Human Dignity and Catholic Social Teaching

Richard Rice is Adult Faith Formation Chair at St. Michael’s in Livonia. He speaks with Vanessa about the upcoming installment of their “Hard Questions” series with Fr. Laboe talking about human dignity and Catholic social teaching.Click here for more information about the event and its background.Fr. Timothy Laboe, another highly-qualified member of the SHMS staff, will explain how to apply the tenets of Catholic Social Teaching to such often controversial subjects as illegal immigration, components of a fair wage, and income distribution, charity and re-distribution. The Church teaches that every human life is sacred and deserves to be treated with dignity. The thornier question becomes what constitutes “dignity” and few social issues are simply black-and-white. According to Fr. LeBoe, looking at an issue through the lens of Catholic social teaching usually requires sincere investigation on a case-by-case basis. Get full access to Epiphany at epiphanyradio.substack.com/subscribe