In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Fr. Robert Sirico writes about the encyclical, the role of free markets and the need for continuous conversation about the environment:
Let’s cut to the chase: Much of what is in Pope Francis’ encyclical on environmental stewardship, Laudato Si’, poses a major challenge for free-market advocates, those of us who believe that capitalism is a powerful force for caring for the earth and lifting people out of poverty. Continue Reading...
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What is social justice? Is it a vision of a perfectly just society? Is it an ideal set of government policies? Is it a particular theory or practice? Is it a virtue? Continue Reading...
June 18, 2015
A Guide to Laudato Si: A Section-By-Section Summary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment
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Don’t Blame Markets, But Sin for Environmental Problems
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Why monasteries succeed but secular communes fail
In a lecture on markets and monasticism at Acton University, Dylan Pahman gave a fascinating overview and analysis of the interaction between Christian monasticism and markets. He’s written on this before and has a longer paper on the topic as well. Continue Reading...
June 18, 2015
‘Sister Earth’: Pope Francis Reads G.K. Chesterton?
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