Catholic Social Teaching explained

Catholic Social Teaching explained

It is said that Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is the best kept secret of the Catholic Church. Here are some of the many resources which will help you to open up that secret.

1. Caritas in Practice – the main elements of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) which underpin our work. It assumes no previous knowledge of CST.
2. Catholic Social Teaching card pack – for both individual and group reflection. Introduces basic concepts in the teaching, with real life examples of the teaching in practice from agencies in the Caritas network in England and Wales. It consists of:

• Guidance notes
• Cards
• Promotional flier

3. Catholic Social Teaching – an introduction for schools, parishes and charities by Raymond Friel, the CEO of CSAN.
4. Catholic Social Teaching Video – a video outline of the historical development of CST by Anna Rowlands, St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice at the University of Durham, whose book Towards a Politics of Communion: Catholic Social Teaching in Dark Times (Bloomsbury, 2021) covers the topic comprehensively.
5. The Common Good – a video outline of the concept also by Anna Rowlands.
6. The Common Good Foundation – which seeks to build the ideas, institutions and relationships which will enable different interests to pursue their own ends within a shared notion of the common good.
7. Leading Thinkers – a collection of essays, lectures and perspectives by people deeply engaged with the concept and practice of the Common Good.

8. The London East End dockers and the Living Wage – a video showing a connection of CST to a real-world struggle:
9. Modern Slavery – a Caritas East Anglia initiative to tackle a local social evil.