{"id":48467,"date":"2023-08-14T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/?page_id=48467"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:56:16","slug":"home-optimized","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/home-optimized\/","title":{"rendered":"Home optimized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/2023-certificate-program-in-catholic-social-teaching\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Register for the 2023 CST 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et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>\u201cBy her social doctrine the Church makes an effective contribution...<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Her moral vision in this area \u2018rests on the threefold cornerstone of human dignity, solidarity and subsidiarity<\/strong>\u2019.<strong><\/strong>\u201d<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_exh_22011999_ecclesia-in-america.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John Paul II, 55<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_bottom et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_6 et_pb_section 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The Church is clear that none of the magisterial documents are teachings to or for the right or the left. Catholic social teaching is neither liberal nor conservative.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>However, there are warnings to both sides of the political spectrum.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_8_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_8 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/what-is-catholic-social-teaching\/\" data-icon=\"5\">What is Catholic Social Teaching?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_8 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_animated mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">Catholic Social Teaching and Other Issues<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_9 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_animated mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>It is our special task to order and throw light upon all the affairs of the world in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ:\u00a0\u201c<strong>let the laity<\/strong> also by their combined efforts <strong>remedy the customs and conditions of the world<\/strong>.\u201d<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" 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href=\"\/male-female-transgenderism\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Transgenderism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are facing a\u00a0<em><strong>crisis<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<strong>in human sexuality<\/strong>\u00a0caused by a representation of human anthropology that cancels out differences between men and women.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_1 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-1\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Abortion.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Abortion.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Abortion-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Abortion-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40501\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/abortion\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Abortion<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most divisive issues during the past 50 years! <strong>Why is the Church so one-sided<\/strong> (and must always be so)?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_2 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-2\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Racism.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Racism.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Racism-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Racism-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40515\" alt=\"Racism is contrary to Christ and the teachings of the Gospel\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/racism-in-the-united-states\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Racism in the United States<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The belief humanity can be divided into separate and <strong>exclusive biological entities with some races innately superior<\/strong> to others. This leads to personal and societal prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against other people because they are of a different race or ethnicity. What does Catholic social teaching have to say about <strong>such an insidious \u201cism\u201d<\/strong>? <strong>CLICK <\/strong>to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_3 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-3\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/CAPP-Socialism-Icon-1.png\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/CAPP-Socialism-Icon-1.png 247w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/CAPP-Socialism-Icon-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" class=\"wp-image-34393\" alt=\"The Church has consistently spoken out against socialism in all its forms, most recently, democratic socialism\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/socialism\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Democratic Socialism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Candidates for President of the United States and many in congress espouse this as <strong>an alternative model for our country<\/strong>. <strong>What, exactly, is it?<\/strong> What does the Catholic Church say? <strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_4 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Climate-Change.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Climate-Change.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Climate-Change-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Climate-Change-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40503\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/climate-change\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Climate Change<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One political party committed the US to the Paris Agreement and proposes <strong>a \u201cGreen New Deal\u201d<\/strong>. Another party withdrew from the Paris Agreement and <strong>inimically opposes<\/strong> the other\u2019s proposal. What does Catholic social teaching say? <strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_5 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-5\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-7.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-7.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/icon-7-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" class=\"wp-image-28160\" alt=\"Climate Change is a real issue and must be met with dialog, faith, and science, ordered toward the common good.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/dignity-of-work\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Dignity of Work<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"We were\u00a0<strong>created<\/strong>\u00a0with a vocation<strong>\u00a0to work<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_6 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-6\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Covid.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Covid.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Covid-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Covid-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40505 wp-image-40180\" alt=\"Covid-19 is tearing families, communities, and nations apart. Catholic social teaching can guide us through it.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/covid19\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">COVID-19<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <strong>Crisis and<\/strong> <strong>the Cure<\/strong>: How does Catholic social teaching evaluate governments\u2019 response?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_7 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-7\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-family.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-family.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-family-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-family-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40517\" alt=\"The Family is the answer to the poisons destroying our society.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/the-family\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">The Family<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The answer<\/strong> to the dangers to our society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe<strong>\u00a0<b>future of humanity<\/b>\u00a0passes <\/strong>by way of the family.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 86)\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_8 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-8\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danger-societi.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danger-societi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danger-societi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danger-societi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40506\" alt=\"The Church has identified four dangers to society, pathologies, eating away at our culture.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/pathologies-overview\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">The Four Dangers to Society<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Church identifies the major \u2018risks and problems\u2019 eating away at our cultural, economic and political systems. <strong>What are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_9 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-9\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Consumerism.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Consumerism.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Consumerism-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Consumerism-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40504\" alt=\"Consumerism is a terrible affliction of the developed world and an affront to human dignity.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/consumerism\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Consumerism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>Having and wanting <strong>a lot of \u2018stuff\u2019 is at the heart of several of society\u2019s ills<\/strong>. Which ones? Why does this limit our freedom?<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_10 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-10\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Environmental-Degradation.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Environmental-Degradation.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Environmental-Degradation-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Environmental-Degradation-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40508\" alt=\"Our environments, both our physical and human (moral), are in peril, in more ways than you likely realize\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/environmental-degradation\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Environmental Degradation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes! The environment is in danger. But, <strong>it is actually worse<\/strong> (and, more complicated) <strong>than you think<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_11 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-11\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Our-Physical-Environment.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Our-Physical-Environment.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Our-Physical-Environment-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Our-Physical-Environment-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40514\" alt=\"God has called us to be stewards of this world, our physical environment and common home.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/physical-environment\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Physical Environment<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>This is <strong>about more than<\/strong> <strong>\u2018just\u2019 protecting<\/strong> the environment. There are profound spiritual dimensions involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_12 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-12\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-environment.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-environment.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-environment-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-environment-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40509\" alt=\"How many talk about the serious destruction of our human environment where we grow, live, and work?\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/human-environment\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Human Environment<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c[W]e must also mention <strong>the more serious destruction<\/strong> of the human environment, something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> <strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_13 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-13\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Integral-Ecology.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Integral-Ecology.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Integral-Ecology-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Integral-Ecology-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40511\" alt=\"Physical and human environments are linked and only integral ecology can care or them both.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/integral-ecology\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Integral Ecology<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p>The <strong>solution to all<\/strong> our environmental problems!<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_14 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-14\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alienation.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alienation.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alienation-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alienation-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40502\" alt=\"alienation\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/alienation\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Alienation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society and individuals are alienated! We are \u201cmarked by <strong>a \u2018globalization of indifference\u2019<\/strong> that makes us\u2026closed in on ourselves.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope Francis, 1)<\/em><\/span><\/a> \u00a0The consequences are devastating! <strong>CLICK<\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_15 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-15\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marriage.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marriage.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marriage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Marriage-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40512\" alt=\"marriage\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/the-family\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Marriage<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The<strong> foundation of the family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\"[T]ranscends the feelings <\/strong>and momentary needs of the couple\u201d. It is born \u201cfrom the<strong> depth of the obligation\u00a0<\/strong>assumed by the spouses\".<strong><i> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html\" rel=\"noopener\">(Pope Francis, 66)<\/a> <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLICK <\/strong>to read more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_16 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-16\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/National-health.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/National-health.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/National-health-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/National-health-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40513\" alt=\"national health care\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">National Health Care<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[COMING SOON]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">US health care is, in many ways, <strong>the envy of the world<\/strong>. <strong>Would<\/strong> <strong>a national health care program<\/strong> <strong>improve it?<\/strong> See how Catholic social teaching can inform the discussion!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_17 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-17\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Radical-Secularism.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Radical-Secularism.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Radical-Secularism-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Radical-Secularism-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-40516\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">Radical Secularism<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[COMING SOON]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThe greatest challenge of our time\u201d!<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2006\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060406_xxi-wyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 3)<\/em><\/span>\u200b<\/a>\u00a0<span><strong>Why?<\/strong> Radical secularism holds that there is no such thing as an objective truth. But, \u201cWithout truth, without trust and love for what is true...social action ends up serving private interests and the logic of power.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/em>\u200b<\/a>\u00a0Sound familiar?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_18 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_11 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_13 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_block_row mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_19 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough ds-vertical-align\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Social Justice<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span style=\"color: #054368;\">It's Not What You Think<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The practice of Catholic social teaching recognizes that, in charity, we have a binding requirement to confront improper and even sinful social structures. \u201cDecisions which create a human environment can give rise to <strong>specific structures of sin<\/strong> which impede the full realization of those who are in any way oppressed by them\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<em style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_0 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border read-more\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">So, What is social justice?<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><b>Catholic Social Teaching Leads to Social Justice!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Clothing runs, food drives, home building projects are corporal works of mercy,<strong> not social justice<\/strong>.\u00a0Social justice, which is linked to the common good and the exercise of authority, <strong>results when \u201cassociations or individuals\u2026obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.\u201d <\/strong><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P6N.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1928)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">This\u00a0correct understanding of social justice\u00a0was made clear by Pope Francis when he observed: \u201cthe duty of social justice... requires the realignment of relationships between stronger and weaker peoples in terms of greater fairness\u201d;\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(World Day of Peace, 2014)<\/a>\u00a0it \u201cupholds the fundamental human right to a dignified life\u201d.\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2015\/july\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150707_ecuador-societa-civile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Meeting with Political, Economic, and Civil Leaders in Paraguay)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A\u00a0<strong>hindrance<\/strong>\u00a0thwarting both the knowledge and practice\u00a0of Catholic social teaching <strong>is the confusion caused by diocesan, parish and university student programs and projects labeled \u2018social justice\u2019<\/strong> -- but which are often endeavors of corporal works of mercy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>Why does this matter?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">By labeling projects to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and house the homeless \u201csocial justice\u201d <strong>we\u00a0inhibit our ability to distinguish\u00a0between corporal works of mercy and the\u00a0practice of Catholic social teaching<\/strong>\u00a0thus obscuring our recognition that,\u00a0in charity, we have a similarly binding requirement to\u00a0confront improper and even sinful social structures\u00a0\u2013 the\u00a0domain of Catholic social teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_20 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough ds-vertical-align\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-40223\" title=\"zac-durant-76HhAKI5JXI-unsplash\" alt=\"A man with a cat stops to talk with a homeless man, demonstrating that catholic social teaching must confront improper social structures.\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_12 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_14 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_21 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Do you Know the Three Principles of Catholic Social Teaching?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_9_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_9 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/\" data-icon=\"5\">What Are The Three Principles<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_13 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_15 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_22 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_23 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_1 et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_slider_show_image et_pb_module et_block_module three-principles\"><div class=\"et_pb_slides\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_18 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-18\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Three-Principles.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Three-Principles.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Three-Principles-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-40570 wp-image-33298\" alt=\"Three circles containing symbols of the three principles of catholic social teaching: human dignity, subsidiarity, and solidarity.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Three Key Principles<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_19 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-19\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-40567\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/human-dignity\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_20 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-20\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-40568\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/solidarity\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Solidarity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_21 et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_clickable\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-21\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png 500w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-40569\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/subsidiarity\/\" target=\"\" class=\"et_pb_slide_title_link\">Subsidiarity<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_19310515_quadragesimo-anno.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_24 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_14 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_16 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_block_row mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_25 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough ds-vertical-align\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_6 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-34556\" title=\"best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650\" alt=\"A group of young women smiling and laughing emphasize that the common good in Catholic social teaching focuses on the human person.\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_26 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough ds-vertical-align\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>What is the Practical Purpose of Catholic Social Teaching?<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>To achieve the common good<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The common good is the sum total of social conditions which allow people to reach their fulfillment. It is the result of applying the three principles to governments and economic systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_10_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_10 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/the-common-good\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn More About the Common Good<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_15 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_17 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_27 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_11_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_11 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/structures-of-society\/\" data-icon=\"5\">The Structures of Society<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_18 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_28 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_7 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"\/politics\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CAPP_Icon_Politics.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CAPP_Icon_Politics.png 244w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CAPP_Icon_Politics-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" class=\"wp-image-28053\" alt=\"An icon of a capitol building, symbolizing politics, which catholic social teaching should influence\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div 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globe, credit card, and dollar sign, symbolizing economics, which catholic social teaching should influence\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Economics<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_13_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_13 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/economics\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_30 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_9 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"\/culture\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CAPP_Icons_Culture.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CAPP_Icons_Culture.png 244w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CAPP_Icons_Culture-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" class=\"wp-image-31579\" alt=\"A quill pen and a book, symbolizing culture, which catholic social teaching should influence\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Culture<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_14_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_14 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module hover-btn-border\" href=\"\/culture\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_16 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_19 et_pb_row et_block_row et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_31 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_16 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Must I Do?<\/h1>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Our Church Has Issued a Clear Call to Action<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_20 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_32 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_10 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/JohnPaul-resized_92c8c3977c495da9e9d8d380277ad516.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/JohnPaul-resized_92c8c3977c495da9e9d8d380277ad516.jpg 400w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/JohnPaul-resized_92c8c3977c495da9e9d8d380277ad516-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-33325\" title=\"JohnPaul-resized_92c8c3977c495da9e9d8d380277ad516\" alt=\"John Paul II was the first of the three modern popes to shape catholic social teaching.\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_17 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Pope St. John Paul II<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cA new state of affairs today... calls with a particular urgency for the action of the lay faithful. If lack of commitment is always unacceptable, the present time renders it even more so. It is not permissible for anyone to remain idle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_exh_30121988_christifideles-laici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">- Christifideles Laici, 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_33 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_11 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BenedictXVI-resized-2_8c7a7d17f4237e9e54a6468c4a17f50f.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BenedictXVI-resized-2_8c7a7d17f4237e9e54a6468c4a17f50f.jpg 400w\" class=\"wp-image-33327\" alt=\"Benedict XVI is the second of the three modern popes to shape catholic social teaching.\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_18 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pope Benedict XVI<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201cFreedom\u2026demands the courage to engage in civic life and to bring one\u2019s deepest beliefs and values to reasoned public debate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2008\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20080416_welcome-washington.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">- White House Address<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_34 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_12 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/54440_15052013_Pope-Francis_resized.jpg\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/54440_15052013_Pope-Francis_resized.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/54440_15052013_Pope-Francis_resized-1280x1845.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/54440_15052013_Pope-Francis_resized-980x1413.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/54440_15052013_Pope-Francis_resized-480x692.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1332px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-37112\" alt=\"Francis is the third of the three modern popes to shape catholic social teaching.\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_19 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Pope Francis<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Participation in politics is a Christian obligation: \u201cWe must participate in politics because politics is one of the highest forms of charity because it seeks the common good. And Christian lay people must work in politics\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2013\/june\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130607_scuole-gesuiti.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">- Address to the Jesuit Schools of Italy and Albania<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_17 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_21 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_35 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_20 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-tablet=\"true\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><h5>\u201cWorking for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy.<br \/>\n<strong>It is a moral obligation.<\/strong>\u00a0For Christians, the responsibility is even greater:\u00a0<strong>it is a commandment.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_21 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2015\/july\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150709_bolivia-movimenti-popolari.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Francis, 3.1<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_bottom et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_18 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section mosaic_width\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_22 et_pb_row et_block_row 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