Center
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Catholic
Social
Thought
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND LIFE
Welcome
The mission of the Center for Catholic Social Thought at the Church of the Assumption is to spread the message and practice of Catholic social teaching. Our central themes are Christian community, work and labor, economics, poverty, technology, and education.
Current & Upcoming
2025 Spring Speaker Series
Land and Labor, City and Homestead:
Working Towards a Local Economy
How can small farms, urban homesteads, crafts, gardens, chick-ens, good work, and local economies help us build stronger communities and be better Christians? The Center for Catholic Social Thought is pleased to announce this four week Speaker Series, occurring Thursdays, Feb 20-March13, at 6:30pm, at Assumption Church in St. Paul. Speakers include author and scholar Dale Ahlquist, Professor Christopher Thompson of Saint Paul Seminary, and Tim Streiff of Catholic Rural Life. Register here
New Course Coming Soon
Technology, Good Work, and Local Living
Today we confront some fundamental questions: technology is reaching into evermore remote corners of our lives, and at the same time there is increasing interest among Christians for reconnecting with the land as the source of our material life. How should we think about these issues? What challenges or dangers does technological expansion pose? How do we raise our children, find good work, connect with creation, eat well, cultivate real friendships, and live as disciples in the midst of it? Co-led by Colin Miller (Duke University) and KC Flynn (Baylor University), this course draws on Scripture, Catholic social teaching, and authors such as Wendell Berry, Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and Ivan Illich. Currently postponed, this course will likely be offered in Fall 2025. Check here for updates.
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