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Category Archives: Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Worker Series
Peter Maurin- founder, quotes On May 1, 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, The Catholic Worker newspaper made its debut with a first issue of twenty-five hundred copies. Dorothy Day and a few others hawked the paper in Union Square … Continue reading
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall
What Role Does the Catholic Church Play in Dividing America? The story of Israel is our story! Jesus was an astute Jew who knew his religion’s scriptures and history well enough to realize that the people of his nation were … Continue reading
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How the Good Intentions of the Catholic Church Introduced African Slaves to the Americas
Excerpted from Las Casas, Alonso de Sandoval and the defence of black slavery Juliana Beatriz Almeida de Souza file:///home/chronos/uac0c0363090d33986a8cf3970ac761b1840a9d21/MyFiles/Downloads/scs_a04.pdf Before you read about the life of the Dominican BartolomĂ© da Las Casas, I want to highlight my opinion that power, fame, … Continue reading
American Catholic Bishops Fail to Lobby for Minimum Wage in 2021
More Catholic Teaching that the American Bishops Ignore or Fail to Push for in their Lobbying Efforts. The Biden Administration’s Current call for $15 minimum wage was not mentioned in 2021 by the USCCB or individual bishops! (Pro-Life means given … Continue reading
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The Rarely Known and Preached:
The Social Agenda of the Catholic Church A Collection of Magisterial Texts “ We all know the Catholic Church’s teaching on Abortion and Marriage. However, there is much left out of the Church’s lobbying efforts, press statements, and even preaching … Continue reading
A Catholic pastor speaks out about Trump. Some parishioners walk out
Mary SchmichChicago Tribune January 22, 2021 (Columns share an author’s personal perspective and are often based on facts in the newspaper’s reporting.) On the Sunday morning after the deadly riot at the United States Capitol, Father William Corcoran put on … Continue reading
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Catholic Social Teaching Sources
Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor)Pope Leo XIII – May 15, 1891 Octogesima Adveniens (A Call to Action) Pope Paul VI – May 14, 1971 – the 80th anniversary of Rerum Novarum Quadragesimo Anno (After Forty Years) – On Reconstruction … Continue reading
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Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teachings
The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal … Continue reading