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Category: Catholic Social Doctrine

The Journalist’s First Loyalty: Truth in the Service of the Human Person

© 2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ When Christ stood before Pilate, He declared that He had come into the world “to bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37). Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent, yet, political expediency, public pressure, and institutional self-preservation prevailed. The Passion thus reveals an enduring danger: truth may be known but […]

TATTOOS

by Giuseppe Monno “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, nor shall you tattoo yourselves” (Leviticus 19:28) Sacred Scripture, already in the Old Testament, calls the people of Israel to distinguish themselves from the practices of pagan nations: “You shall not follow the customs of the nations” (cf. Leviticus 20:23). The […]

DOCTRINAL NOTE ON THE MORAL LIMITS TO TECHNOLOGICAL MANIPULATION OF THE HUMAN BODY

Committee on Doctrine United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 1. Modern technology offers an ever-increasing range of means—chemical, surgical, genetic— for intervening in the functioning of the human body, as well as for modifying its appearance. These technological developments have provided the ability to cure many human maladies and promise to cure many more. This […]

Anti-Semitism and the Catholic Relationship with the Jewish Community

Antisemitism is the prejudice against or hatred of Jewish people. It is a form of bigotry and racism. For centuries, antisemites have demonized and dehumanized Jews by spreading antisemitic tropes, stereotypes, and conspiracy theories. Antisemitism is a set of hateful beliefs and ideas about Jews and the Jewish religion, Judaism. It is based on old […]

SISTERS OF CHARITY.

Asa H. Craig, (Asa Hollister), 1847-1934 My friends, did you ever stop to consider the mission of the Sisters of Charity? Did you ever stop to investigate the marvelous organization of this institution, its almost universal presence among the poor and afflicted, the consecration of womanhood to the relief of distress, and her wonderful devotion […]

A Time for Honesty

A Pastoral Statement by The Most Reverend John J. Myers,Archbishop of NewarkMay 5, 2004 Our times demand honesty. It is possible to value sincerely one’s Catholic heritage and to revere one’s Catholic forebears and yet not to have Catholic faith. Faith is a free and personal act inspired by the Holy Spirit, by which we […]

The natural law

Whether the natural law is a habit? Objection 1. It would seem that the natural law is a habit. Because, as the Philosopher says (Ethic. ii, 5), “there are three things in the soul: power, habit, and passion.” But the natural law is not one of the soul’s powers: nor is it one of the passions; […]

Why do our Young People Need Catholic Social Teaching?

It is very common for Catholic schools and home-schooling families that are trying to provide an education faithful to the Magisterium to neglect Catholic social teaching. Such people follow the four pillars of The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in the four years of high school, and that seems, for most, task enough for limited time […]

What the Popes Really Say About Socialism

“Hideous”, “destructive”, “wicked”, and “perverted” are only some of the adjectives used by the Popes to describe socialism.  From Pius IX to Benedict XVI, the popes have thoroughly and consistently condemned socialism.  PIUS IX (1846-1878) The Overthrow of Order “You are aware indeed, that the goal of this most iniquitous plot is to drive people […]