Category: Social Doctrine
Daily Catholic Quote from the United States Catholic Bishops on Economic Justice
“Holiness is not limited to the sanctuary or to moments of private prayer; it is a call to direct our whole heart and life toward God and according to God’s plan for this world. For the laity holiness is achieved in the midst of the world, in family, in community, in friendships, in work, in [...]
Be Not Afraid… Be Catholic… Stand the “Test of Fire”!
We are called to be true to our faith at all times, in all things. We must be Catholic at work, even when the subject of abortion comes up; at our mom’s group, even when birth control comes up; at family gatherings, even when a group of relatives portray defense of traditional marriage as bigoted, [...]
Paul Ryan and Catholic Social Teaching
Well, for many people on the left, Paul Ryan is a menace – he seems to be the very embodiment of cold and indifferent Republicanism. And for many people on the right, he is a knight in shining armor… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on “Paul Ryan and Catholic Social Teaching” Father Barron [...]
Catholic Social Doctrine: The Dignity of the Human Person and the Right to Life
In the battle to win hearts and minds to the cause of life, it is sometimes necessary to speak in non-religious terms. This is certainly possible and effective. For example, medical science and biology can help us defend the lives of unborn children and argue persuasively for an end to abortion. An unborn child is alive, demonstrably [...]
Six Ways to Stretch your Heart of Mercy
Most religions in the ancient world were local, national cults. The Egyptians worshiped Isis and Osiris. Athens was named after the goddess Athena. Ephesus was the center of the cult of Artemis. But when the Church was born on Pentecost Sunday, it was comprised of people of every nation under heaven who each heard the [...]
Daily Quote from the United States Catholic Bishops on Economic Justice
“Holiness is not limited to the sanctuary or to moments of private prayer; it is a call to direct our whole heart and life toward God and according to God’s plan for this world. For the laity holiness is achieved in the midst of the world, in family, in community, in friendships, in work, in [...]
July 4th, Human Dignity and the Catholic Church
Fireworks. Baseball games. Picnics. This is what the 4th of July means to most Americans today. But July 4th in 1776 was a very solemn day for the 55 men who affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. For in so doing, they were risking their lives and fortunes to defend the proposition that [...]
And the Angels Danced – A Story of Healing
Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles “There I was…stranded, surrounded by the big oil refinery…with its oil derricks and wells…” It was a magnificent winter evening. The air was crisp and cold as the distant sun began to descend behind the oil derricks in Carson, California. [...]
What’s Mine is Yours
A closer look at “private property” and our obligations to others My young daughter Elizabeth has a favorite tee-shirt that boldly proclaims, “The Toddler Laws of Property”: If I like it, it’s mine; If it’s in my hand, it’s mine; If I had it a little while ago it’s mine; If it looks just like [...]
Turning Away From the Abyss
Dr. Peter Kreeft, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Boston College and a Contributing Writer to the Integrated Catholic Life, wrote an important book a number of years back titled, Back to Virtue, in which he argues that the civilization in which we live is in crisis and that we are faced with [...]
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