WCAT Radio The Open Door (January 12, 2018)

Let's begin by exploring, from a Catholic perspective, the links between friendship and politics.Three questions come to mind straightaway.1. If there is a relation between friendship and the political order, what is its basis?2. Is the political order of instrumental value only?3. Does true political order depend on solidarity and subsidiarity?Please find below a link to a helpful reflection by George Weigel.https://eppc.org/publications/the-free-and-virtuous-society/"In the United States, it is often said that Catholic social doctrine is Catholicism's ' best-kept secret.' There is an unfortunate ... As pope, John Paul has added a fourth principle to the foundations of the Church's social doctrine: the principle of solidarity, or what we can call the principle of civic friendship. A society fit for human ...Let's next turn to an update on Solidarity Party efforts in electoral politics. What's happening with our candidates?