Preferential Option for the Poor
From The Journal at Catholic Paradigm.
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Who Pays for the Smoke: Peat Fires, Palm Oil, and the Real Cost of Clearing Land
Indonesia’s peat fires put 5.5 million under toxic air. Catholic social teaching on who really pays when a company bills its costs…
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The Warning That Never Sounded: Rasuwa and What Prudence Owes People Who Cannot Protect Themselves
469 dead in Nepal after a glacier collapse with no warning. A Catholic look at the precautionary principle and what public authority…
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Nineteen Years and No Vaccine: What the Church Says About Medicine the Poor Cannot Buy
Bundibugyo virus was found in 2007. Its first vaccine trial began in 2026. What Catholic social teaching says about medicine the poor…
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Five Feet of Water in All of Our Homes: What Catholic Teaching Says Indiana Is Owed
Record flooding in Indiana leaves families ruined. What Catholic social teaching says about property, housing, solidarity, and what the commonwealth owes them.
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The Grain Is Not Collateral: Catholic Teaching and the Two Terminals at Novorossiysk
Ukraine’s strike on Novorossiysk damaged four warships and halted two grain terminals. What Catholic social teaching says about the bread at the…
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The Order of the Rescue: Catholic Teaching and the Villages Colombia Could Not Reach
A 7.4 quake hit Colombia’s poorest region, but help reached the cities first. What Catholic social teaching says about the order of…