These brief videos explain different aspects of Catholic social teaching to provide an introduction to the concepts, sources of Catholic social teaching and some specific topics. Each video is about five minutes. With thanks to Peters House who produced and Jasmine de Kretser who narrated the videos. If these videos whet your appetite, the online course explores all these topics, and many more, in greater detail.
Principles of Catholic social thought and teaching
This video explores the principles of Catholic social teaching such as the common good, human dignity and the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity.
Sources of Catholic social teaching
This video introduces the sources of Catholic social thought and teaching from the Bible to modern social encyclicals.
Business, ethics and the common good
Business ethics and the common good explores the vital role that business plays in promoting the common good and the importance of the vocation of the business leader being followed ethically.
Globalisation and the common good
Globalisation and the common good examines recent trends in globalisation and its benefits as well as the Catholic Church’s perspective on those trends.
Government debt and inter-generational justice
Government debt and inter-generational justice looks at how the accumulation of government debt can lead to disastrous consequences and can impose burdens on future generations.
The environment and social justice
Environment and social justice introduces Catholic social teaching on the environment and our obligations as Christians to looking after God’s creation.
Subsidiarity and the provision of healthcare – is there an alternative to the NHS?
Solidarity and the provision of healthcare asks whether the NHS is necessarily the answer to the question of how best to care for the sick and whether we can learn something from the way in which healthcare is provided in other countries.