New ‘Respect in Action’ Resources

Last year, four University of St. Thomas faculty members (Dr. Jeanne Buckeye, Dr. Kenneth Goodpaster, T. Dean Maines, and Dr. Michael Naughton) published Respect in Action: Applying the Subsidiarity in Business. Since then, the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought has hosted an event in February to continue the conversation and has also published several additional related resources.

The event, book, and resources all center around the Catholic Social Teaching theme of subsidiarity and its application in business practices. In CST, subsidiarity is described as the idea that “larger institutions in society should not overwhelm or interfere with smaller or local institutions, yet larger institutions have essential responsibilities” to help smaller institutions where they cannot assist themselves (“Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” 48).

The resources include a video recording of the event, a PowerPoint presentation on subsidiarity in business culture, and an annotated bibliography on subsidiarity.

How does your college or university promote subsidiarity  in business practices and beyond? Let us know! 

Fordham University to Host Catholic Social Teaching Conference

This week, Fordham University will host a conference titled, “Building Good Economies: An Interdisciplinary Conference Celebrating Catholic Social Teaching at 125.” In a convergence of higher education scholars, prominent experts in Catholic Social Teaching, and more, the conference will explore themes of economic justice, environmental justice, public health, and the 2016 presidential race.

Many speakers from Catholic higher education will present, including:

• Professor Juliet Schor of Boston College, who will be giving a talk titled, “Toward a New Economy: Time, Creativity and Community”.
• Professor Christiana Peppard  of Fordham University will be joining a panel on “Laudato Si, Ecology, and Sustainable Business” along with Carolyn Woo, President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services.
• Professors Maureen O’Connell of LaSalle University, John Carr of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, Rev. Bryan Massingale of Marquette University, and Gregory Acevedo of the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service will comprise a panel titled, “Economy, Ecology, & Exclusion in an Election Year”.

Additionally, the opening panel will feature Hernando de Soto, President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy in Lima, Peru. Responses will be given by Daniel Finn of Saint John’s University (MN) and Carolyn Woo.

The conference will take place Wednesday, April 20 to Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Fordham University Lincoln Center campus. Plenary sessions are free and open to the public. Register now to reserve a seat!

How does your college or university engage in dialogue on Catholic Social Teaching? Let us know! 

Respect in Action: Applying Subsidiarity in Business

Earlier this summer, the John A. Ryan Institute of the University of St. Thomas announced the new publication of Respect in Action: Applying Subsidiarity in Business. This book is an expansion and development of the reflection on subsidiarity found in The Vocation of a Business Leader (VBL), one of the most recent documents issued by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

The document is available as a free download on the Ryan Institute website.  Print copies in English are available to purchase for $5.00 per copy plus shipping, with discounts available for orders over 100. There is also a well-developed annotated bibliography on subsidiarity at the same location.

The 9th International Conference On Catholic Social Thought And Business Education

Prosperity, Poverty and the Purpose of Business: Rediscovering Integral Human Development in the Catholic Social Tradition

February 26-28, 2015

Manila, Philippines

 The 9th International Conference On Catholic Social Thought And Business Education will be held at De La Salle University—College of St. Benilde in Manila, Philippines from February 26-28, 2015. Papers that are accepted and presented at the conference will be open to a referee process for a special issue from Journal of Catholic Social Thought.

To read the full call for papers or to learn more about the conference, visit the website.