by capp | Mar 23, 2021 | All, Economics, Encyclical Summaries
Join our Newsletter Pope Francis – An Economic Reformer and Provocateur by Joseph F.X. Zahra “Do not expect peace in society without seeking the common good.” “More than a tinge of urgency can be detected…in Pope...
by capp | Mar 23, 2021 | All, Economics, Human Dignity
Join our Newsletter Good, Socially Responsible Business by Joseph F.X. Zahra There is a common line based on ethical decisions that integrates enterprise, economy and wealth with justice and peace in society. It is frustrating that we need to qualify a certain...
by capp | Mar 15, 2021 | All, Dignity of Work, Economics, Human Dignity, Inflation
Join our Newsletter Is Your Company Paying A “Just” Wage? by Dr. Brian Engelland, DBA Over 120 years ago, Pope Leo XIII introduced the idea of a “just” wage in his encyclical, Rerum Novarum. He defined the just wage as an amount needed...
by capp | Mar 15, 2021 | All, Consumerism, The Family and Marriage
Join our Newsletter Consumption and Family Life by Andrew V. Abela, PhD Consumerism arises from a misunderstanding about the meaning of life and the real source of human happiness: Consumerism is the mistaken idea that the consumption of things...
by capp | Mar 15, 2021 | All, Economics, Government and Politics, Preferential Option for the Poor, Universal Destination of Goods
Join our Newsletter Toward Achieving a “Just” Distribution of Wealth by Dr. Brian Engelland, DBA Human labor tends to be undervalued for what it can produce, and negotiations between employer and employee tend to be uneven. Accordingly, the Church expects...
