Category: CST
Signs of the Times: A Catholic Social Tradition Blog
“The Church has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel. Thus, in language intelligible to each generation, she can respond to the perennial questions which men ask about this present life and the life to come, and about the relationship of the one to the other. We must therefore recognize and understand the world in which we live, its explanations, its longings, and its often dramatic characteristics,” Gaudium et Spes: a Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 1965. In the following blog, center faculty, staff, and partners scrutinize the “signs of the times” in the light of the Gospel and Catholic social tradition.
Let’s Take the First Step: The Catholic Church and the Challenge of Reconciliation in Colombia
Let’s Take the First Step: The Catholic Church and the Challenge of Reconciliation in Colombia Submitted by Cindy Voll on March 6, 2018 – 3:27pm Jimena Holguin, International Summer Service Learning Program Latin America Assistant Director, March 6, 2018. In October 2016, the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, held a plebiscite to ratify the peace […]
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Blessed are the Peacemakers Submitted by Cindy Voll on February 14, 2018 – 4:10pm Ben Wilson, Summer Service Learning Program Director, Institute for Social Concerns, February 14, 2018. Peacebuilding might seem at first blush to belong to the rarified domain of diplomats, security councils, and top military brass—in short, people far removed and far different […]
The ethical challenge of nuclear disarmament: formation of personal and social conscience
The ethical challenge of nuclear disarmament: formation of personal and social conscience Submitted by jpshortall on January 25, 2018 – 1:41pm Margie Pfeil, Department of Theology and the Institute for Social Concerns, January 10, 2018. On Nov. 8-10, 2017, I had the great privilege of attending a conference hosted at the Vatican on the topic […]
A report from the recent Vatican conference on nuclear disarmament
A report from the recent Vatican conference on nuclear disarmament Submitted by jpshortall on January 25, 2018 – 11:39am Kevin Kho, graduate student, Department of Theology, December 12, 2017. On November 10–11, 2017, the Holy See hosted a conference entitled “Perspectives for a World Free From Nuclear Weapons and For Integral Disarmament.” Attended by eleven […]