Catholic
Social Teaching


Catholic Social Teaching
Official Documents | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

Pope Leo XIII
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography.

Leo XIII: Rerum Novarum (1891)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

Pope St. Pius X
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Pope Benedict XV
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Pope Pius XI
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Pius XI: Quadragesimo Anno (1931)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

Pope Pius XII
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Pope John XXIII
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

John XXIII: Mater et Magistra (1961)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

John XXIII: Pacem in Terris (1963)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

Second Vatican Council
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Vatican II: Gaudium et Spes (1965)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

Pope Paul VI
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Paul VI: Populorum Progressio (1967)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

Paul VI: Octogesima Adveniens (1971)
Complete Document | Summary Article | Critical Comments | Bibliography

1971 Synod of Bishops
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Justice in the World (1971)
Complete Document [1]| Complete Document [2]
Summary Article| Critical Comments| Bibliography

Pope John Paul I
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

Pope John Paul II
Introduction, critical comments, and bibliography

John Paul II: Laborem Exercens (1981)
Complete Document| Summary Article | Critical Comments| Bibliography

John Paul II: Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (1987)
Complete Document| Summary Article | Critical Comments| Bibliography

John Paul II: Centesimus Annus (1991)
Complete Document| Summary Article | Critical Comments| Bibliography



A Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching
By Gerald Darring. Originally published in 1987




The Social Agenda A Collection of Magisterial Texts, published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions 1998 Reflections of the U.S. Catholic Bishops

Papal and Episcopal Documents relating to Catholic Social Justice Teaching Links to dozens of documents by popes, the Curia, and bishops

The busy Christian's guide to Catholic social teaching Takes the reader through each of the major documents

Church & Society By Rev Mathew Habiger OSB. 1. Overview of Catholic Social Teaching 2. Marriage and Family Life in Catholic Social Teaching 3. The Role of the Church in Society 4. Catholic Social Teaching on Peace 5. On the Social Concern of the Church 6. Catholic Social Teaching on Labor and Society 7. Catholic Social Teaching on Population Growth 8. Catholic Social Teaching on Culture and Education 9. Catholic Social Teaching: Continuity and Change 10. The Role of the Laity in the Transformation of Society

Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teaching 1998 article by Father William J. Byron in America

A Century of Catholic Social Teaching Article by Charles E. Curran in Theology Today

Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching From Marywood University

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 3, Section 2 The social doctrine of the Church

The Common Good and the Catholic Church's Social Teaching An excellent document from the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales

Catholic Social Teaching From the diocese of Cleveland

Catholic Social Teaching and Catholic Education From the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas

The Principles of the Social Doctrine of the Church By Javier Hervada, who holds a chair in Canon Law and the title of Professor of the Philosophy of Law and of Natural Law in the University of Navarre (Pamplona, Spain)

Major Themes from Catholic Social Teaching A brief outline of six basic principles

Teaching Catholic Social Justice Principles A brief paper by Gerald Darring

Catholic Social Teaching Information from the Center of Concern

Catholic Social Teaching Doctrine Links to about a dozen sites

Social Doctrine The Catholic Social Justice Tradition from 1891 to 1991. Themes. Training modules. Courtesy of the Dominicans

Catholic Social Teaching on Newcomers The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc takes its inspiration and shape from Catholic social teaching on newcomers. While impossible to do justice to this teaching in so short a space, a brief, three-part synopsis follows. The first section overviews this teaching, the second consists of quotes from core Church documents, and the third excerpts talks on the undocumented and newcomers

Rerum Novarum Article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

Centesimus Annus: A Selective Summary This is not a summary of the whole of Pope John Paul's recent encyclical,Centesimus Annus. It was prepared, rather, with a quite specific focus in mind: to provide busy business executives with material for reflection on the way doing business can be an expression of the universal vocation to "love the Lord thy God... and thy neighbor as thyself" in very practical ways

Economic Justice for All: A Tenth Anniversary Discussion Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane with three panel members

The Catholic Social Tradition and the Purpose of the Corporate Enterprise Jean-Yves Calvez

The Contractual Theory of the Firm as a Normative Business Ethic and its Relationship to Roman Catholic Social Teaching on Economic Life John R. Boatright and Michael J. Schuck

A Social Property Ethics for the Corporation In Light of Catholic Social Thought Ernest S. Pierucci, Michael J. Naughton, Charles A. Clark

Centesimus Annus and a Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on the Nature of the Firm Jef Van Gerwen, SJ

Individual and Corporate Responsibilities in the Social Teaching of the Church Domènec Melé and Juan Fontrodona

Catholic Social Thought and Economic Theory Charles M. A. Clark

Theoretical Foundations of Interactive Leadership in Catholic Social Teachings Mary Elsbernd, OSF

Christian Social Teaching in Management Education: Whose Responsibility? Catherine McNamee, CSJ

From Industrial Revolution to Electronic Revolution: The Postmodern Challenge to Catholic Social Thought in the Catholic University Joe Holland

Wealth and the Common Good: Perspectives from Economic Theory and Catholic Social Thought Charles M. A. Clark

Wealth Creation within the Catholic Social Tradition Robert G Kennedy

Entrepreneurship and Wealth Creation: An Omission in the Social Teaching of the Church? Domènec Melé

A Wealth of Information: Catholic Social Thought and the Ethics of the Dissemination of Health Information Brian M. Kane

Catholic Social Thought and the Changing Pattern of Wealth Ownership in the United States James A. Buss, G. Paul Peterson, SJ

Reconceiving the Business Enterprise: Organization for Internal Equity and Social Mission from the Standpoint of Catholic Social Teaching Donna Adler

A Knowledge Based Economy: The Response of the Catholic Social Tradition Marilina Colella

Catholic Social Teaching and Poverty Eradication: Key Concepts and Issues Peter Henriot, S.J., Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection, Zambia

Crucified Between Two Thieves: Catholic Social Teaching vs. Right and Left Article by Anthony Basile Ph.D in the January '98 issue of Culture Wars

Business Ethics and Catholic Identity: The Nike Contract with St. John's Article by John R.Wilcox in the January 1999 issue of Catholic Practice

CIDRESOC International Center of Documentation and Research on Christian Social Ethic. Works to collect, disseminate, and analyze the social teaching of the Episcopal conferences and the bishops from all the continents

Distributivism and Catholic Social Teaching Article by John C. Médaille in The New Oxford Review, 2000

Latin American Economics and Catholic Social Teaching About a dozen articles from the Houston Catholic Worker

The Influence of Catholic Social Teaching On the International Labour Organization A Paper by Gil McLean

Catholicism's Developing Social Teaching Essay by Robert A. Sirico, CSP

Catholic Social and Sexual Teaching: a Methodological Comparison Article by Charles E. Curran in Theology Today. The contemporary official Catholic leaching on social issues with its relationality-responsibility model recognizes significant gray areas.... In the contemporary official Catholic teaching on sexual issues, there is little or no mention of such gray areas

The Catholic "Consistent Life Ethic" and Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment and Welfare Reform Article by Paul Perl in Sociology of Religion, 2001

Social Security Reform and Catholic Social Teaching Discussion among panelists William J. Byron, S.J., Georgetown University; Teresa Ghilarducci, University of Notre Dame; and Mathew A. Weidinger, staff member of the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, U. S. House of Representatives

The Future of Catholic Social Teaching Article by Thomas Massaro, S.J. in Blueprint for Social Justice, 2001

Investing for Life: A Theological Response Article by Anthony Kelly in Theology@McAuley, 2002

Christian Ethics and the Common Good A presentation by David Hollenbach, S.J.

Genetically Modified Organisms and Catholic Social Thought Article by Roland Lesseps, S.J. and Peter Henriot, S.J. in Blueprint for Social Justice, 2004

Catholic Social Teaching and Strategies for the Future in the Contemporary Australian Context Address by Mark Raper SJ at the Annual Conference of Catholic Welfare, Sydney, Australia, August 2002

Agriculture and Catholic Social Teaching: Elements of an Agricultural Ethic Article by Dr. Bernard Evans in Catholic Rural Life Magazine, 2001

Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Law: An Unresolved Tension Article by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Morality and Economic Law: Toward a Reconciliation Article by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Catholic Social Teaching Article by Steven J. Brust

Fair Trade and Catholic Social Teaching From Catholic Relief Services

The Intellectual Origins of Modern Catholic Social Teaching on Economics: An Extension of a Theme of Jesus Huerta de Soto Article by William R. Luckey, Ph.D.

Catholic Social Teaching and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights Article by Ted Keating, SM, Director for Justice and Peace, Catholic Conference of Major Superiors of Men's Institutes

The Subject of Gaudium et spes: Reclaiming a Christocentric Anthropology of the Human Person Talk by Gil Baile of The Cornerstone Forum

Gaudium et spes and Catholic Ethics in Post-Industrial Economics: Indirect Employers and Globalization Talk by Albino Barrera, O.P. of Providence College

Gaudium et Spes and Post-Conciliar Catholic Social Practice: Scrutinizing the Jesuit Experience in the Light of the Ascension Talk by Peter Bisson, S.J. of Campion College at the University of Regina

Catholic Social Teaching on the Economics of Immigration Article by Andrew M. Yuengert, Associate Professor of Economics, Pepperdine University

Rooting the Catholic Social Thought Perspective in the National Consciousness and in the Development of Social Policy: An Irish Experience Talk by Sean Healy, S.M.A. and Brigid Reynolds, S.M. of the CORI Justice Commission

The Couples for Christ Movement: A Model for Authentic Social Action Grounded Within the Framework of Catholic Social Doctrine Talk by Salvador June P. Lalisan, Ed.D. of St. Scholastica's College

Creating a Just Society in an Economically and Technologically Integrated World: The Role of the Church in Social and Economic Justice in the 21st Century Talk by David B. Lowry and S. Prakash Sethi

Technology and Catholic Social Thought Talk by Daniel R. Lynch of Dartmouth College

God’s Justice? Right reason? Justice and rationality in Catholic Social Teaching in the light of Alasdair MacIntrye’s conception of traditions of enquiry Talk by Martin McKeever C.Ss.R. of Accademia Alfonsiana

Catholic Social Teaching is Our Distinctive Feature: A Challenge for Catholic Institutions in the Asian Context Talk by Dr. Stephan Rothlin S.J. of Fu Jen University, Taiwan

Parenting the Church: Mothers, Fathers, and Roman Catholic Social Thought Talk by Michael J. Schuck, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

Transmission of the Catholic Social Teaching in Gaudium et spes: The Role of Seminaries in Preparing Knowledgeable Priests Talk by Sister Katarina Schuth, O.S.F., University of St. Thomas

Catholic Social Teaching on Racism: A Bibliography from the Journal of Catholic Social Thought

Catholic Social Thought and the Ethical Formation of Lawyers: A Call for Community Paper by Robert K. Vischer

The Splendor of Realism: The Continuity of Catholic Social Thought in the Papal Magisterium from Leo XIII to John Paul II Paper by Fr. John-Peter Pham

The Influence of Catholic Social Teaching On the International Labour Organization Paper by Gil McLean

Catholic Social Thought: Rights, Natural Law, and Pluralism Paper by David Matzko McCarthy

Catholic Social Thought, Political Liberalism, and the Idea of Human Rights Paper by Zachary R. Calo, University of Virginia/University of Pennsylvania

Catholic Social Thought and Business Ethics Article by Jim Wishloff, Review of Business, Winter, 2004

Competing Visions of the Corporation in Catholic Social Thought Article by Mark Sargent, Villanova University School of Law

Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Arts Education Article by David W. Haddorff, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. John's University

Catholic Social Thought and Business Education Article by Charles M. A. Clark, Professor of Economics, Senior Fellow, Vincentian Center for Church and Society, St. John's University

The Devil in the Details: How Specific Should Catholic Social Thought Teaching Be? Article by Michele R. Pistone

Catholic Social Thought and the Amorality of Large Corporations: Time to Abolish Corporate Personhood Article by William Quigley, Professor of Law, Loyola University, New Orleans

'Alternative' Traditions in American Catholic Social Thought: The New Deal Critics Article by Kevin E. Schmiesing, Research Fellow, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty

Catholic Social Thought and Racism in Africa Article by Luke Mbefo, C.S.Sp

Catholic Social Thought on Citizenship: no Place for Exclusion Article by Ernst M.H. Hirsch Ballin and Richard A.J. Steenvoorde

Catholic Social Thought and the Economic Problem Article by Charles M. A. Clark

Economic Theology, Catholic Social THought and the Existence of Economic Human Rights Article by Charles M. A. Clark

Catholic Social Teaching and the Welfare of Workers Article by David I. Gregory




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