{"id":56133,"date":"2025-12-18T16:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/?page_id=56133"},"modified":"2025-12-30T17:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:06:23","slug":"cst-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/cst-book-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"CST Book Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 mosaic_width et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 hover-btn-border et_hover_enabled et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/alienation\/#newsletter\" data-icon=\"5\">Join our Newsletter<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Catholic Social Teaching<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">2026 Book Recommendations<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2 M-1_grid  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item1 fade-text et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Andreas Widmer<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item2 fade-text et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>St. John Paul II<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item3  fade-text et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Dr. Andrew Abela<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item4  fade-text et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Eusebius<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item5 grid-item_gap-fill  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item5  fade-text et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>F. Russell Hittinger<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item6  fade-text et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Jacques Maritain<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Each year, the distinguished faculty of our joint Catholic University of America &amp; CAPP-USA Certificate Program in Catholic Social Teaching curate a thoughtful collection of books and readings aligned with their course topics.<\/h5>\n<h5>Compiled by Natalie Dengler, Co-Director of the Program at CAPP, we are privileged to share these carefully selected recommendations with you.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Threefold Cornerstone: Human Dignity<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignity-of-Society-Catholic-Social-Teaching-and-Natural-Law.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law by F. Russell Hittinger\" title=\"Dignity of Society Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignity-of-Society-Catholic-Social-Teaching-and-Natural-Law.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignity-of-Society-Catholic-Social-Teaching-and-Natural-Law-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignity-of-Society-Catholic-Social-Teaching-and-Natural-Law-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56051\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Michael Gorman,<\/strong> Ordinary Professor, School of Philosophy and Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P. Chair in Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dignity-Society-Catholic-Teaching-Natural\/dp\/0813238234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law<\/a> by F. Russell Hittinger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/City-Penguin-Classics-Augustine-Hippo\/dp\/0140448942\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=39FG40FH9S80L&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BHNspK_eig-RGqEuSrgccSbb_iMCXTemZjZCWXYYExsSta-xE_oCrUge4BL09oGafPDwoTdqMb-qpYDEShCrBEuBr_tPORHivom9sLfVuzomAXahhfC_OV2A58CZURnPNviVT7ijIXOKTM9UnzfFMxPl_MFWm1O6-D0m05lPDooIifE2NiBMepRV2I7faxJAc7JyayjagBFsakmwfMh7pXuCRgxmKxY7Bd088W6L4NY.j5s2E4AxR1ZFfpGXHjNomXT967pmtaDMVe51mnrMYwg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=city+of+god&amp;qid=1765551996&amp;sprefix=city+of+go%2Caps%2C183&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of God<\/a> by St. Augustine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dce.va\/content\/dam\/dce\/resources\/en\/digital-cultures\/Encountering-AI---Ethical-and-Anthropological-Investigations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Encountering Artificial Intelligence: Ethical and Anthropological Investigations<\/a> by A.I. Research Group for the Centre for Digital Culture Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Threefold Cornerstone: Solidarity<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_7 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Peter Kilpatrick<\/strong>, President of the Catholic University of America.<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Person-Means-Relation-David-Walsh\/dp\/1587316730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Person Means Relation<\/a> by David Walsh. David Walsh offers a moving reflection on personhood, beginning from the connection between person and relation established in the Trinitarian theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Responsibility-Karol-Wojtyla\/dp\/0898704456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Love and Responsibility<\/a> by Karol Wojtyla. Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla has produced a remarkably eloquent and resourceful defense of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_ddf_doc_20240402_dignitas-infinita_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitas Infinita<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/20251004-dilexi-te.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dilexi Te<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cuapress.org\/9780813240626\/the-office-and-authority-of-the-local-prior-in-the-order-of-saint-augustine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office and Authority of the Local Prior in the Order of Saint Augustine<\/a> by Robert F. Prevost<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Love-and-Responsibility.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla.\" title=\"Book recommendation - Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Love-and-Responsibility.jpg 839w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Love-and-Responsibility-480x732.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 839px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56049\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Love-and-Responsibility.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla.\" title=\"Book recommendation - Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Love-and-Responsibility.jpg 839w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Love-and-Responsibility-480x732.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 839px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56049\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Peter Kilpatrick<\/strong>, President of the Catholic University of America.<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Person-Means-Relation-David-Walsh\/dp\/1587316730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Person Means Relation<\/a> by David Walsh. David Walsh offers a moving reflection on personhood, beginning from the connection between person and relation established in the Trinitarian theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Responsibility-Karol-Wojtyla\/dp\/0898704456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Love and Responsibility<\/a> by Karol Wojtyla. Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla has produced a remarkably eloquent and resourceful defense of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_ddf_doc_20240402_dignitas-infinita_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitas Infinita<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/20251004-dilexi-te.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dilexi Te<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cuapress.org\/9780813240626\/the-office-and-authority-of-the-local-prior-in-the-order-of-saint-augustine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office and Authority of the Local Prior in the Order of Saint Augustine<\/a> by Robert F. Prevost<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_8 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Threefold Cornerstone: Subsidiarity<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_9 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Asset-Based-Community-Development-ABCD-Looking-Back-to-Look-Forward-3rd.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Looking Back to Look Forward by Cormac Russell.\" title=\"Book recommendation - Looking Back to Look Forward by Cormac Russell.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Asset-Based-Community-Development-ABCD-Looking-Back-to-Look-Forward-3rd.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Asset-Based-Community-Development-ABCD-Looking-Back-to-Look-Forward-3rd-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Asset-Based-Community-Development-ABCD-Looking-Back-to-Look-Forward-3rd-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56050\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Brian Corbin<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Catholic Charities USA.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bowling-Alone-Collapse-American-Community\/dp\/0743203046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community<\/a> by Robert Putnam. Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work\u2014but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, which The Economist hailed as \u201ca prodigious achievement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/robertdputnam.com\/bowling-alone\/social-capital-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Capital Primer<\/a> by Robert Putnam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Asset-Based-Community-Development-ABCD-conversation\/dp\/B09NRG2FTR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Looking Back to Look Forward<\/a> In conversation with John McKnight about the heritage of ABCD and its place in the world today. By Cormac Russell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fragile-Neighborhoods-Repairing-American-Society\/dp\/0316521396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time<\/a> by Seth D. Kaplan<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_10 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The History of CST<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_11 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_12 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Michael Pakaluk<\/strong>, Ordinary Professor, Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=EW8UAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PP6#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Principles of Political Economy<\/a> by Fr. Matteo Liberatore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wealth-Nations-Adam-Smith\/dp\/1505577128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Republic-Plato\/dp\/8175993065\/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=7ZIGN4W8WAEC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.R_Gu17OdWVmpO3LQrSjsfjm0oHU2dTFrJdEM4uZ9tuc49oaS8f-fS5RseCBpjZfpAn_99kPtkobVXE9D1pN3akaP9zbZrwHV7vyharnKopf-oGgFNl_J2JYC8_HXmeLZknXaUZYBGz05yWmUxCpSk0NRXoiTqi3J659G68_9i7MuVeTeGal-AGKNrE3bIU-jqSXn_N7XqfmM4JkxCI-HVXWApSbMVuKxffKIFca9pUA.kQAzQeOK6xPLbZImBhFbghuMfyqKQUeiv1clmKMw-Yc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+republic+plato&amp;qid=1765552233&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+republic+plato%2Cstripbooks%2C169&amp;sr=1-2-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Republic<\/a> by Plato.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Aristotles-Politics-Second-Aristotle\/dp\/0226921840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aristotle's \u201cPolitics\u201d: Second Edition<\/a> by Aristotle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Second-Treatise-Civil-Government\/dp\/1554811562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Second Treatise of Civil Government<\/a> by John Locke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cube-Cathedral-George-Weigel\/dp\/0465092683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God<\/a> by George Weigel.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Cube and the Cathedral Europe, America, and Politics without God by George Weigel.\" title=\"The Cube and the Cathedral Europe, America, and Politics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics.jpg 984w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics-980x1494.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics-480x732.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 984px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56052\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_13 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Cube and the Cathedral Europe, America, and Politics without God by George Weigel\" title=\"The Cube and the Cathedral Europe, America, and Politics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics.jpg 984w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics-980x1494.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Cube-and-the-Cathedral-Europe-America-and-Politics-480x732.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 984px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56052\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_18 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Michael Pakaluk<\/strong>, Ordinary Professor, Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=EW8UAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PP6#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Principles of Political Economy<\/a> by Fr. Mattheo Liberatore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wealth-Nations-Adam-Smith\/dp\/1505577128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Republic-Plato\/dp\/8175993065\/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=7ZIGN4W8WAEC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.R_Gu17OdWVmpO3LQrSjsfjm0oHU2dTFrJdEM4uZ9tuc49oaS8f-fS5RseCBpjZfpAn_99kPtkobVXE9D1pN3akaP9zbZrwHV7vyharnKopf-oGgFNl_J2JYC8_HXmeLZknXaUZYBGz05yWmUxCpSk0NRXoiTqi3J659G68_9i7MuVeTeGal-AGKNrE3bIU-jqSXn_N7XqfmM4JkxCI-HVXWApSbMVuKxffKIFca9pUA.kQAzQeOK6xPLbZImBhFbghuMfyqKQUeiv1clmKMw-Yc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+republic+plato&amp;qid=1765552233&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+republic+plato%2Cstripbooks%2C169&amp;sr=1-2-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Republic<\/a> by Plato.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Aristotles-Politics-Second-Aristotle\/dp\/0226921840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aristotle's \u201cPolitics\u201d: Second Edition<\/a> by Aristotle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Second-Treatise-Civil-Government\/dp\/1554811562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Second Treatise of Civil Government<\/a> by John Locke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cube-Cathedral-George-Weigel\/dp\/0465092683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God<\/a> by George Weigel.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_12 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_14 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_19 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Catholic Social Teaching and the Developing World<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_13 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_15 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_21  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Deaths-of-Despair.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Deaths of Despair by Sir Angus Deaton\" title=\"Deaths of Despair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Deaths-of-Despair.jpg 984w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Deaths-of-Despair-980x1494.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Deaths-of-Despair-480x732.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 984px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56056\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_22 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Henry Schwalbenberg<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Economics at Fordham University and the Director of the Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED).<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Integral-Humanism-Temporal-Spiritual-Christendom\/dp\/1685953484\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DHQ9IQKYL8SD&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eQd9WWJERoZiC7_DOsztVTe39y0lsWE54zZjMF0B7ww.UHkWuig7j_5AeNnGYieF-bwXdH3rkt38-BGOIaSxaDQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Integral+Humanism%3A+Temporal+and+Spiritual+Problems+of+a+New+Christendom&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765552439&amp;sprefix=integral+humanism+temporal+and+spiritual+problems+of+a+new+christendom%2Caps%2C119&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Integral Humanism: Temporal and Spiritual Problems of a New Christendom<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/justpeace\/documents\/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church<\/a> by the Pontifical Council For Justice And Peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bottom-Billion-Poorest-Countries-Failing\/dp\/0195311450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It<\/a> by Paul Collier.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/family-farming\/detail\/en\/c\/1739344\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Food Report<\/a> by Christopher Barrett.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/_INDEX.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryannewolf.com\/books-1#\/proust-and-the-squid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proust and the Squid The Story and Science of the Reading Brain<\/a> by Dr. Maryanne Wolf, expert in cognitive neuroscience and education, Professor-in-residence and Dean of the Center for Dyslexia Diverse Learners and Social Justice, UCLA, member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/hardcover\/9780691190785\/deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deaths of Despair<\/a> by Sir Angus Deaton.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_14 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_16 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_23  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_21 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Catholic Social Teaching and Religious Freedom<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_15 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_17 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_24 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_22 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations and pivotal District and Supreme Court cases from <strong>Dr. William Saunders, Esq<\/strong>., Director of The Catholic University of America\u2019s Center for Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/606us2r63_n648.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor et al.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/605us1r37_986b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al.<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/24\/24-394\/363697\/20250623123225257_EFILING%2024-394%20and%2024-396%20AFFD%20MANDATE%20ACB%20RECUSED%20Okla.%206.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board et al. v. Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/494\/872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employment\u00a0Division\u00a0v.\u00a0Smith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/19pdf\/19-431_5i36.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Sisters of the Poor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/24-291_5i26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Land<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/2025\/24-539\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chiles v. Salazar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov\/datastore\/opinions\/2025\/07\/24\/23-4169.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bates v. Pakseresht<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_25 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignitatis-Humanae.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Dignitatis Humanae by Pope St. Paul VI\" title=\"Dignitatis Humanae\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignitatis-Humanae.jpg 322w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignitatis-Humanae-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" class=\"wp-image-56145\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_18 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_26 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignitatis-Humanae.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Dignitatis Humanae by Pope St. Paul VI\" title=\"Dignitatis Humanae\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignitatis-Humanae.jpg 322w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dignitatis-Humanae-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" class=\"wp-image-56145\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_27 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations and pivotal District and Supreme Court cases from <strong>Dr. William Saunders, Esq.<\/strong>, Director of The Catholic University of America\u2019s Center for Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/606us2r63_n648.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor et al.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/605us1r37_986b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al.<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/24\/24-394\/363697\/20250623123225257_EFILING%2024-394%20and%2024-396%20AFFD%20MANDATE%20ACB%20RECUSED%20Okla.%206.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board et al. v. Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/494\/872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employment\u00a0Division\u00a0v.\u00a0Smith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/19pdf\/19-431_5i36.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Sisters of the Poor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/24-291_5i26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Land<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/2025\/24-539\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chiles v. Salazar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov\/datastore\/opinions\/2025\/07\/24\/23-4169.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bates v. Pakseresht<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_16 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_19 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_28  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_24 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Role of the State<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_17 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_20 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_29 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eusebius-of-Caesarea-Ecclesiastical-History.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Eusebius&#039; Ecclesiastical History: Complete and Unabridged.\" title=\"Book recommendation - Eusebius&#039; Ecclesiastical History: Complete and Unabridged\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eusebius-of-Caesarea-Ecclesiastical-History.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eusebius-of-Caesarea-Ecclesiastical-History-980x1268.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eusebius-of-Caesarea-Ecclesiastical-History-480x621.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56057\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_30 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_25 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. V. Bradley Lewis<\/strong>, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/City-Penguin-Classics-Augustine-Hippo\/dp\/0140448942\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=39FG40FH9S80L&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BHNspK_eig-RGqEuSrgccSbb_iMCXTemZjZCWXYYExsSta-xE_oCrUge4BL09oGafPDwoTdqMb-qpYDEShCrBEuBr_tPORHivom9sLfVuzomAXahhfC_OV2A58CZURnPNviVT7ijIXOKTM9UnzfFMxPl_MFWm1O6-D0m05lPDooIifE2NiBMepRV2I7faxJAc7JyayjagBFsakmwfMh7pXuCRgxmKxY7Bd088W6L4NY.j5s2E4AxR1ZFfpGXHjNomXT967pmtaDMVe51mnrMYwg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=city+of+god&amp;qid=1765551996&amp;sprefix=city+of+go%2Caps%2C183&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of God<\/a> by St. Augustine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Republic-Plato\/dp\/8175993065\/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=7ZIGN4W8WAEC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.R_Gu17OdWVmpO3LQrSjsfjm0oHU2dTFrJdEM4uZ9tuc49oaS8f-fS5RseCBpjZfpAn_99kPtkobVXE9D1pN3akaP9zbZrwHV7vyharnKopf-oGgFNl_J2JYC8_HXmeLZknXaUZYBGz05yWmUxCpSk0NRXoiTqi3J659G68_9i7MuVeTeGal-AGKNrE3bIU-jqSXn_N7XqfmM4JkxCI-HVXWApSbMVuKxffKIFca9pUA.kQAzQeOK6xPLbZImBhFbghuMfyqKQUeiv1clmKMw-Yc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+republic+plato&amp;qid=1765552233&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+republic+plato%2Cstripbooks%2C169&amp;sr=1-2-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Republic<\/a> by Plato.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Aristotles-Politics-Second-Aristotle\/dp\/0226921840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aristotle's \u201cPolitics\u201d: Second Edition<\/a> by Aristotle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Preparation-Gospel-Eusebius-Caesarea\/dp\/1099731933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Preparation for the Gospel<\/a> by Eusebius of Caesarea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.attalus.org\/info\/republic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De re publica\u00a0(On the Republic)<\/a> by Cicero.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlnrac.org\/classical\/cicero\/documents\/de-legibus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On the Laws (De Legibus)<\/a> by Cicero.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De officiis (On Duties)<\/a> by Cicero. His most important work of ethics which exercised particular influence on subsequent Western moral and political thought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Treatise-Law-Complete-Thomas-Aquinas\/dp\/1587318806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Treatise on Law: The Complete Text<\/a> by St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/leviathan-thomas-hobbes\/9780141395098\/pd\/395098?utm_source=bing&amp;kw=%2Fpd%2F&amp;mt=b&amp;dv=c&amp;event=PPCSRC&amp;p=1215904&amp;cb_src=bing&amp;cb_typ=search&amp;cb_cmp=313107482&amp;cb_adg=1241348712202415&amp;cb_kyw=%2Fpd%2F&amp;msclkid=6395044c669c1c98e8a56d7050178e29&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=B_Search%3A%20NB%20Dynamic%20Search%20Ads&amp;utm_term=%2Fpd%2F&amp;utm_content=DSA%20detail%20pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leviathan<\/a> by Thomas Hobbes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/opil.ouplaw.com\/display\/10.1093\/law:epil\/9780199231690\/law-9780199231690-e739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1648 Peace of Westphalia<\/a> a series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe. It established the principle of state sovereignty laying the groundwork for the modern nation-state system and allowed rulers to choose the religion of their territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frommann-holzboog.de\/reihen\/78\/781\/781018?lang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Theoretical Treatise on Natural Law Resting on Fact<\/a> by Luigi Taparelli d\u2019Azeglio. His principal work in five volumes, Saggio teoretico di dritto naturale appoggiato sul fatto (A Theoretical Treatiseon Natural Law Resting on Fact).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreelibrary.com\/Luigi+Taparelli+D'Azeglio%2c+S.J.+(1793-1862)+and+the+development+of...-a0186469585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Development of Scholastic Natural-Law Thought as a Science of Society and Politics<\/a> by Luigi Taparelli d\u2019Azeglio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/cons\/en\/html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Constitution of Ireland, 1937<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_0 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Papal Documents<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.papalencyclicals.net\/pius09\/p9syll.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syllabus of Errors<\/a> by Pope B. Pius IX.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_04081879_aeterni-patris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aeterni Patris<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_29061881_diuturnum.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diuturnum<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_01111885_immortale-dei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immortale Dei<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_07031889_magni-nobis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magni Nobis<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quadragesimo Anno<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mit-brennender-sorge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mit brennender Sorge<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_19370319_divini-redemptoris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Divini Redemptoris<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_19370328_firmissimam-constantiam.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firmissimam Constantiam<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humani_generis_unitas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Humani generis unitas<\/a> At the time of his death, Pius XI was reviewing an early version of an additional encyclical, Humani generis unitas (On the Unity of the Human Race), on the Church, anti-Semitism, racism and persecution of Jews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xii_enc_20101939_summi-pontificatus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summi Pontificatus<\/a> by Pope Pius XII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_18 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_21 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_31  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_26 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Democracy<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_19 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_22 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_32 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_27 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book\u00a0recommendations from <strong>Dr. V. Bradley Lewis<\/strong>, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_20061888_libertas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libertas<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_18011901_graves-de-communi-re.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graves de Communi re<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_01111885_immortale-dei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immortale Dei<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_11121925_quas-primas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quas Primas<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/pacem-in-terris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pacem in Terris<\/a> by Pope St. John XXIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xii\/en\/speeches\/1944\/documents\/hf_p-xii_spe_19441224_natale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1944 Christmas Message<\/a> by Pope Pius XII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/veritatis-splendor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veritatis Splendor<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelium-vitae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evangelium Vitae<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Treatise-Law-Complete-Thomas-Aquinas\/dp\/1587318806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Treatise on Law: The Complete Text<\/a> by St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christianity-Democracy-Rights-Man-Natural\/dp\/1586176005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christianity and Democracy, and The Rights of Man and Natural Law<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-State-Jacques-Maritain-1998-02-28\/dp\/B01K0UGIA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Man and the State<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Philosophy-Democratic-Government-Walgreen-Foundation\/dp\/0268038031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philosophy of Democratic Government (Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lectures)<\/a> by Yves R. Simon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poverty-Famines-Essay-Entitlement-Deprivation\/dp\/0198284632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation<\/a> by Amartya Sen.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_33 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christianity-and-Democracy-by-Jacques-Maritain.webp\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Christianity and Democracy by Jacques Maritain\" title=\"Christianity and Democracy by Jacques Maritain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christianity-and-Democracy-by-Jacques-Maritain.webp 318w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christianity-and-Democracy-by-Jacques-Maritain-191x300.webp 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" class=\"wp-image-56151\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_23 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_34 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_11\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christianity-and-Democracy-by-Jacques-Maritain.webp\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Christianity and Democracy by Jacques Maritain\" title=\"Christianity and Democracy by Jacques Maritain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christianity-and-Democracy-by-Jacques-Maritain.webp 318w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christianity-and-Democracy-by-Jacques-Maritain-191x300.webp 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" class=\"wp-image-56151\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_35 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_28 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. V. Bradley Lewis<\/strong>, Dean and Associate Professor, School of Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_20061888_libertas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libertas<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_18011901_graves-de-communi-re.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graves de Communi re<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_01111885_immortale-dei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immortale Dei<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_11121925_quas-primas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quas Primas<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/pacem-in-terris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pacem in Terris<\/a> by Pope St. John XXIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ewtn.com\/library\/papaldoc\/p12xmas.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1944 Christmas Message<\/a> by Pope Pius XII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/veritatis-splendor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veritatis Splendor<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelium-vitae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evangelium Vitae<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Treatise-Law-Complete-Thomas-Aquinas\/dp\/1587318806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Treatise on Law: The Complete Text<\/a> by St. Thomas Aquinas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christianity-Democracy-Rights-Man-Natural\/dp\/1586176005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christianity and Democracy, and The Rights of Man and Natural Law<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-State-Jacques-Maritain-1998-02-28\/dp\/B01K0UGIA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Man and the State<\/a> by Jacques Maritain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Philosophy-Democratic-Government-Walgreen-Foundation\/dp\/0268038031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philosophy of Democratic Government (Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lectures)<\/a> by Yves R. Simon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poverty-Famines-Essay-Entitlement-Deprivation\/dp\/0198284632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation<\/a> by Amartya Sen.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_20 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_24 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_36  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_29 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Alienation<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_21 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_25 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_37  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Idea-of-a-University-by-John-Henry-newman.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Idea of a University by John Henry Newman\" title=\"Book recommendation - The Idea of a University by John Henry Newman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Idea-of-a-University-by-John-Henry-newman.jpg 333w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Idea-of-a-University-by-John-Henry-newman-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" class=\"wp-image-56154\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_38 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_30 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Michael Gorman<\/strong>, Ordinary Professor, School of Philosophy and Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P. Chair in Philosophy at Catholic University of America.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/churchlifejournal.nd.edu\/articles\/participation-and-alienation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Participation or Alienation<\/a> by Karol Wojtyla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Idea-University-John-Henry-Newman\/dp\/0615952097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Idea of a University<\/a> by Bl. John Henry Newman. Newman assembles a series of his key discourses and lectures exploring the purpose and mission of Catholic liberal education, the primacy of theology and its relation to other disciplines, classical studies, modern science, and intellectual rigor. The result is a profound and energetic exploration of the centrality of wisdom in academic culture and Christian life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Giving-Tree-Shel-Silverstein\/dp\/0060256656\/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=1341404754777162&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Hdd1gxZBOZAwGtCeyogYWrKRDKBxTnw8fLaC2zXHDiC2G7NXNDAwROD8c1hnbnHhUoH0sFqWn9r8zMBmE6YElZ-06FekLDnCGrA5iAllOFQMAd2uuCuqPrzAyGaRdKf8qNojC8GzgDpEt8VEx3E4bcK-k4KFPpAQHYr8UdF9OR15tUhYrdsHB7iIScq18SF0bQw2ezlLQng2Mn9AiJHpAXhE3odkiEPkatgZ9IuS1WNVPj5Nnd383Ud5_rVpl0osl9LVJW_fBlS2MTG90VFvli9u_GKfaAvjFJvJQe4NkPM.m3HMbIh2GseyUk1oGviCDc9LIZbg0QCFrHGyQiHvMcw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;hvadid=83838183933376&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=79829&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvtargid=kwd-83838152131628%3Aloc-190&amp;hydadcr=24664_13769780&amp;keywords=giving+tree&amp;mcid=2f3b9dfd5577369181f68dd41ef8f6d8&amp;msclkid=d6fcc6adc1d41c5c7c76af918b02bfb2&amp;qid=1765559019&amp;sr=8-1-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Giving Tree<\/a> by Shel Silverstein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19840806_theology-liberation_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instruction on Certain Aspects of the \u201cTheology of Liberation\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_22 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_26 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_39  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_31 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Culture<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_23 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_27 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_40 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_32 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Robert Royal<\/strong>, President of the Faith &amp; Reason Institute in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Martyrs-New-Millennium-Persecution-Twenty-First\/dp\/B0DJ24DMQK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Martyrs of the New Millennium<\/a> by Dr. Robert Royal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Culture-Thomist-Tradition-Routledge-Orthodoxy\/dp\/0415305276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II<\/a> by\u00a0Tracey Rowland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/library.georgetown.edu\/woodstock\/Murray\/whtt_index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition<\/a> by John Courtney Murray S.J.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Enchiridion-Symbolorum-Compendium-Definitions-Declarations\/dp\/0898707463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enchiridion Symbolorum: A Compendium of Creeds, Definitions and Declarations of the Catholic Church <\/a> by Heinrich Denzinger.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_41 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_13\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Martyrs-of-the-New-Millennium-by-Robert-Royal.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Martyrs of the New Millennium by Robert Royal\" title=\"The Martyrs of the New Millennium by Robert Royal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Martyrs-of-the-New-Millennium-by-Robert-Royal.jpg 971w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Martyrs-of-the-New-Millennium-by-Robert-Royal-480x742.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 971px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56058\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_28 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_42 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_14\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Martyrs-of-the-New-Millennium-by-Robert-Royal.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Martyrs of the New Millennium by Robert Royal\" title=\"The Martyrs of the New Millennium by Robert Royal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Martyrs-of-the-New-Millennium-by-Robert-Royal.jpg 971w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Martyrs-of-the-New-Millennium-by-Robert-Royal-480x742.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 971px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56058\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_43 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_33 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Robert Royal<\/strong>, President of the Faith &amp; Reason Institute in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Martyrs-New-Millennium-Persecution-Twenty-First\/dp\/B0DJ24DMQK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Martyrs of the New Millennium<\/a> by Dr. Robert Royal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Culture-Thomist-Tradition-Routledge-Orthodoxy\/dp\/0415305276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II<\/a> by\u00a0Tracey Rowland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/library.georgetown.edu\/woodstock\/Murray\/whtt_index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition<\/a> by John Courtney Murray S.J.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dignitatis Humanae<\/a> by Pope St. Paul VI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Enchiridion-Symbolorum-Compendium-Definitions-Declarations\/dp\/0898707463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enchiridion Symbolorum: A Compendium of Creeds, Definitions and Declarations of the Catholic Church <\/a> by Heinrich Denzinger.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_24 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_29 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_44  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_34 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Family<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_25 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_30 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_45 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_15\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1752\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Religious-Freedom-After-the-Sexual-Revolution.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Religious Freedom After the Sexual Revolution\" title=\"Religious Freedom After the Sexual Revolution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Religious-Freedom-After-the-Sexual-Revolution.jpg 1752w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Religious-Freedom-After-the-Sexual-Revolution-1280x1870.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Religious-Freedom-After-the-Sexual-Revolution-980x1432.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Religious-Freedom-After-the-Sexual-Revolution-480x701.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) 1752px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56202\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_16\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Two-Parent-Privilege-How-Americans-Stopped-Getting-Married-and-Started-Falling-Behind.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Two-Parent Privilege How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind\" title=\"The Two-Parent Privilege How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Two-Parent-Privilege-How-Americans-Stopped-Getting-Married-and-Started-Falling-Behind.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Two-Parent-Privilege-How-Americans-Stopped-Getting-Married-and-Started-Falling-Behind-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Two-Parent-Privilege-How-Americans-Stopped-Getting-Married-and-Started-Falling-Behind-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56059\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_46 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_35 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Helen Alvare<\/strong>, Robert A. Levy Endowed Chair in Law and Liberty at George Mason University\u2019s Antonin Scalia Law School.<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Religious-Freedom-after-Sexual-Revolution\/dp\/0813234972\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PM5DBIBPSDA2&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rYqyfR1vNj8Ljof_egGyJBIveroKGdM8amrTQEOltoM.mUdRT1AD_-LiQ8njBReTPdBRwJLBjLa1sUVfvDGYrkQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Religious+Freedom+after+the+Sexual+Revolution&amp;qid=1765559467&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=religious+freedom+after+the+sexual+revolution%2Cstripbooks%2C200&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religious Freedom after the Sexual Revolution: A Catholic Guide<\/a> by Dr. Helen Alvare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Putting-Childrens-Interests-Family-Policy\/dp\/1316629635\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LMIAJPO08PT0&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1v1H6BLU_5n9If5XOzorJQ.17tTaOZa-UQ8Yk51B98713gUBNBOx4yR1ciI1j0Bklg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Putting+Children%27s+Interests+First+in+US+Family+Law+and+Policy%3A+With+Power+Comes+Responsibility&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765559502&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=putting+children%27s+interests+first+in+us+family+law+and+policy+with+power+comes+responsibility%2Cstripbooks%2C117&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility<\/a> by Dr. Helen Alvare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Breaking-Through-Catholic-Women-Themselves\/dp\/1612786669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breaking Through: Catholic Women Speak for Themselves<\/a> by Dr. Helen Alvare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Two-Parent-Privilege-Americans-Stopped-Getting\/dp\/0226817784\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dz5a4x6-iU2iMt7uHM2-GFO4f0nITcj6exfBYMcPdtrGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.OnAbcn7U8od7DxHurXzgJG8e8d8QZD5kLAmbRvXMpk0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;hvadid=776706847404&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvexpln=0&amp;hvlocphy=9007525&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvocijid=10668496318293018084--&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=10668496318293018084&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2236632915255&amp;hydadcr=22593_13821245&amp;keywords=the+two+parent+privilege+kearney&amp;mcid=5f63362a54723b6aadf291c4893c32a0&amp;qid=1761828866&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind<\/a> by Melissa S. Kearney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coming-Apart-State-America-1960-2010\/dp\/030745343X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CQV6O8GNF4SC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.T9L5sK1QRVyhsBaDrzmpIyB49QeJaR8IC5cQr1txq-E.7yNS2oAJW8TKPTn3GjJqLbIAD6xVxd6QHkJpTixrqXQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Coming+Apart%3A+The+State+of+White+America%2C+1960-2010&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765559592&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=coming+apart+the+state+of+white+america%2C+1960-2010%2Cstripbooks%2C132&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010<\/a> by Charles Murray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/issues-and-action\/human-life-and-dignity\/abortion\/upload\/Faithful-for-Life-A-Moral-Reflection-Bishops-Statement-09-1995.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faithful For Life: A Moral Reflection<\/a> by the USCCB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Get-Married-Americans-Families-Civilization\/dp\/0063210851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization<\/a> by Brad Wilcox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liquid-Modernity-Zygmunt-Bauman\/dp\/0745624103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liquid Modernity<\/a> by Zygmunt Bauman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=3667&amp;context=vlr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Status vs. Conduct in Non-Discrimination Laws<\/a> by Villanova Law Review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Promises-Can-Keep-Motherhood-Marriage\/dp\/0520241134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage<\/a> by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Triumphs-Experience-Harvard-Grant-Study\/dp\/0674503813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study<\/a> by George E. Vaillant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/general\/aboutdol\/history\/webid-moynihan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Negro Family: The Case for National Action<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cheap-Sex-Transformation-Marriage-Monogamy\/dp\/0190673613\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy<\/a> by Mark Regnerus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marriage-Caste-America-Separate-Post-Marital\/dp\/1566637538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marriage and Caste in America: Separate and Unequal Families in a Post-Marital Age<\/a> by Kay S. Hymowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hannahs-Children-Quietly-Defying-Dearth\/dp\/1684514576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth Hardcover<\/a> by Dr. Catherine Pakaluk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Them-Before-Us-Childrens-Movement\/dp\/1642935964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement<\/a>\u00a0by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shame-Sin-Christian-Transformation-Antiquity\/dp\/0674660013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity<\/a> by Kyle Harper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Soul-Mates-Religion-Marriage-Americans\/dp\/0195394224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage among African Americans and Latinos<\/a> by\u00a0W. Bradford Wilcox and Nicholas H. Wolfinger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0002713809600558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children of Divorce: Preliminary Report of a Ten-Year Follow-up of Older Children and Adolescents<\/a> by Judith S. Wallerstein Ph.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Religious-Sense-New-Revised\/dp\/0228016215\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KHDV7ECEE42D&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pbMVUNUjp0DDVZTVtC5CpGQ6AhlCRAevyrqZEUsLHzQ.7WtAqXU1TucsM2Dw10-RfD7GEIX0yHzwbPhnMhAkS8w&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Luigi+Giussani+The+Religious+Sense&amp;qid=1765560273&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=luigi+giussani+the+religious+sense%2C+at%2Cstripbooks%2C191&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Religious Sense<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Origin-Christian-Claim-Luigi-Giussani\/dp\/0773516271\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JT3GFNBQH5NE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UG8gE-Lh9oBTC4rFRpa0xQ.wRWGORdLSIjDFYswA0QKAYcEzQQplYsAC67wdSAJhJc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Sense%2C+At+the+Origin+of+the+Christian+Claim&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560320&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=sense%2C+at+the+origin+of+the+christian+claim%2Cstripbooks%2C172&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">At the Origin of the Christian Claim<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Why-Church-Luigi-Giussani\/dp\/0773517073\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=310NFTMEHF3B5&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.gwC8XwBXpT-iK3JMy6lgkeUXo1HB-7v7kFZxsxdQUvGqorhAtju2mY2gmR7txtkpzwmCTALd0ho5JUyu7XYrXv_LOt4Oy8euDHGBBpK19ErZFx_QLJEZ6_yq42rwNWXNn2elePK9LuITELPAStMWMZ6yahBtp5sDAU2wMumk_wDrGLPt5pCfDXbeOxQykqtBC-DmIIRvEDJKchqeKvag4ue0i4HTOZfm7kgMpbo0HL0.W4j4rdWCnjXzmg7M0Vpc3IqQ5Mu3Fn17R2PAcTaEwGg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Why+the+Church%3F&amp;qid=1765560353&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=why+the+church+%2Cstripbooks%2C190&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why the Church?<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Morality-Memory-Desire-Luigi-Giussani\/dp\/0898700906\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W9E6LVK0G9JX&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JVgrPbaBISTo7y-BODTbHEQ_WlDWktXC5R6lNQeGgl-gvZ6JPlTA9H9dCp-ToyBc.XdKul4OLqMjP4u1Ta650gKLATMPWU0jl5uOE0iUgBrU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Morality%3A+Memory+and+Desire&amp;qid=1765560379&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=morality+memory+and+desire%2Cstripbooks%2C201&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morality: Memory and Desire<\/a> by Luigi Giussani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-Christianity-Marginal-Religious-Centuries\/dp\/0060677015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries<\/a> by\u00a0Rodney Stark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Genesis-Gender-Christian-Theory\/dp\/1621644081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory<\/a> by Abigail Favale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Witness-Early-Christian-Women-Mothers\/dp\/1612788025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Witness of Early Christian Women: Mothers of the Church<\/a> by Mike Aquilina.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_1 hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Papal Documents<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centesimus Annus<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelium-vitae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evangelium Vitae<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/deus-caritas-est\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deus Caritas Est<\/a> by Pope Benedict XVI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caritas in Veritate<\/a> by Pope Benedict XVI.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_26 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_31 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_47  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_36 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The Free Market Economy<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_27 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_32 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_48 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_37 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Andrew Abela<\/strong>, Dean and Ordinary Professor of Marketing, the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Superhabits-Universal-System-Successful-Life\/dp\/B0CZD4HS8G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life<\/a> by Dr. Andrew Abela.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catechism-Business-Questions-Insights-Catholic\/dp\/0813228840\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3RYNB8IDWYR5R&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.btdvcKoa1qll7HptfSzFdlQNFXhW306BkgG_zQqKwoo.e6FtVjyI0_6Mfo6qjfQRTwoEPC9XaFq30bm5rNEcT80&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=A+Catechism+for+Business%3A+Tough+Ethical+Questions+%26amp%3B+Insights+from+Catholic+Teaching+%28Second+Edition%29&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560750&amp;sprefix=a+catechism+for+business+tough+ethical+questions+%26amp+insights+from+catholic+teaching+second+edition+%2Caps%2C197&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Catechism for Business: Tough Ethical Questions &amp; Insights from Catholic Teaching (Second Edition)<\/a> by Dr. Andrew V. Abela with Joesph E. Capizzi. The book's easy-to-use question and answer approach invites quick reference for tough questions and serves as a basis for reflection and deeper study in the rich Catholic tradition of social doctrine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christian-Social-Witness-Teaching-Vol\/dp\/0852444613\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2C8UZ8R0VZG4G&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mks1QxNNzZgfoCCYH8joSw.4D8qHbpJdbQjWSKzIHUbRwqPb2oZVMCFrW6JhVAcdS0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Christian+Social+Witness+and+Teaching+Volume+1+and+2&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560824&amp;sprefix=christian+social+witness+and+teaching+volume+1+and+2%2Caps%2C198&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Social Witness and Teaching Volume 1 and 2<\/a> by Rodger Charles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Centuries-Economic-Endeavor-Parallel-Contrast\/dp\/0472084267\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KGXB8QO2I5F1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-v_SzRbZsdOAn1yEmWr0yyrBfhY2mNJSYWlctizgr6s.G13HUXk-B8L1BbxTAeuHL2tKlV5_23POPQCig01wzKs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Centuries+of+Economic+Endeavor%3A+Parallel+Paths+in+Japan+and+Europe+and+Their+Contrast+with+the+Third+World&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560853&amp;sprefix=centuries+of+economic+endeavor+parallel+paths+in+japan+and+europe+and+their+contrast+with+the+third+world%2Caps%2C157&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centuries of Economic Endeavor: Parallel Paths in Japan and Europe and Their Contrast with the Third World<\/a> by John P. Powelson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break\/dp\/0735211299\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XBA72Y3IUGLO&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qUUvlkML75erZu5Sg1BBw9nGS_3GXSI5PhBXk9uBVMtNHWBRK5nnLlbz-WjSSU1KfLOv47J6-N_jVZz6ItiAWdn7dTbjYuDKBbFQxfVetVo.xS4_2PCqmJZpgmzz84mAUBNJNnmIXyn7N2GomnthcqM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Atomic+Habits%3A+An+Easy+%26amp%3B+Proven+Way+to+Build+Good+Habits+%26amp%3B+Break+Bad+Ones&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560881&amp;sprefix=atomic+habits+an+easy+%26amp+proven+way+to+build+good+habits+%26amp+break+bad+ones%2Caps%2C213&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atomic Habits: An Easy &amp; Proven Way to Build Good Habits &amp; Break Bad Ones<\/a> by James Clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Virtues-Examined-Handbooks-Catholic-Theology\/dp\/0826413897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Virtues, or The Examined Life (Handbooks of Catholic Theology)<\/a> by Romanus Cessario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rerum Novarum<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quadragesimo Anno<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centesimus Annus<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laborem-exercens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laborem Exercens<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_49 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_17\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Superhabits.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Superhabits\" title=\"Superhabits\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Superhabits.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Superhabits-480x735.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 980px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56060\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_33 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_50 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_18\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Superhabits.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Superhabits\" title=\"Superhabits\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Superhabits.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Superhabits-480x735.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 980px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56060\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_51 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_38 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book\u00a0recommendations from <strong>Dr. Andrew Abela<\/strong>, Dean and Ordinary Professor of Marketing, the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Superhabits-Universal-System-Successful-Life\/dp\/B0CZD4HS8G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life<\/a> by Dr. Andrew Abela.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catechism-Business-Questions-Insights-Catholic\/dp\/0813228840\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3RYNB8IDWYR5R&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.btdvcKoa1qll7HptfSzFdlQNFXhW306BkgG_zQqKwoo.e6FtVjyI0_6Mfo6qjfQRTwoEPC9XaFq30bm5rNEcT80&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=A+Catechism+for+Business%3A+Tough+Ethical+Questions+%26amp%3B+Insights+from+Catholic+Teaching+%28Second+Edition%29&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560750&amp;sprefix=a+catechism+for+business+tough+ethical+questions+%26amp+insights+from+catholic+teaching+second+edition+%2Caps%2C197&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Catechism for Business: Tough Ethical Questions &amp;amp; Insights from Catholic Teaching (Second Edition)<\/a> by Dr. Andrew V Abela with Joesph E Capizzi. The book's easy-to-use question and answer approach invites quick reference for tough questions and serves as a basis for reflection and deeper study in the rich Catholic tradition of social doctrine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christian-Social-Witness-Teaching-Vol\/dp\/0852444613\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2C8UZ8R0VZG4G&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mks1QxNNzZgfoCCYH8joSw.4D8qHbpJdbQjWSKzIHUbRwqPb2oZVMCFrW6JhVAcdS0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Christian+Social+Witness+and+Teaching+Volume+1+and+2&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560824&amp;sprefix=christian+social+witness+and+teaching+volume+1+and+2%2Caps%2C198&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Social Witness and Teaching Volume 1 and 2<\/a> by Rodger Charles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Centuries-Economic-Endeavor-Parallel-Contrast\/dp\/0472084267\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KGXB8QO2I5F1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-v_SzRbZsdOAn1yEmWr0yyrBfhY2mNJSYWlctizgr6s.G13HUXk-B8L1BbxTAeuHL2tKlV5_23POPQCig01wzKs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Centuries+of+Economic+Endeavor%3A+Parallel+Paths+in+Japan+and+Europe+and+Their+Contrast+with+the+Third+World&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560853&amp;sprefix=centuries+of+economic+endeavor+parallel+paths+in+japan+and+europe+and+their+contrast+with+the+third+world%2Caps%2C157&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centuries of Economic Endeavor: Parallel Paths in Japan and Europe and Their Contrast with the Third World<\/a> by John P. Powelson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break\/dp\/0735211299\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XBA72Y3IUGLO&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qUUvlkML75erZu5Sg1BBw9nGS_3GXSI5PhBXk9uBVMtNHWBRK5nnLlbz-WjSSU1KfLOv47J6-N_jVZz6ItiAWdn7dTbjYuDKBbFQxfVetVo.xS4_2PCqmJZpgmzz84mAUBNJNnmIXyn7N2GomnthcqM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Atomic+Habits%3A+An+Easy+%26amp%3B+Proven+Way+to+Build+Good+Habits+%26amp%3B+Break+Bad+Ones&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765560881&amp;sprefix=atomic+habits+an+easy+%26amp+proven+way+to+build+good+habits+%26amp+break+bad+ones%2Caps%2C213&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atomic Habits: An Easy &amp; Proven Way to Build Good Habits &amp; Break Bad Ones<\/a> by James Clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Virtues-Examined-Handbooks-Catholic-Theology\/dp\/0826413897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Virtues, or The Examined Life (Handbooks of Catholic Theology)<\/a> by Romanus Cessario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaudium et Spes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/rerum-novarum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rerum Novarum<\/a> by Pope Leo XIII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/quadragesimo-anno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quadragesimo Anno<\/a> by Pope Pius XI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centesimus Annus<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laborem-exercens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laborem Exercens<\/a> by Pope St. John Paul II.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_28 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_34 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_52  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_39 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_29 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_35 et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_53  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_19\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-of-Principled-Entrepreneurship-Creating-Enduring-Value.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship Creating Enduring Value\" title=\"The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship Creating Enduring Value\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-of-Principled-Entrepreneurship-Creating-Enduring-Value.jpg 998w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-of-Principled-Entrepreneurship-Creating-Enduring-Value-980x1473.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Art-of-Principled-Entrepreneurship-Creating-Enduring-Value-480x721.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 998px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56061\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_54 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_40 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Book recommendations from <strong>Andreas Widme<\/strong>r, Director of the Arthur &amp; Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Practice, the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pope-CEO-Leadership-Lessons-Young\/dp\/1931018766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Pope &amp; The CEO: John Paul II's Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard<\/a> by Andreas Widmer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Principled-Entrepreneurship-Creating-Enduring\/dp\/1637740697\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PUM9BNLXAIX1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.I1wF9h6cY-6eBMHIr0-6eA.gldn-3gq463VjeRDms3jU_kThajiVcCw1fJyOwQnWaw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+Art+of+Principled+Entrepreneurship%3A+Creating+Enduring+Value&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1765561292&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+art+of+principled+entrepreneurship+creating+enduring+value%2Cstripbooks%2C222&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring Value<\/a> by Andreas Widmer.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_30 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_36 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_55  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_41 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Consumerism<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_31 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_37 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_56 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_42 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Christine Firer Hinze<\/strong>, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Living-Wage-John-Ryan\/dp\/B01ALPGHJ6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Living Wage<\/a> by John A. Ryan and Richard T. Ely<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wealth-Nations-Adam-Smith\/dp\/1505577128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Following-Christ-Consumer-Society-Spirituality\/dp\/157075666X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Following Christ in a Consumer Society: The Spirituality of Cultural Resistance<\/a> by John F Kavanaugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Restless-Devices-Recovering-Personhood-Presence\/dp\/0830851135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age<\/a> by Felicia Wu Song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic\/dp\/0593655036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/a> by Jonathan Haidt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sabbath-Resistance-New-Study-Guide\/dp\/0664263291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide: Saying No to the Culture of Now<\/a> by Walter Brueggemann.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Getting-Work-Right-Leisure-Fragmented-ebook\/dp\/B07XF1Y6K7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World (Living Faith)<\/a> by Michael Naughton.<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_57 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_20\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age by Felicia Wu Song.\" title=\"Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56062\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_38 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_58 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_21\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age.jpg\" alt=\"Book recommendation - Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age\" title=\"Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recovering-Personhood-Presence-and-Place-in-the-Digital-Age-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-56062\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_59 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_43 bullets-module  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Book recommendations from <strong>Dr. Christine Firer Hinze<\/strong>, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Living-Wage-John-Ryan\/dp\/B01ALPGHJ6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Living Wage<\/a> by John A. Ryan and Richard T. Ely<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wealth-Nations-Adam-Smith\/dp\/1505577128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wealth of Nations<\/a> by Adam Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Following-Christ-Consumer-Society-Spirituality\/dp\/157075666X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Following Christ in a Consumer Society: The Spirituality of Cultural Resistance<\/a> by John F Kavanaugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Restless-Devices-Recovering-Personhood-Presence\/dp\/0830851135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age<\/a> by Felicia Wu Song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic\/dp\/0593655036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/a> by Jonathan Haidt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sabbath-Resistance-New-Study-Guide\/dp\/0664263291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide: Saying No to the Culture of Now<\/a> by Walter Brueggemann.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Getting-Work-Right-Leisure-Fragmented-ebook\/dp\/B07XF1Y6K7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World (Living Faith)<\/a> by Michael Naughton.<\/span><span style=\"color: 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