The Church’s understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.
What is CST? Articles
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.”
All, What is CST?
The answer is solidarity and subsidiarity, those two lynchpins of Catholic Social Thought.
All, Human Dignity, What is CST?
Christian humanism is acknowledging our God-given dignity and our purpose to serve Him through our fellow man.
All, Culture, What is CST?
Social justice is what results when “associations or individuals…obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.”
All, Culture, What is CST?
Social justice is what results when “associations or individuals…obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.”
All, What is CST?
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 impact on the social structures around us. Charity is a theological virtue. It applies to all and involves engaging, directly, those around us who are in need.
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.
