Posts Tagged ‘Pope Paul VI’

Prophets of Peace

Dec 1, 2010

As we enter the liturgical season of Christmas it is appropriate for us to reflect on the Christian theology of peace during this season where we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace to our violent world. 2000 years after the birth of Christ we still face a violent reality. Our advances in science and technology ... Read more

Compassion for Afghanistan

Dec 3, 2009

President Obama recently unveiled his new strategy for Afghanistan. The strategy calls for a surge of 30,000 new U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan. The strategy also set some expectations with vague conditions including the following: A call for accountability to the corrupt Afghan government that suffered a recent electoral debacle A stronger Afghan security ... Read more

The “Consistent Ethic of Life” within the Global Economy: Chapter 2 of Caritas In Veritate

Jul 20, 2009

“Charity in Truth” is the latest encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. This encyclical continues the tradition of Catholic Social Thought by addressing the issue of the Global Economic Crisis, Development, and Poverty. Yet there is a marked difference in this social encyclical that we who are Catholics in America need to attentive to. Pope Benedict ... Read more

Catholic Social Teaching and the Cross

Apr 8, 2009

By Fr. Sebastian MacDonald, CP There are two vectors that comprise Catholic social teaching, one are is Church and the other is Society. Catholic social teaching has them intersect as a cross: +. Some However would prefer that they not intersect, but, rather, that they run in parallel courses, visible to one another, but only ... Read more