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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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Solidarity

Chapter on Solidarity from Anna Rowlands’ book, The Politics of Communion: Catholic Social Teaching for Dark Times…
04/06/2022
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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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Staying Put: John Battle’s Quiet Revolution

John Battle explains how he has built the Common Good not through grand gestures, but through quiet, consistent, presence.…
09/10/2025
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Our Calling for the Common Good

Jenny Sinclair explores how Catholic Social Teaching can help us play our part in the renewal of our country at this moment of great change…
21/10/2025
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From Charity to Solidarity: A radical return to true Christian Justice

Jenny Sinclair examines the prevailing assumptions of Christian charity and social action and argues for a new approach appropriate for the new era…
21/10/2025
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Building the Civilisation of Love

This talk by Jenny Sinclair is an introduction to the Catholic social teaching tradition and its purpose. It was delivered to East Brighton Parish in March 2025…
21/10/2025
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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…
06/03/2025
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Rebel with a cause

The story of T4CG, as told by Jenny Sinclair, exploring its origins in Liverpool, its work today, and why the common good is needed in an age of cultural and social unravelling…
28/03/2024

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