A Christian campaign for peace
This month I take a break in the series on the Church’s social teachings and introduce you to a remarkable...
Evans Chama
What politics is there for
In the New Testament Jesus acknowledges the need to be loyal to earthly rulers, but at the same time cautions...
Why your riches aren’t yours alone
People have divergent views on material possessions. Some regard them as sign of God’s blessing while others value being poor...
All work must be for God
If work is to help people fulfil themselves and live with dignity, then recourse to God in the manner of...
God is the designer of family life
Many consider it a right to have access to legal abortion or to contract same-sex marriage. Appeal is made to...
Pillars of human dignity
The Catholic Church identifies three pillars of the dignity of the human person in a truly human society: the common...
The rights of the person
The Catholic social teaching is centred on the human person, especially in promoting human rights and dignity. Besides the Church, there...
What the Church means by ‘freedom’
The important place of freedom in the identity and dignity of a human person in Catholic Social Teachings explains why...
Popes and the Catholic Social Teachings
Reading the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church one may well ask a curious question: how has the...
