Catholic social teaching
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Habemus Papam: Hopes for Pope Leo XIV and Catholic Social Teaching
If all I knew about the new pope was this choice of name, based on that alone I could firmly say that I am excited to see the writings that come out of this papacy. Continue reading
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Catholic Teaching Changes: Women in the Workplace
WIT welcomes the following guest post from Kate Ward. Kate is Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Marquette University. She researches and teaches economic ethics, virtue ethics and ethical method, and is completing a monograph exploring the impact of wealth,… Continue reading
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The Experience of Contingent Faculty
What I’ve learned on the job market is that Catholic universities have to do some serious soul-searching in relation to their labor practices because none of what I’m going through is in line with the social teaching of the Catholic… Continue reading
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Teaching Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate
However, what I noticed—as I noted at the beginning of this post—is that in relation to this text, I need to ensure that the students keep the Catholic understanding of the human person in mind because that is the foundation… Continue reading
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A Post for Earth Day: Global Warming and Care for Creation
Since the weather turned brutal this winter, I have been thinking about debates over global warming and the idea of care for creation as a principle of Catholic social teaching. This post is obviously a bit outside my main area… Continue reading
