Tag: Catholic social teaching

Cultivating the vineyard of the Lord includes cultivating the lives of those who toil in the vineyard. God's vineyard is the entire earth, and...

For people who prefer to keep their job and their faith separate, the Catholic Church poses a massive challenge. Catholic teaching simply does not...

A man in our parish Bible study expressed his disinterest in the church's outreach programs to those in need. He capped off his little...

Before the sun comes up, Steve Albright can typically be found starting his workday praying over a skillet on the stove. "God, please don't let...

The Catholic Church believes that every person is created in the "image of God." We are made in the image of a community of...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "the church's social teaching proposes principles for reflection; it provides criteria for judgment; it gives guidelines...

As Louisma Toussaint weighs babies and administers their vaccinations in her impoverished Caribbean Sea country of Haiti, she's also carrying out a vital mission...

For so many reasons, 2020 has been a rough year. The COVID-19 pandemic has many asking how much longer we can endure the physical...

In recent centuries, dozens (if not hundreds) of church documents containing millions (if not billions) of words address Catholic social teaching. But the essence...

A first principle of Catholic social teaching focuses on the life and dignity of the human person, which is fitting because it mirrors some...