Category Archives: Social Doctrine of the Church

Love’s Necessity

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Deacon Bob

I having been writing a series of posts on Catholic Social Doctrine in recent weeks, taking from the Compendium of The Social Doctrine of the Church to do so. Underscored in those posts, and one of the firm bases on … Continue reading →

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Catholic Social Doctrine: Morality and the Economy

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Catholic social doctrine teaches that there is an intrinsic  relationship between morality and economic activity. While there is a clear distinction between the two spheres, such a distinction does not imply that there is a separation between them; rather, there … Continue reading →

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Social Doctrine of the Church: The Dignity and Rights of Children

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Deacon Bob

The Church has constantly upheld the dignity of children. This dignity extends to all children and grows more urgent the smaller the child is and especially when a child is sick, suffering or handicapped. The Church insists that the rights … Continue reading →

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Social Doctrine of the Church – The Obligation of Participation

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Our earlier posts on subsidiarity and the common good imply an obligation which we bear — to participate in the development of society and the human person. We cannot refuse this obligation to participate by withdrawing from public discourse and … Continue reading →

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Social Doctrine of the Church – Principle of Subsidiarity

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Ever since the first social encyclical of the Church, written by Pope Leo XIII entitled Rerum Novarum, the principle of subsidiarity has been the one constant directive of the Church’s social doctrine. What is this principle, so important to the … Continue reading →

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Social Doctrine of the Church – Private Property and the Preferential Option for the Poor

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Deacon Bob

The origin of the right to private property comes from an individual making a part of the earth his own by means of his work. With work and the use of one’s intelligence, an individual exercises dominion over the earth … Continue reading →

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Social Doctrine of the Church – Universal Destination of Goods

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Deacon Bob

The Church teaches that the goods of the earth should be shared fairly by all humankind under the guidance of justice tempered by charity. God created the world and gave it to all men and women for the sustenance of … Continue reading →

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The Social Doctrine of the Church — Human Labor

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Human work originates from persons made in the image and likeness of God, and thus called to continue God’s creative work. To work is a duty, and it honors God’s gifts and the talents we receive from him. Work can … Continue reading →

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The Social Doctrine of the Church

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Deacon Bob

There is a wonderful body of Catholic doctrine we call the Church’s social teachings.  The social doctrine of the Church developed in the nineteenth century when the Gospel encountered the modern industrial society and its new concepts of society, production … Continue reading →

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