Conversations That Matter: Reimagining Politics in the Light of the Eucharist

American political life is characterized by hyper-partisanship and polarization. Each election cycle seems to sharpen divisions and deepen political idolatry, while leaving most of us exasperated and exhausted. Yet, the Catholic Church encourages us to participate in politics. Pope Francis expresses the Church’s conviction that politics is “a lofty vocation and one of the highest forms of charity, inasmuch as it seeks the common good” (EV, 205).

This series explores the Church’s call to participate in political life and the complexities, challenges, and possibilities therein: What is politics? How do Catholics balance the call to participation without making an idol of politics? Is our call to participate exhausted by our duty to vote? What is the mission of Catholics in the public square? What constitutes the public square? How can the Eucharist transform our understanding of politics? Can we envision a world where charity, not political ideology, guides all our actions and decisions? Join us on Monday, November 18, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.

Speakers:
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt, Ph.D., Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland and a deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Kathleen Buckley Domingo, M.A., Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference

Theresa MacArt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Service at Holy Cross College

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