Cardinal James Gibbons’ support for the Knights of Labor in the late 19th century helped lay the groundwork for Rerum Novarum. U.S. cardinal should get...
Catholic social teaching
Catholics have a long history of support for unions, but the recent protests in Wisconsin show how strained the relationship has become. Veteran Catholic...
Don’t paint public workers as a public enemies; they’re just working for the common good. A few days after Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki issued a...
The Christian influence has finally been felt at the highest levels of government. Policymakers and legislators have, at long last, studied the model that...
Conservative TV personality Glenn Beck told Christians, “I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church website. If you...
In a 1990s article from Salt of the Earth, Jack Jezreel wrote about the surprising success of JustFaith, the parish-based program on social justice, at...
Looking to apply your faith to care for creation? Here are some resources for doing so: From the church: Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to...
Some Catholics aren’t so sure about the bishops’ push for comprehensive immigration reform, but this Catholic activist says it’s time for the...
A casual encounter in Greenland has an American pro-life activist gritting her teeth. I was in the Arctic Circle, in Greenland...
The politics of abortion in Europe is both more complex and more nuanced than on this side of the Atlantic. Some things never go quite according to plan. Two...
