program, but…
I must remind you and me that we are all called to maintain, defend and advocate for the fullness of the Truth, despite the…
Catholic social teaching, which is a branch of Catholic Moral Theology, contains a set of principles to be used to form our conscience as we…
