In these and countless other ways, we demonstrate solidarity, which recent popes have defined as “a sense of responsibility on the part of everyone with regard to everyone.” It is natural to feel and exhibit concern for those in our ...
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From the Liberty Bell to the slogan “Give me liberty or give me death,” the language and symbolism of liberty have permeated American political culture since its inception. Until recent decades, social movements strove to attach themselves to that tradition, ...
Read MoreUnderstanding the reality of trade-offs helps protect against the inflation of politics into a war on which cosmic justice depends. Yes, policy debates do sometimes involve life-or-death matters or questions of fundamental moral importance. But usually, they don’t, even though ...
Read MoreWe need to remind ourselves that it’s the people involved in day-to-day work, not politicians and entertainers, who really make the world go round. Sometimes, we’re forced to remember: for example, when COVID knocks out workers at a few meat ...
Read MoreThis was a project conceived by good, well-intentioned people to tackle what appeared to be a serious problem in the community. The effort was locally initiated and brought together churches, non-profits, and government in a collaborative endeavor. So far, so ...
Read MoreWhat would be a clear and obvious diversity? Well, about 14% of Americans are of Hispanic descent. That is a fact. The fact shows a difference. But is that difference necessarily divisive? No. It becomes problematic when it is used ...
Read MoreDetermining exactly how government ought to treat religion, moreover, remains a challenge. Complete neutrality is illusory. When government aid is available for social welfare programs and schools, and tax credits are offered for adoptions, educational expenses, or charitable donations, the ...
Read MoreNor does self-reliance insinuate complete independence from other human persons. For one, we are called to employ the gifts that we’ve been given in a useful fashion. “We use the gifts [God] gave us to recreate our environment and produce ...
Read MoreThe Americans, however, endeavored a curious experiment whose end was creating a union that despite ancestral disparities was to weave around a set of universal principles. Distilling into a common vision, a variated multitude was to become a unified whole. ...
Read MoreThe field of social work especially has become a hub for creating activists with the “blaming the victim” mindset. Herbert and Irene Rubin, for example, tell us that “blaming the victim is a form of social control that disempowers by ...
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