131 episodes
Common Sense on Social Justice Mater Dei Radio
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- Religion & Spirituality
Hosted by Michael Davis, Common Sense on Social Justice brings you a common sense and fresh perspective to creating a just society. Listen each week to explore themes of Catholic social teaching and to be equipped with the tools you need to carry out social justice right where you are.
Produced at the studios of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon.
Share your comments and questions with Michael by emailing sjcommonsense@gmail.com.
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Quadragesimo Anno - Part Seven
We continue our look at Quadragesimo Anno in the seventh installation of this series on the papal encyclical.
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Quadragesimo Anno - Part Six
In this episode Michael returns to his discussion of the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno by Pope Pius XI, which examines the effect of Rerum Novarum on the world.
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A Look at Matthew 25
In this episode, Michael reflects on the words of Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46.
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Quadragesimo Anno - Part Five
Released 40 years after Rerum Novarum, the encyclical of Pope Pius XI Quadragesimo Anno takes a look back at the effect of Rerum Novarum on the world, and reflects on what is a just economy.
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Quadragesimo Anno - Part Four
What should we do with excessive wages? What should we do when we make more than enough money to live? Pope Pius XI discusses this in part 4 of Quadragesimo Anno. He discusses what God expects of us with excess capital, what not do with it and how society should approach it. Plus, he discusses the evil that exists with wealth being tied up in the hands of a few, leaving the working class to fight over scraps.
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Quadragesimo Anno - Part Three
Today we look into part 3 of the encyclical, Quadragesimo Anno by Pope Pius XI. The Pope gets into the discussion of private property, spring boarding off of Pope Leo XIII’s discussion in Rerum Novarum. He discusses the necessity and right to own property and what boundaries should exist around this in its’ various particulars.