A Nation for All

Chris Korzen is co-founder and executive director of Catholics United. He served as executive director of the Catholic Voting Project in 2004 and 2005 after working as an organizer with the Service Employees International Union and Pax Christi USA.

Praise for A Nation for All

Foreword by Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii 1. The Common Good 1 Origins of the Common Good 3 A Catholic Vision of the Common Good 4 Restoring the Common Good 9 Challenges to the Common Good 9 Building a Culture of the Common Good 10 Rebuilding the Common Good for Our Families, Jobs, and Environment 14 2. The Catholic Social Tradition 19 Surprising or Familiar? 20 Key Themes of the Catholic Social Tradition 23 The Dignity of the Human Person 24 The Common Good 24 Solidarity 25 Subsidiarity 25 The Preferential Option for the Poor 26 The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers 26 Rights, Responsibilities, Participation 27 Universal Destination of Goods 27 Stewardship of God's Creation 28 Peace 28 Popes and Principles 29 TheWorkers' Pope: Leo XIII 29 The Social Justice Pope: Pius XI 31 A Pope for the Common Good: John XXIII 32 Engaging the World: Vatican II 33 The Human Development Pope: Paul VI 34 The Life and Social Justice Pope: John Paul II 35 The Pope of Love and Hope: Benedict XVI 37 Living the Catholic Social Tradition 39 3. Church and State 43 The Truth About Separation 46 A Place for Faith 48 The Importance of Compromise 51 Church and State in the Catholic Tradition 53 Political Compromise and the Culture of Life 57 4. Voting Catholic 65 Catholics and the Religious Right 67 Theology and the Politics of Division 73 Voting for the Common Good 78 Inform Your Conscience 79 Use Prudence 79 Vote for the Common Good 80 Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship 81 5. An Agenda for the Common Good 83 Poverty: The Root of All Problems 86 Abortion 92 The Global Climate Crisis 96 Health Care 98 War 100 Immigration 102 6. Practicing the Common Good 105 Conviction or Cowardice? 109 Civility or Destruction? 112 Compromise or Disengagement? 115 Persuasion or Coercion? 118 Faith, Politics, and the Future of America 119 Resources on Catholic Social Teaching and the Common Good 125 Election Day Checklist 137 The Authors 139 Index 141