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Home: Current Issues: Social Justice: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Social Justice: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Old Affection - Peggy NoonanGo deeper. Read more... The Role of Christian Anthropology in Welfare Reform - Gregory R. BeaboutPast articulations of social policy have tended to ignore basic truths about the human person, leading to negative, long-term consequences for those in need. The rehabilitation of the proper exercise of human freedom is both the foundation and the goal of the future of welfare reform. Read more... The Role of Human Sympathy in the Work of Social Justice Part I - Donald DeMarcoThere was once a young man whose parents, in an attempt to improve the family's finances, purchased a large house that was to be used as a school for young ladies. Read more... The Role of Human Sympathy in the Work of Social Justice Part II - Donald DeMarco"Recommend to your children virtue," Beethoven advised, "that alone can make them happy, not gold." The fact that he had no children of his own does not detract from the legitimacy of these words. Let us consider one man who lived by the spirit of this maxim, Sir Francis Burdett. Read more... The Virtue of Social Justice - Donald DeMarcoThe expression “social justice” has been particularly well marketed. Everyone, it seems, is a champion of social justice. Groups may disagree with each other on nearly every moral issue but, when it comes to social justice, they all stand up and salute. Read more... Toward a Moral Economic Life - ZenitThe Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church dedicates a special chapter to look at economic activity in general. Like other chapters, it starts with an overview of some biblical principles. Read more... Welfare and Charity: Lessons from Victorian England - Gertrude HimmelfarbThe word "welfare" is ambiguous. Read more... What We're Fighting for: A Letter from America - Institute for American ValuesAn open letter in defense of the U.S. war on terrorism has been signed by 60 prominent American intellectuals and published by the Institute for American Values. The letter analyzes "just war" principles and discusses the universal values at stake in the conflict. Read more... What's Lost in Prenatal Testing - Patricia E. BauerShe was a fresh-faced young woman with a couple of adorable kids, whiling away an hour in the sandbox at the park near my home. So was I, or so I thought. Read more... “In Truth, Peace” – The First Lesson of Benedict XVI on Peace, War, and Terrorism - Pope Benedict XVIThe complete text of Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the 2006 World Day of Peace, to be celebrated January 1. Read more... Pages Updated On: 19-Aug-2008 - 00:06:20
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