num_pages: 209
description: Many claim that Catholic Social Teaching implies the existence of a vast welfare state. In these pages Anthony Esolen pulls back the curtain on these false philosophers showing how theyve undermined the authentic social teachings of the Church in order to neutralize the biggest threat to their plans for secularization  the Catholic Church. With the voluminous writings of Pope Leo XIII as his guide Esolen explains that Catholic Social Teaching isnt focused exclusively on serving the poor. Indeed it offers us a rich treasure of insights about the nature of man his eternal destiny the sanctity of marriage and the important role of the family in building a coherent and harmonious society. Catholic Social Teaching explains Pope Leo offers a unified worldview. What the Church says about the family is inextricable from what She says about the poor; and what She says about the Eucharist informs the essence of Her teachings on education the arts  and even government. You will step away from these pages with a profound understanding of the root causes of the ills that afflict our society and  thanks to Pope Leo and Anthony Esolen  well equipped to propose compelling remedies for them. Only an authentically Catholic culture provides for a stable and virtuous society that allows Christians to do the real work that can unite rich and poor. We must reclaim Catholic Social Teaching if we are to transform our society into the ideal mapped out by Pope Leo: a land of sinners yes but one enriched with love of God and neighbor and sustained by the very heart of the Churchs social teaching: the most holy Eucharist. 
language: English
title: Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching
publisher: Sophia Institute Press