Catholic Social Teaching
From The Journal at Catholic Paradigm.
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The Force Of Law, Or The Law Of Force: Catholic Teaching And Israel’s Rejection Of The Fifteen-Point Gaza Plan
Every peace that has ever held rested on something smaller than itself: a sentence somebody meant when he said it. On Sunday…
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A Law With Names In It: The Church On The Rule Of Law And The New Attorney General
Most of us will never meet an attorney general. We meet the law instead, at a traffic stop, in a probate office,…
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The Treaty Named Itself Deterrence: Catholic Teaching On The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
Three heads of state signed a document in Mecca on Friday, and they gave it a name that contains its entire theory…
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The Child Does Not Inherit His Father’s Paperwork: Catholic Teaching And The New Birthright Citizenship Orders
Two executive orders were signed in the Oval Office on Thursday, and between them they do something the Church has a very…
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The Coordinates Were Agreed In Three Capitals: Catholic Teaching On Who Belongs At The Table
Iran’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that Tehran and Muscat had agreed on the coordinates. The actual latitude and longitude of two lanes…
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The Missing Seafarer: Catholic Teaching And The Men Inside The Ships At Hormuz
Somewhere off the coast of Oman there is a man in the water, or under it. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations…
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No Strikes Were Recorded Monday: What The Church Means When She Says Peace Is Not The Absence Of War
Seventeen people died in Gaza overnight Saturday into Sunday. Then, on Monday, the Board of Peace’s envoy sat down with Israeli Prime…
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The Water Belongs To Everyone: Catholic Teaching And The Bargaining Over The Strait Of Hormuz
Trump called off the strike, and negotiations start Monday afternoon. Buried in the coverage is a sentence from Iran’s Foreign Ministry that…
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The Lights Were The Bargaining Chip: What The Church Says About Threatening A Nation’s Power Grid
President Trump called off the bombing late Saturday night, and the relief is real. What almost happened, though, is worth sitting with.…
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No Agreement, Just A Threat: The Church On A Peace Built Without Truth
President Trump called it a historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas. Hours later, senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk told…