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Catholic Social Teaching

"The teaching (social doctrine) of the Church on the truth of revelation about human dignity, human solidarity, and the principles of justice and peace; the moral judgements about economic and social matters required by such truth and about the demands of justice and peace" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition).

BOOKS

Catholic Social Teaching:Our Best Kept Secret (Henroit, Peter)
Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action (Massaro, Thomas)
Principles of Catholic Social Teaching (Boileau, David, editor)
Catholic Social Teaching, 1891-Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis (Curran, Charles)
Catholic Social Teaching and Movements (mich, marvin l. krier)

Web Sites

Center of Concern
Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching
U.S. Catholic Bishops -Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions

Articles

Catholic Social Teaching and the Economics of Health Care Management
Catholic Social Teaching and "Mindful Markets"
Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teaching
Option for the Poor: Preference or Platitude?
Activism 101
Compassion in Action (solidarity)
Why the Preferential Option for the Poor is not an Option (Option for the Poor)
How Does Our Garden Grow? (Stewardship)
A Pro-life Stategy of Persuasion (Human Dignity)
The Rebirth of Citizenship (Common Good/Community)
Worker Ownership and Catholic Social Thought (Rights of Labor)
Catholicism and the Politics of get-off-my back (Subsidiarity)

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