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Modern Catholic social doctrine is officially 130-years old. It dates from Pope Leo XIII’s May...

The Working Catholic: Shrine, Statue and Boat by Bill Droel Three Catholic women, champions of...

The Working Catholic: After Covid by Bill Droel The parish’s live-stream Mass should continue. In...

Although social sin is Catholic doctrine, it rarely appears in sacrament preparation classes nor is...

Lent is the time for particular attention to sinfulness. Yet this year as in years...

  Elite liberalism is the default philosophy in our society. (This modified liberalism is not...

The Working Catholic: Populism by Bill Droel The term populism is wrongly applied to authoritarians...

  Can fashion design be a Christian vocation? No, because isn’t it true that the...

The young adult activists who inspired the world this past summer now have the challenge...

Small is beautiful. No bigger than necessary. Act local; think global. Deborah Fallows and James...

A couple years ago we spent some days after Thanksgiving in Milwaukee. One purpose of...

The term populism is wrongly applied to authoritarians like Viktor Orban in Hungry and Recep...

It was 20 years ago that Robert Putnam elevated the concept of social capital on...

Cardinal Francis George, OMI (1937-2015) of Chicago was fond of controversial quips. Here’s one: “All...

Time is catching up with the founders of the United Farm Workers Union (www.ufw.org). Cesar...

My north side friend is a tireless proponent of social improvement. Year after year he...

The modern age began, let’s say, in 1500. That date is precise enough to include...

During his acceptance speech this summer, presidential candidate Joe Biden included an inspiring quotation from...

  Two Catholic laymen are credited with starting Labor Day: Matthew McGuire (1855-1917) and, no...

Young adults are forcing our society to deal with several injustices and tensions. The long...

Editorials and opinion pieces regularly call upon the bishops or the president or the Congress...

The President and Board of Trustees at St. Xavier University (3700 W 103rd St, Chicago,...

During his acceptance speech this summer, presidential candidate Joe Biden included an inspiring quotation from...

Two Catholic laymen are credited with starting Labor Day: Matthew McGuire (1855-1917) and, no relation,...

A fresh consideration of socialism is happening these days. Two remarkable presidential campaigns by Sen....

A fresh consideration of socialism is happening these days. Two remarkable presidential campaigns by Sen....

Some years ago I was part of a lobby group to change the feast of...

In the latter half of the 1960s many U.S. cities experienced race riots. Plus, the...

In philosophy it is called utilitarianism. In business it is called cost-benefit-analysis. In family life...

Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth St., New York, NY 10029) just...