Both major political parties fall tragically short of Catholic social and moral teaching, so a well-formed conscience is ...

What does it mean to be moral, and what is the role of the conscience in being a “good” person? These are some of the questions that moral theology addresses. In this paper, I will examine Catholic ...

A portrait of George Floyd is seen in New York City during a protest against racial inequality June 8, 2020. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters) In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, ...

On Jan. 18 on the BBC's "Sunday" program, American Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said of Catholic personnel in the United States military who could be ordered to attack Greenland: "Within the realm of ...

Through the generosity of Mike and Phyllis Shea, David DeCosse, director, religious and Catholic ethics with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has spearheaded a project on the theology of ...

To make sense of what the Catholic Church teaches about the importance of conscience, it’s important to know what “conscience” really is, because the term is often used in popular culture in ...

The false appeal to “follow your conscience” so as to exempt oneself from following the Church’s moral teaching has had incalculable consequences. Many Catholics consider their own desires, not the ...

Twenty-Third Publications did another disservice to the Church by its publication of Gerard S. Sloyan's "Catholic Morality Revisited: Origins and Contemporary Challenges" (1990). With great acclaim, ...

In the years since the Second Vatican Council, and setting aside liturgy, which invites uniquely passionate debates, no issue has been as much debated and as foundational to a host of discussions, as ...

Praise from Father Richard John Neuhaus is high praise indeed. Here’s what Father Neuhaus has to say in the January issue of First Things about the new book by Legionary Father Thomas Williams, ...