Social Catholicism and A Better Kind of Politics
Bill MurphyA substack about fostering a renewal of the authentic Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, leading to what can be called a better kind of politics, working in solidarity to build a future worthy of the human family.
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10 Moments with Pope Leo XIV in Spain
I stumbled across the following Youtube video that nicely captures the highlights of Pope Leo’s Apostolic Journey to Spain, so I thought I would share it while I’m busy preparing a parish event on Magnifica Humanitas. I’ll be back in a few...
Leo's Magnifica Humanitas in Spain
With millions of others, I was greatly edified by Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Spain, which followed a busy schedule over several days from June 6-12. I watched all of his addresses through the coverage provided by the Vatican, and h...
Magnifica Humanitas on the Development of CSD (2)
In this post, I complete my introduction and comments on the narration of the history of modern, papal Catholic Social Doctrine (CSD) that we find in the second half of the first chapter of Pope Leo XIV’s new social encyclical Magnifica Hum...
Magnifica Humanitas on the Development of CSD (1)
In a previous post, I introduced Pope Leo XIV’s dynamic understanding of Catholic Social Doctrine (CSD) in fidelity to the gospel, which is presented in the first half of Chapter One (§§ 17-27), immediately following the Introduction. Where...
Building the New Jerusalem through Holy Resistance
This past Saturday I was blessed to participate in the 2026 Congress of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) which was held at Loyola University in Chicago.
Most of the 240+ participants are included below (with me in...
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I was inspired during the John Paul II era to leave a career in IT and spend the last 25 years as a moral theologian. I am now focused on fostering a renewal of the Catholic social tradition to address contemporary social and political challenges.
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