Rerum Novarum – Pax Christi USA

January 30, 2014January 29, 2014 paxchristiusa Bread for the Journey, Catholic Social Teaching, Economic Justice, Federal Budget, Magliano, Peacemakers, Poverty

ECONOMIC JUSTICE: Raising the minimum wage, an economic and moral necessity

by Tony Magliano Critical of the enormous gap between the haves and the have-nots, Pope Francis said, "This imbalance is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control," … Continue reading ECONOMIC JUSTICE: Raising the minimum wage, an economic and moral necessity

April 2, 2013April 2, 2013 paxchristiusa Ambassadors of Peace, Bread for the Journey, Cordaro, Reflection, Sharing Wisdom

REFLECTION: Will Pope Francis challenge the U.S. bishops?

by Tom Cordaro Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Back in 1990, in preparation for the 100th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, the U.S. Catholic Bishops published a pastoral message entitled, A Century of Social Teaching: A Common Heritage, A Continuing Challenge. The pastoral was an attempt to distill 100 years of Catholic Social Teaching into … Continue reading REFLECTION: Will Pope Francis challenge the U.S. bishops?