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Leaven or Bakers?
Catholic Social Doctrine (CSD) compares the laity to leaven – mixed thoroughly into society, occupying every social space, acting where they are to sanctify the world. The leaven metaphor (like all metaphors) is imperfect; its limits can help us to see the challenge of communicating CSD to the laity, and inspiring them to act on it to sanctify the social order.
The Catholic University of America’s
Second Novak Symposium
An unusual mix of scholars, friends, and students met on campus at Catholic University March 19 for the second Novak Symposium, a project of the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship, directed by IHE Fellow Andreas Widmer.
Tradition and Authority in Luigi Giussani’s Educational Method
It’s more authentic to stand before a young person and humbly say, “I’ve found something I’m eager to share with you, and I want to provoke you to go on your own journey for the truth,” than to deny that teachers, mentors, and other role models are speaking from tradition with authority.
Sacred and Profane Love Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia
Let me begin by saying something about how the Sacred and Profane Love podcast came to be and what its future is. My podcast began as an extension of a three year, 2.1 million dollar research project titled, “Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life,” which was generously supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Does Scripture Really Require Nation-States? Review of Hazony’s The Virtue of Nationalism
In this article, IHE director Joseph E. Capizzi provides a review of Yoram Hazony’s book The Virtue of Nationalism.
Catholic teaching on economics about the human person
In this interview, Dr. Mary Hirschfeld speaks to Charles Camosy about the current debate over socialism and capitalism taking place in the United States.
Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship:
The Person, the Polis, and the Search for Happiness
The week-long seminar will introduce students to foundational themes in the natural tradition.
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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