#catholicsocialteaching — Public Fediverse posts
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A Pagan Case Against Lawns: Rethinking the Tyranny of Turf
What if your lawn isn’t just grass—but a quieting of the land itself? This Pagan reflection explores how modern yards prioritize control over connection, and how even small changes can restore a living relationship with the world just outside your door. -
Human dignity is at the heart of Catholic teaching. Every person has value because each is made in God’s image, not because of race, wealth, or legal status. ✝️
The Church calls us to welcome immigrants, reject racism, and stand against injustice. As Pope Francis reminded us, we cannot defend life while ignoring exclusion. Living the Gospel means choosing justice and love each day. 🌍🤝
https://young-catholics.com/1566/human-dignity-immigration-racism/
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I stand with Pope Leo XIV’s call to treat immigrants with dignity and humanity. Justice and compassion must guide policy—security and respect can coexist. #HumanDignity #ImmigrationJustice #CatholicSocialTeaching #PopeLeo www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267907/...
Pope Leo XIV calls for heeding... -
Russell Lawson's profile of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement traces her evolution from socialist journalist to Catholic convert, to tireless advocate for the poor. He captures Day's insistence on living out her faith through direct action: rejecting both passive spirituality and activism without spiritual foundation. #DorothyDay #CatholicSocialTeaching #SocialJustice #History
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"A concrete act of mercy is always an act of justice." Pope Francis's profound insight from "Let Us Dream" is explored in Isabella Simon's thoughtful new article for Commonweal. Simon examines this intersection of mercy and justice, and how it calls us to first recognize poverty before we can address it. What does this mean for our Catholic practice today? https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/what-love-demands-francis-mercy-justice
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Project 2025 promotes policies that contradict Catholic teachings on human dignity, care for the poor, and the common good. It centralizes power, weakens social safety nets, harms migrants, and neglects environmental stewardship.
Read more:
https://uscatholic.org/articles/202410/5-reasons-why-catholics-should-be-wary-of-project-2025/#CatholicSocialTeaching #Project2025 #CommonGood #Immigration
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"We write as Catholic women at a time when the opinions of judges and lawmakers are viewed as more valid than our own lived experiences with reproductive health."
An open letter, broadly aimed, but also for those who know, a challenge to the US Catholic Church hierarchy from within the Church.
#ReproductiveRights #ReproductiveHealth #abortion #healthcare #politics #WomensRights #Catholic #CatholicSocialTeaching #CultureWars -
If you know about Dorothy Day then you know how true this is.
#DorothyDay #anarchism #socialism #pacifism #Catholic #CatholicSocialTeaching
