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A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Mark Shields

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The Consistent Ethic of Life after Dobbs: Directions and Challenges

After Buffalo, After Uvalde, After Tulsa: Broken Hearts, Broken Nation, Faithful Action

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The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life is a unique effort to promote dialogue on Catholic social thought and national and global issues, build bridges across political, religious, and ideological lines, and encourage a new generation of Catholic lay leaders to see their faith as an asset in pursuing the common good.

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27

2022

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Mark Shields Event

Please RSVP and indicate if you will attend in person or if you wish to receive a link to a recording after the gathering.

Mark Shields was defined by his family, Catholic faith, and love of politics. When he died on June 18, 2022, the New York Times described Shields as “a piercing analyst of…

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14

2022

The Consistent Ethic of Life after Dobbs Event

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8

2022

After Buffalo, After Uvalde, After Tulsa Event

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3

2022

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27

2022

Young Catholics and Climate Change Event

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Pope Francis embraces a young boy during his visit to Washington, DC in September 2015

Twelve Themes from Fratelli Tutti by John Carr

John Carr offers 12 themes from Pope Francis' new encyclical: "Fratelli Tutti is a powerful expression of faith in a time of doubt, a call to hope in a time of fear, and a challenge to love in at a time of anger and division."

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I helped write the bishops’ first document on Catholics and voting. Here’s why I’m voting Biden, not Trump.

Initiative director John Carr wrote an article for America on the U.S. Catholic Bishops' document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" and political homelessness in the 2020 presidential election. On why he's voting for Joe Biden, Carr says, “Character, competence, honesty, and integrity are crucial."

Pope Francis and the Reform of the Church

On August 31 Georgetown University and La Civiltà Cattolica, a prominent Jesuit journal in Rome, hosted a webinar to discuss the challenges facing Pope Francis in his efforts to reform the Church and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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