catholic social teaching

July 18, 2009

Primacy of Culture in Caritas in Veritate

Zenit published my article on the pope’s new social encyclical: Encyclical Offers Opportunity to “Think With the Church” By Jennifer Roback Morse SAN MARCOS, California, JULY 17, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s “Caritas in Veritate” is his contribution to the course of Catholic social teaching. Continue Reading...

July 10, 2009

Why Caritas in Veritate Is Important For India and China

I recently spoke with journalist Antonio Gaspari of the the Zenit news agency about Caritas in Veritate. Here’s the interview that Zenit published: Kishore Jayabalan: Development Involves “Breathing Space” ROME, JULY 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Continue Reading...

July 10, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Benedict’s (non-partisan) Truth

At the time of his election in April 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was widely perceived to be a “conservative” in our modern political parlance. It should not surprise, then, that many commentators have expressed either shock or joy, depending on their own affiliations, with last Tuesday’s publication of his encyclical letter Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), the first extended statement on social and economic issues of his pontificate. Continue Reading...

July 10, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: The Pope on ‘Love in Truth’

My commentary on the new social encyclical appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal. Here is the full text: In his much anticipated third encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth), Pope Benedict XVI does not focus on specific systems of economics — he is not attempting to shore up anyone’s political agenda. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Spiritual Trumps Secular in Encyclical

As one would expect with an encyclical from Benedict XVI, its strength lies in its use of theology to re-orientate Catholics and other Christians away from thinking in a merely secular — and sometimes hyper-politicized way — about questions such as economic and political questions. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Doing Justice – Benedict’s Way

As the squabbling continues over the at-times contradictory policy-suggestions contained in Benedict XVI’s social encyclical, there’s a risk that the deeper – and more important – theological themes of the text will be overlooked. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2009

Roundtable on Caritas in Veritate

A round up of commentary on the new encyclical was published yesterday on the Web site of Catholic World Report. CWR asked “a group of leading Catholic intellectuals to reflect on the encyclical, its place in the larger body of Catholic social teaching, and Pope Benedict’s vision of a well-ordered and just society.” Continue Reading...

July 08, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Not the Left’s Encyclical

It was, I suppose, inevitable. The moment Benedict XVI’s social encyclical appeared, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and the usual suspects predictably portrayed Caritas in Veritate as a “left-wing” text. Continue Reading...

July 07, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Highlights from the Vatican Press Conference

The official release of Pope Benedict’s social encyclical Caritas in Veritate took place this morning at the Holy See Press Office in Rome. There were four speakers at the presentation: Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (PCJP), Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, the newly-appointed bishop of Trieste and former Secretary of PCJP, and Professor Stefano Zamagni, Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna and a consultor for PCJP. Continue Reading...

June 29, 2009

Sin, Responsibility, and the Fall of Bernie Madoff

Only if there are new human beings will there be a new world, a renewed and better world. When the Pope said these words at Vespers on Sunday, perhaps he had Bernie Madoff in mind. Continue Reading...

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