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August 10, 2009

Announcement: A Caritas in Veritate Reader

In response to the ongoing interest in Pope Benedict’s new encyclical, the Acton Institute is readying the publication of Caritas in Veritate — A Reader. This encyclical, in all of its remarkable depth, will no doubt be the subject of thoughtful analysis for a long time to come. Continue Reading...

August 10, 2009

Caritas in Veritate — One Month Later

Headline Bistro, a news service of the Knights of Columbus, published a new roundup of commentary on Pope Benedict’s Caritas in Veritate encyclical. I am joined in “Catholic Thinkers Reflect on Caritas in Veritate” by Michael Novak, Kirk Doran and Carl Anderson. Continue Reading...

July 27, 2009

Rome Reports: Caritas in Veritate

The Rome Reports news service recently interviewed me about the new social encyclical, Caritas in Veritate. Here’s the segment, and a transcript of the interview. Rome Reports: Benedict XVI’s encyclical, Charity in Truth is already on the list of best selling books this month. Continue Reading...

July 18, 2009

Primacy of Culture in Caritas in Veritate

Zenit published my article on the pope’s new social encyclical: Encyclical Offers Opportunity to “Think With the Church” By Jennifer Roback Morse SAN MARCOS, California, JULY 17, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s “Caritas in Veritate” is his contribution to the course of Catholic social teaching. Continue Reading...

July 10, 2009

Why Caritas in Veritate Is Important For India and China

I recently spoke with journalist Antonio Gaspari of the the Zenit news agency about Caritas in Veritate. Here’s the interview that Zenit published: Kishore Jayabalan: Development Involves “Breathing Space” ROME, JULY 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Continue Reading...

July 10, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Benedict’s (non-partisan) Truth

At the time of his election in April 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was widely perceived to be a “conservative” in our modern political parlance. It should not surprise, then, that many commentators have expressed either shock or joy, depending on their own affiliations, with last Tuesday’s publication of his encyclical letter Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), the first extended statement on social and economic issues of his pontificate. Continue Reading...

July 10, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: The Pope on ‘Love in Truth’

My commentary on the new social encyclical appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal. Here is the full text: In his much anticipated third encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth), Pope Benedict XVI does not focus on specific systems of economics — he is not attempting to shore up anyone’s political agenda. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Spiritual Trumps Secular in Encyclical

As one would expect with an encyclical from Benedict XVI, its strength lies in its use of theology to re-orientate Catholics and other Christians away from thinking in a merely secular — and sometimes hyper-politicized way — about questions such as economic and political questions. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2009

Caritas in Veritate: Doing Justice – Benedict’s Way

As the squabbling continues over the at-times contradictory policy-suggestions contained in Benedict XVI’s social encyclical, there’s a risk that the deeper – and more important – theological themes of the text will be overlooked. Continue Reading...

July 09, 2009

Roundtable on Caritas in Veritate

A round up of commentary on the new encyclical was published yesterday on the Web site of Catholic World Report. CWR asked “a group of leading Catholic intellectuals to reflect on the encyclical, its place in the larger body of Catholic social teaching, and Pope Benedict’s vision of a well-ordered and just society.” Continue Reading...

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