This is my second post on the encyclical Populorum Progressio by Paul VI; you can read the first part here. For this discussion we read the middle third, paragraphs 32-60. The material in this section splits into two parts. Paragraphs 32-42 continue the discussion of integral or balanced development; important items discussed include the goals of development; he role of education in shaping a Christian humanism as part of development; and the roles of families, professional organizations, labor unions, and… Read more
January 18, 2021
Reading Populorum Progessio, Part II
January 18, 2021 By David Cruz-Uribe
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January 17, 2021
Reading Populorum Progessio, Part I
January 17, 2021 By David Cruz-Uribe
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This is my first post on the encyclical Populorum Progressio by Paul VI. It continues my reflections on the major encyclicals on Catholic social teaching. Previously, I have written multi-part posts on Rerum Novarum, Quadragesimo Anno, Mater et Magistra, Pacem in Terris, and Gaudium et Spes. Populorum Progressio is the first Catholic social encyclical written after Vatican II, and it relies heavily on Gaudium et Spes as well as the encyclicals of Pope John XXIII. Paul VI was also the… Read more
January 17, 2021
Seeing Racism: A Video Lecture
January 17, 2021 By David Cruz-Uribe
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My parish, St. Francis of Assisi of Tuscaloosa, has an ongoing project to educate about race and racism in our Church and in America. It is called the Martin de Porres Project, and its threefold mission is summarized as Seeing Racism Building Racial Justice Healing Through Racial Harmony. Today we launched a five part lecture series. I gave the first talk, entitled Seeing Racism, about structural racism in America. The video of my talk is below (I guess this makes… Read more
January 17, 2021
January 17-24, 2021: A Week of Nonviolence for Christians
January 17, 2021 By Jeannine Pitas
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The Church of St. Timothy in Blaine, MN, in collaboration with a small group of spiritual directors and activists, has designated January 17-24 as a Week of Nonviolence for Christians. In organizing this week, they have prepared a toolkit of prayers, reflections, and action steps for us to take each day of this week that includes our national commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy as well as a transition of political power in the United States… Read more
January 16, 2021
Nonviolence Begins With Me
January 16, 2021 By Jeannine Pitas
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I write these words in Dubuque, IA, USA, on January 16, 2021 among national concern about armed protests planned in all fifty US state capitols in response to Joe Biden’s upcoming presidential inauguration. I hope and pray that whatever happens tomorrow, there will be not shots fired, no one beaten, no lives lost…and that the following day, we will honor in peace and gratitude our nation’s prophet of justice and nonviolence, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. That said, I… Read more
January 3, 2021
Reading Gaudium et Spes Part IV
January 3, 2021 By David Cruz-Uribe
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This is my fourth and final post on Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, of Vatican II. It has turned into a long one, but hopefully you find something worthwhile in it. You can read part one here, part two here, and part three here. For this discussion we read Part II, Chapters 4-5, paragraphs 75-93. Chapter 4 is a discussion of the life of the political community, and Chapter 5 on fostering… Read more
January 2, 2021
How to Vaccinate Like a Catholic
January 2, 2021 By Brett Salkeld
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SPOILER WARNING: The Good Place spoilers below. In season 3 of The Good Place, the protagonists discover that no one has actually made it to the good place in roughly 500 years. Initially suspicious that the demons of the bad place have rigged the system, our heroes eventually find the explanation for the problem is actually much less perfidious, though no more comforting. The modern world, it seems, has become so morally complex that virtually every action is morally compromised. While… Read more
December 30, 2020
The Moral Duty to be Vaccinated Against Covid-19
December 30, 2020 By David Cruz-Uribe
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I am working on an article for the newsletter of the Secular Franciscan region that I belong to. Originally, I had intended to write about climate change, but in light of the pandemic, I have decided to write about something more current. This blog post is a first draft. I am very much interested in feedback, both regarding my argument based on Catholic social teaching, and on the rhetorical structure of the argument. The Covid-19 pandemic is now approaching the… Read more
December 26, 2020
Reading Gaudium et Spes, Part III
December 26, 2020 By David Cruz-Uribe
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This is the third of my ruminations on Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World of Vatican II. You can read part one here and part two here. This post has been long delayed for a variety of reasons, so I am hoping to turn out several of these in short order to get caught up. For this discussion we read Chapters 1-3 of Part II of the constitution, paragraphs 46-72. This part of… Read more
December 16, 2020
Reading Gaudium et Spes, Part II
December 16, 2020 By David Cruz-Uribe
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This is the second of my ruminations on Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World of Vatican II. You can read part one here. This post has been long delayed for a variety of reasons, so I am hoping to turn out several of these in short order to get caught up. This time we read to the end of Part I of the text, paragraphs 23-45. This is a very important section, divided… Read more
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