This is a pivotal time for our Church, for our nation, and for the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Since its founding in 2013—the same year as Pope Francis’ election—the Initiative has become a…
In 2013 Georgetown President John J. DeGioia invited John Carr to launch the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown – a promising but untested idea. Since then, the Initiative has become a respected national center of…
The Initiative 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.
The 2020-2021 academic year brought a global pandemic, a racial reckoning, and growing division in polarization in public life and divisions in the Catholic Church. However, this difficult year has demonstrated that there is a genuine hunger and need…
The 2019-2020 academic year was a time of testing, new challenges, and growing participation for the Initiative. This annual report highlights the Initiative's work in the past year, including a quick transition to organizing online dialogues on…
The Initiative brought together over 50 mostly lay leaders for the “National Convening on Lay Leadership for a Wounded Church and Divided Nation” from June 14-15, 2019 at Georgetown University. The participants built relationships across…
The Initiative's annual report provides an overview and highlights of key programming during the 2018-2019 academic year, such as the Convening on Lay Leadership for a Wounded Church and Divided Nation and a series of dialogues and gatherings on the…
The Initiative 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.
The Initiative's annual report provides an overview and highlights of key programming during the 2017-2018 academic year, such as a national Convening on Overcoming Polarization Through Catholic Social Thought and a series of Dahlgren Dialogues.
This blog brings together leading policymakers, academics, Initiative staff, students, and others to discuss applications of Catholic Social Thought to contemporary issues and the relationship between faith and public life.
The Initiative's annual report provides an overview and highlights of key programming during the 2016-2017 academic year, such as the Convening of 40 U.S. and Vatican leaders, including Cardinal Peter Turkson and Archbishop Silvano Tomasi.
The Initiative's third annual report covers its activities and programming during the 2015-2016 academic year, including Pope Francis' visit to the United States.
The Initiative's second annual report covers its activities and programming during the 2014-2015 academic year, with a particular highlight on the historic Catholic-Evangelical Summit on Overcoming Poverty.
An extraordinary beginning, the Initiative's inaugural annual report covers its activities and programming during the 2013-2014 academic year.
