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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…

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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.…

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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.…

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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…

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…

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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…

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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…

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Staying, loving, listening

T4CG Autumn Newsletter: featuring covenantal leadership and what common good means for society…

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Rediscovering our vocation

T4CG Summer Newsletter: in a desacralised world we are called to rediscover our vocation, to build covenantal relationships with our neighbours…

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Webinar: Renewing the Covenant

As we enter a new era, churches are called to the building of local, covenantal relationships…

The future of UK Christian social action
As poverty gets worse, how should the church respond?Read More
Poverty – under our own roof
For Lent, Jo Stow encourages schools to take a more relational approach to charity and to notice hidden poverty in the classroom Read More
T4CG at Word on Fire
Jenny Sinclair speaks about the Bible, the common good and Catholic Social Teaching at the Word on Fire conference 2025Read More
Staying Human: Reimagining the Spirit of the Commons
In the emerging new era, people feel a loss of agency. How should the church respond? Luke Bretherton gives the first T4CG public lecture of 2025Read More
Forgive each other
The T4CG Lent 2025 Newsletter. In this time of seismic change, we must resist division and work togetherRead More