Headline News and Catholic Social Teaching
A brief look at specific stories in the news through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching.
Headline News and Catholic Social Teaching
Latest Episodes
Christian Nationalism and Catholic Social Teaching
In this episode we look at Christian nationalism and what light Catholic Social Teaching might shed on this convergence of religion and national assertion, and we take a brief look at two recent US Catholic news stories – the consecration of th...
Artificial Intelligence and Catholic Social Teaching
This episode looks at a headline news story that is itself all about Catholic Social Teaching: the publication of Pope Leo the 14th’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas, or “magnificent humanity,” on safeguarding the human pers...
Response to Gender Legislation Episode
In this episode, my friend and collaborator Stan Werne provides his response to the previous episode on Gender Legislation, which was episode number 10.“Intersex,” The Cleveland Clinic
Abortion Laws, a Puzzling Attitude, and Catholic Social Teaching
In this episode we look at recent abortion legislation, Catholic teaching on abortion, and the attitude maintained by some that one can be personally opposed to abortion while at the same time supporting legal access to abortion.
Response to Birthright Citizenship Episode
In this episode, my friend – and now collaborator – Stan Werne provides his response to the recent episode on Birthright Citizenship. If you haven’t already done so, you’ll probably want to listen to that episode, which was episode 13,&nb...
