Center for Social Concerns
Seeing Through a New Lens: Pope Francis’ Quest on Behalf of Peace, Justice, and Our Common Home
Pope Francis’ teachings and actions with regard to the poor, justice, and the environment have had a polarizing effect among Catholics and some non-Catholics. Robert McElroy,...
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Integral Ecology: Pope Francis, Ethical Pluralism, and the Planet
This 2015 Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C. lecture features Christiana Zenner, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology, science and ethics in the Department of Theology at Fordham...
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Catholic Health Care’s Role in Integral Human Development
What role can Catholic health care play in the moral development of the United States? Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, RN, MS, claims it has the ability and obligation to go beyond...
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A Conversation with Cardinal Rodríguez: Thoughts on Laudato Si and the Synod
The Center for Social Concerns’ annual theme for 2015–16 was the “Care of All Creation,” connecting to the publication of Laudato Si. In January 2016, Cardinal Oscar...
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Impact of Gaudium et Spes on the Church in Southern Africa
Cardinal Wilfred Napier, O.F.M., Archbishop of Durbin, takes a practical approach to Gaudium et Spes by evaluating its impact on the Church in Southern Africa and the ways in...
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Keynote Panel on Living Joy and Hope in the Church
R. Scott Appleby, Ph.D., Alexia Kelley, MTS, and Bishop Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B. evaluate how we can live with joy and hope in the Church and in the world through three different...
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An Echo in Their Hearts: The Church in our Modern World
Kristin Heyer, Ph.D., professor of theology at Boston College, opens the 2015 Catholic Social Tradition conference with an image: Pope Francis laying a wreath in the Mediterranean...
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