The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) works to expose disparities in our criminal justice system that are a legacy of our history of racial injustice. Black men are nearly six times more likely to be incarcerated than white men; Latino men are...
Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis’s encyclical on fraternity, includes teaching on racism as “a virus that quickly mutates,” calling it a constant shame for humanity. He asks why “it took so long for the Church unequivocally to condemn slavery and ...
The organization, Catholic Climate Covenant, (catholicclimatecovenant.org) is a resource with a wealth of information regarding climate issues and solutions as they relate to Catholic Social Teaching. Recently, they published data on food and related waste. In the U.S., the average person throws away over four ...
“In Pope Leo XIV’s first public address, he invited the
Church –and the world—into the heart of Christ’s
message: peace, not as comfort but as a calling.
Peace is built not by policy alone but by the daily
conversion of hearts. By seeking the suffering...
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s “Journey to Justice Day Guidebook” provides a framework for understanding social sin. Social sin resides within a group or a community of people. It exists...
As we prepare for the feast of the Epiphany, we can use this prayer, provided by Education for Justice, a project of the Ignatian Solidarity Network, so that the light of Epiphany may bless us with a vision of a just and peaceful...
Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic teaching, Dilexi Te, addresses the Church’s role in affirming that love of God is one with love for the poor. He illuminates God as a liberator of the oppressed and denouncer of injustices that ...
Pope Leo XIV has published his first major teaching document, “Dilexi Te,” Latin for “I have loved you,” and subtitled “On love for the poor.” In the first chapter, he affirms that, while love for God “is one with love for the poor,” today, new and ...
The Catholic Church commemorates the feast of Our Lady Of Guadalupe on December 12. This feast day and devotion to the Blessed Mother carries special significance for many immigrants in the United States. The USCCB committees...
This week, Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to religious leaders attending the U.N. climate talks, urging countries to “take concrete action” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them that humans are failing in their ....
Catholic social teaching principles help guide us in considering the issue of healthcare:
Respect for Life and Dignity of the Human Person challenges us to work to make sure that all members of society have access to adequate healthcare so all God’s children can reach their full potential. ...
The issue of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) has been much in the news. Let’s revisit what this program does and for whom. About 42 million...
Do you know? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2358, 1997 ed.:
"They [homosexual people] must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided."
Two of the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching guide us in...