7 Must-Read Quotes from the Pope’s “State of the World” Address
"Rights are often confused with exaggerated manifestations of the autonomy of the individual, who becomes self-referential, no longer open to encounter with God and with others, and absorbed only in seeking to satisfy his or her own needs."
The Educated Catholic Voter: 10 Lists on the Catholic Citizen
"A kind of cultural relativism exists today, evident in the conceptualization and defence of an ethical pluralism, which sanctions the decadence and disintegration of reason and the principles of the natural moral law." - CDF under Cardinal Ratzinger
“The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers” – 3 Prayers for Catholic Lawyers
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Listers, this hackneyed quote is taken from a minor character in Shakespeare's Henry VI. Often quoted in glee and with a smirk, it raises the question of why society enjoys a "good" lawyer joke.
27 Quotes on Politics and Religion by Cardinal Ratzinger
Listers, for a student of Catholic political thought, a collection of politically orientated essays by the ironclad mind of Cardinal Ratzinger – now Pope Benedict XVI – is a Godsend. Values in a Time of Upheaval is a compilation of essays and speeches given by the illustrious Cardinal over the span of several decades. It...
Fear Not Little Flock: All 12 Texts from the Holy Father’s Apostolic Journey to Lebanon
"Through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the Theotókos, I invoke God’s abundant gifts upon all of you with great affection! God grant that all the peoples of the Middle East may live in peace, fraternity and religious freedom! لِيُبَارِك الربُّ جميعَكُم [May God bless all of you!]"
24 Points from His Beatitude Patriarch Gregory III on the Crisis in Syria (2012)
Listers, the crisis in Syria has escalated to a civil war standards and has claimed the lives of thousands. Amongst those most marginalized by the conflict are our Eastern Catholic brothers and sisters. The spiritual leader for many of those Catholics is His Beatitude Patriarch Gregory III (Laham), Patriarch Of Antioch and All the East,...
Political Animals and the Philosopher King: 9 Thoughts from Book One of Aristotle’s Politics
In the development of political philosophy, few works have played “such an important role in the social and political life of the Christian West” as Aristotle’sPolitics.
Understanding Catholic Social Teaching: 14 Scriptures
Injure not the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;
For the LORD will defend their cause, and will plunder the lives of those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
10 Catholic Goals For American Politics
10 Political Goals as stated by the United States Council of Catholic Bishops.
Law and the Common Good: 9 Introductory Catholic Questions
A law is “an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community, and promulgated.” - the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas
I STAND WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: 10 Graphics In Defense of the Church
An unjust law is no law at all - we will not and cannot not comply.
The 7 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
These themes from Catholic social teaching provide a moral framework that does not easily fit ideologies of "right" or "left," "liberal" or "conservative," or the platform of any political party.
Understanding Catholic Social Teachings: 19 More Scriptures
He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself also call and not be heard.
Proverbs 21:13
