News Commentary
The day’s news read through the teaching of the Church, free, every day. For one principle worked through in depth each week, see The Catholic Citizen. For the teaching itself, start with Catholic Social Teaching: the twelve principles.
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The Quiet Tax: Why the Church Counts a Stable Currency Among the Conditions of Justice
The Fed raised rates 12-0 against White House pressure. Catholic social teaching names a stable currency a condition of justice. Who pays…
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Mutual Trust Alone: What the Church Says When the Arms Race Reaches Orbit
The Air Force says US weapons are in orbit. Catholic social teaching on deterrence and the arms race: lasting peace rests on…
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Forty Names a Day: What the Church Says When the State Lies to Enforce the Law
A DHS whistleblower says officers made false attestations to search state voter rolls. Catholic teaching: a good end never makes a lie…
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Count Before You Claim: What the Church Says About Sweden’s Three-Seat Cliffhanger
Sweden’s three-seat cliffhanger shows why the Church calls a vote count an act of truth, and why patience is the first virtue…
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Who Guards the Strait: What the Church Says When a Militia Holds a Tenth of World Trade
Houthis hold Bab el-Mandeb and a tenth of world trade. What Catholic social teaching says about securing a good that belongs to…
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The Bill Arrives at the Kitchen Table: What the Church Says About a War Congress Never Voted On
Inflation hit 3.4% and gas is up 27% six months into a war Congress never authorized. What Catholic social teaching says about…
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The Shareholder and the Citizen: What the Church Says About a $5,000 Promise Tied to an Election
Trump promised $5,000 to every adult citizen if Republicans win Congress. What Catholic social teaching says about public money and what a…
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For Every Time They Do That: What the Church Calls a Rule of Reprisal
Rubio’s tanker rule is what the Church calls reprisal. A Catholic reading of necessity, proportionality, and Leo XIV on the US-Iran war…
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Other People’s Hands: What the Church Says About a War Fought by Proxy
Houthi missiles hit Saudi oil sites. The Catechism and Compendium say arms suppliers share the guilt. A Catholic look at proxy war.
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Get Up, Governor: What the Church Says About a Nation’s Right to Remain One
Canada’s tariffs hit Tuesday amid “51st state” taunts. What Leo XIV and Catholic social teaching say about a nation’s right to remain…