Posts Tagged ‘United States Catholic Conference of Bishops’
Migration in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching
(This post is the second part of Chapter 2 of the U.S. and Mexican Bishops 2003 document “Strangers No Longer: Together on a journey of hope.” This establishes the social teachings of the Catholic Church and the 5 principles that it endorses with regards to its misunderstood position on immigration. To go directly to the full ... Read more
A Catholic Message for Congress: Defend Human Life and Dignity
(The Catholic Social Ministry Gathering sent out this letter to Congress by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops and the Catholic organizations and congregations that advocated on February 9, 2010.) Catholic leaders from across the country come to Capitol Hill to offer hope at a time of fear and uncertainty, to safeguard human life ... Read more
A Passionist view on Healthcare
During this summer Congress and the administration is again considering the fundamental question of universal healthcare for our nation. Within the Catholic American community there are many blogs and editorials with such divergent positions on this subject that at the level of being a single religious community it is almost impossible to say what our ... Read more
Catholic Social Teaching and the Cross
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
The Future of Capitalism
This week the G-20 is meeting in London to discuss a new global economic policy in light of the financial crisis. Wall Street is nervously observing these deliberations. We and the rest of civil society are also paying attention to this meeting. Many observers and policy analyst are having their doubts that anything positive will ... Read more
In Passion for Justice | Tagged Brookings Institute, Carnegie Endowment for Peace, Catholic Social Teaching, Economic Justice, Economic Justice For All, Financial Crisis, Financial Times, G-20, Globalization, IMF, Populorum Progressio, poverty, the future of capitalism, United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, World War II
Bishops Welcome Obama Executive Order Banning Torture
The Catholic Church expressed its sincere appreciation for President Obama’s executive order to ban torture. This recent gesture of the President along with his commitment to close Guantanamo Bay is a relief to many of us who promote Catholic social teaching. USCCB – (Office of Media Relations) Bishops Welcome Obama Executive Order Banning Torture. Passionist ... Read more
Abortion and the Common Good
It is no secret where abortion lies on the spectrum of Catholic Social concerns. The Church is against abortion. It views abortion as the destruction of innocent human life. Unfortunately for years the abortion issue has polarized the American community by simplifying it to either the Pro-Choice or Pro-Life camp with little discussion in the ... Read more
Recent News & Blogs
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International Day of Non-Violence
Lectionary Reflections,Passion for Justice - September 28, 2011
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: “The Wisdom to know the Difference”
Lectionary Reflections - July 21, 2011
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Good and Evil Wolf
Lectionary Reflections - July 14, 2011
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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Comprehending the Incomprehensible
Lectionary Reflections - July 7, 2011
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July 4th Reflection on Religious Liberty
Passion for Justice - July 1, 2011
