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Church Crisis Addressed in Conference Series at Catholic University
Four leading religion reporters will gather at The Catholic University of America to discuss the role of the media in investigating, reporting, and framing the public’s understanding of the sexual abuse crisis in the Church.
U.N. declaration on human rights must extend to unborn, says speaker
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948 in the wake of the atrocities of World War II, is the foundation of religious liberty worldwide and also covers the rights of nonbelievers.
Religious Citizens and Human Ecology
Pope Benedict XVI’s most famous use of the term “human ecology” was in his speech to the German Bundestag in 2011. He praised the German ecological movement for calling everyone’s attention to the natural order around us—an order that demands our respect and stands above all our attempts to manipulate it.
Professor Robert George Addresses Human Rights in Conversation with Program Director William Saunders During Kickoff Event
More than 80 students, faculty, and members of the local community gathered for a discussion of human rights and religious liberty with Robert George, Princeton University’s McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at The Catholic University of America’s Heritage Hall on Sept. 20th.
The Leisure of Work
A moment’s reflection on the development of science and technology suggests that, rather that render humans obsolete, innovation multiplies the need, and opportunity, for personal work. Times change, people adapt, and society flourishes when people are allowed to try out new ways of doing things, and to benefit from their experiments.
Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: Podcasts
Interested in what happened at the recent Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship? Check out talks given by speakers Joseph Capizzi, Father Dominic Legge, and Adrian Vermeule.
Healing the Breach of Trust
The Catholic University of America will host a series of conferences on the Church’s current crisis. This first session focuses on the role of the media in investigating, reporting, and framing our understanding of the crisis.
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Featured Fellows
Reinhard Huetter, Ph.D.
Ordinary Professor of Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, The Catholic University of America
Expertise: Theological Anthropology, Systematic Theology, Thomistic Thought
Beatriz Lopez-Bonetti
Media Fellow for The Institute for Human Ecology
Director of Public Relations for the Busch School of Business and Economics.
V. Bradley Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America
Expertise: Political Philosophy, Jurisprudence, Ethics
Maximilian B. Torres, Jr. Ph.D., J.D.
Centesimus Annus Della Ratta Family Endowed Professor and Clinical Associate Professor of Business, The Catholic University of America
Expertise: Virtue Ethics in Business, Ethical Decision-Making in Organizations, Catholic Social TeachingA Catechism for Business
A Catechism for Business draws together the Church’s social doctrine on business, organized by topic and question. It serves as a reference guide for Catholic business leaders who wish to deepen their faith and grow in their understanding of Catholic social doctrine as applied to business.
“A Catechism for Business fills a critical need in today’s complex world, where moral answers to questions are not always clear-cut. This well-organized and concise book is an absolute must for business people and policy makers ‘in the trenches’ as well as for academics, and even theologians focused on the common good.”
– Luanne Zurlo, Founder and former President and Executive Director, WorldFund