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The assault on humanity

Edward Hadas examines the non-medical effects of anti-Covid-19 lockdown policies through the lens of six of the key principles of Catholic Social Teaching…
12/12/2020
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Covid and the Technocratic Paradigm

When technical thinking is allowed too much power, it slips into an anti-human technocratic paradigm – and this undermines the common good.…
18/11/2021
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The Plague and the Parish

This is a joint letter in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
20/10/2020
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Pandemic and the common good

Kelly Johnson argues that the pandemic is a chance for us to promote the common good and to share our joy in seeing it emerge, even in the midst of shared suffering…
31/03/2020
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Solidarity and social distancing

In the covid-19 crisis, social distancing not only requires that solidarity is essential for our survival, but also exposes the consequences of the neglect of solidarity in cultures dominated by excessive individualism…
31/03/2020
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Re-neighbouring: the upside down Gospel

As the urban pressure to be ultra-mobile undermines the Christian call to place and proximity, we explore ways to “re-neighbour” the parish…
19/07/2021
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The New Era: How are Churches Called to Respond? (1)

The first in a series of three joint letters in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
13/02/2023
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The New Era: How are Churches Called to Respond? (3)

The third in a series of three joint letters in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
14/02/2023
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The Politics of Grace & Place

Latest T4CG Newsletter: our hearts are full of hope for new life, a hope that this year is mixed with grief…
31/03/2021
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The Politics of Grace and Place

Jenny Sinclair’s editorial for the Easter 2021 newsletter, introducing our third and final ‘thought piece’ on the challenges we face and how the church can respond.…
31/03/2021

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