Abstract
Catholic social teaching is an essential and significant part of Catholicism. This lecture will address the roots of Catholic social teaching and narrate its development and the context of its development from Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical, RerumNovarum to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. It will suggest that Catholic social teaching has had three stages, the first emphasized justice, a second human dignity, and the third mercy and solidarity. Justice, dignity, and solidarity form then, the moral voice of Catholic social teaching.
Dr. Brady has been a member of the St. Thomas Theology Department for thirty years. He served as department chair for 12 years and now, along with teaching, he is the Director of the Murray Institute for Catholic Education and is Associate Director of the Office of Mission. Dr. Brady has published six books, including Essential Catholic Social Thought, Be Good and Do Good, Christian Love, and A Spiritual Field Guide (with Mark Neuzil). He has authored a number of articles on Catholic social teaching and moral theology.
Catholic social teaching is an essential and significant part of Catholicism. This lecture will address the roots of Catholic social teaching and narrate its development and the context of its development from Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical, RerumNovarum to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. It will suggest that Catholic social teaching has had three stages, the first emphasized justice, a second human dignity, and the third mercy and solidarity. Justice, dignity, and solidarity form then, the moral voice of Catholic social teaching.
Dr. Brady has been a member of the St. Thomas Theology Department for thirty years. He served as department chair for 12 years and now, along with teaching, he is the Director of the Murray Institute for Catholic Education and is Associate Director of the Office of Mission. Dr. Brady has published six books, including Essential Catholic Social Thought, Be Good and Do Good, Christian Love, and A Spiritual Field Guide (with Mark Neuzil). He has authored a number of articles on Catholic social teaching and moral theology.