Catholic Social Teaching
From The Journal at Catholic Paradigm.
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The Right Kind of Help: What the Church Asks After Alberta Votes to Stay in Canada
Albertans voted three to one against a path out of Canada. What the Church teaches about subsidiarity, and what a province and…
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A Debt Still Owed: What the Church Asks After Looters Ransack France’s Cities
Looters ransacked shops and burned a city hall during French cost-of-living protests. What the Church teaches about goods meant for all, and…
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Never Mere Cargo: What the Church Asks When Sailors Become Targets in the Strait of Hormuz
A container ship sank near Hormuz after a strike this week. What the Church teaches about the dignity of the seafarers who…
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Some Share in the Government: What the Church Asks of France When Its Students Take to the Streets
Student protests have shut high schools across France. What the Church teaches about giving the young a real share in the life…
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Beyond Any One Government’s Term: What the Church Asks of a Fuel Rule Written for 2031
Washington cut its 2031 fuel economy target from 50.4 to 34.9 mpg. What the Church teaches about rules that must outlast the…
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Distinction Without Exclusion: What the Church Teaches About Secularity When the Pope Comes to Paris
About 800,000 came to a papal Mass on the Republic’s own square. What the Church means by secularity, and why it can’t…
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An Act of Force: What the Church Asks of a Blockade Meant to Bring Iran to Terms
Washington says it will keep its blockade of Iran until Tehran gives way. What the Church teaches about pressure that lands on…
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A Truce Until January: What the Church Asks of Two Powers That Need Each Other
Xi Jinping is at the White House with a trade truce that runs only to January 10. The Church calls their interdependence…
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Reason, Justice, Law and Negotiation: What the Church Asks of a President Weighing a Deal Against Annihilation
Trump told the UN he must choose a deal with Iran or annihilation. From that same hall in 1965, Paul VI gave…
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The Right Belongs to You: What the Church Teaches When a Government Picks Its Press
Three outlets banned from the White House, a network pool suspended. The Church says the right to information belongs to the citizen,…