Faith and Public Life | September 23, 2015 | Economics
Pope Francis’ address to Congress this Thursday will be the first ever by a pope, and many Americans are anxious over what he might say about the global economy. Some expect he will give a rousing indictment of free-market capitalism as the culprit in global poverty,...Faith and Public Life | June 25, 2015 | Environment, Faith
During Mass the Sunday after Pope Francis issued his encyclical Laudato si’ (Praise Be to You), Catholics around the world heard a pair of readings from Scripture on God’s power over creation. In the first, the Lord reminds Job that He controls the waves of the sea....Michael Hendrix | June 22, 2015 | Society
Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, is actually a reflection on technology. The human origins of what the Pope calls an “ecological crisis” are grounded in what he terms a “technocratic paradigm” that orders our earthly actions. There...Faith and Public Life | June 19, 2015 | Economics
On Fridays we bring you the week’s best from around the web. This week’s collection includes reflections on the Magna Carta 800 years later, Pope Francis’ encyclical, and more. “Magna Carta’s Fruits, 800 Years On” Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review...Faith and Public Life | December 6, 2013 | Politics
Every Friday, we bring you the best ideas from our blog and around the web. This week’s collection includes conservative responses to the Pope’s denouncement of capitalism, a prescription for philanthropic aid and more. Back to Work: Despite the somewhat optimistic...