Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching is a series of seven themes that outline some of the worldview of the Catholic Church and its followers.  As members of Jesuit institutions, we are to engage with these themes to help our own thinking and actions.  The series of 7 short videos by Fred Kammer S.J. provides a very accessible and rich description of each of the main themes of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) including some history of how the current seven themes have changed, expanded and contracted over the years.  He packs a lot into each video so viewing them more than once is recommended.

Watch the compelling series clips by Fred Kammer, S.J., Director of Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola New Orleans:

Key Principles of Catholic Social Teaching (4 minutes)

Modern Catholic Social Teaching (4 minutes)

Biblical Roots of Catholic Social Teaching (8 minutes)

Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Systems (5 minutes)

Catholic Social Teaching: Civic Responsibility and Discernment (4 minutes)

How to Live Catholic Social Teaching (4 minutes)

The Future of Catholic Social Teaching (5 minutes)

*These resources were provided by the Ignatian Colleagues Program.