Browsing the July 2025 archive of Father Stephen's Columns
Catholic Social Teaching: Human Dignity (7/27/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 7/23/25
Catholic Social Teaching: Human Dignity
Do we need to treat human beings differently than other creatures? The answer seems so simple, but there were/are times and places where people treated other human beings like food (cannibalism) or animals (ancient and modern forms of enslavement) ... Read More »
Catholic Social Teaching: Origin Story (7/20/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 7/15/25
Catholic Social Teaching: Origin Story The year was 1891: smoke billowed from the smokestacks of factories all around the world. Society had shifted rapidly from farmers in rural environments to factory workers in big cities. Political movements had risen and fallen proclaiming radical news ... Read More »
Catholic Social Teaching: Origin Story (7/13/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 7/09/25
Catholic Social Teaching: Origin Story
The Church’s body of doctrine on social justice issues didn’t develop overnight in the 1800’s with Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical letter Rerum Novarum (On the New Things). The roots lay in Sacred Scripture, the soul of all theology. In ... Read More »
Prayer Plan of Life (7/6/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 7/03/25
Prayer Plan of Life Most of us struggle to follow through on our commitments. Whether it’s a New Year’s Resolution or a new diet or that promise we made to keep up with a friend, we are often forgetful, fickle, and feckless. Yet even ... Read More »