Integral ecology is an ethic that respects both persons and the environment and does justice to both.
Debt, sustainability and solidarity
Everyone is called to be a witness
The church in the United States will once again observe the Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 to July 4. This two-week period is an opportunity […]
School choice: How does it benefit me?
For those without kids in school, it may be difficult to see why expanding parental choice in education is a policy goal deserving of widespread public […]
Pope Francis’ ‘The Joy of Love’ and family policy
In his recently released exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”), Pope Francis affirms the family as the foundational unit of society, the place where children […]
Cuba: a mini-compendium of Catholic social doctrine
Integrating Cuba more deeply into the family of nations has been a major priority of the last three popes. Each of these popes has visited Cuba, […]
Bishops’ Capitol visit models faithful citizenship
When the bishops of Minnesota had breakfast with Gov. Mark Dayton and met with legislators at the State Capitol in mid-March, they weren’t just “keeping up […]
The state budget: Finding the right ‘measure’
One of the main debates at the State Capitol this year centers on what to do with a projected $900 million budget surplus, the result of […]
The failure of all-or-nothing politics
Too many elected officials today are mired in a political environment of hyper-partisanship and ideological rigidity Even one as accustomed to political victory as Otto von […]