Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
Economic justice
Care for all human life begins with protecting our planet. When Cardinal Joseph Bernardin proposed a “consistent ethic of life” 30 years ago, he argued that to...
The best resource on wage theft is Kim Bobo’s outstanding book Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid—and What We Can Do...
Growing up in what she describes as a “pretty conservative church background” in Ohio, Kim Bobo excelled at memorizing her Bible verses. “I won all the...
Cutting out the middleman may increase the value of our charitable donations. Most savvy charity “shoppers” have learned that a little homework is required to...
Donors bent on saving struggling Catholic schools have deep pockets and even deeper commitment. The closing of Our Lady of Sorrows School in Portland, Oregon...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
While not all single mothers are financially strapped, the poverty rate for families headed by single mothers, at 42 percent, is almost three times the rate...
Catholic teaching says that what's mine is yours when it comes to ownership of private property. Catholic social teaching used to be called the...