Stephen P. White
Fellow
Stephen P. White is a fellow in the Catholic Studies Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mr. White’s work focuses on the application of Catholic social teaching to a broad spectrum of contemporary political and cultural issues. He is the author of Red, White, Blue, and Catholic (Liguori Publications, 2016).
Stephen P. White is a fellow in the Catholic Studies Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mr. White’s work focuses on the application of Catholic social teaching to a broad spectrum of contemporary political and cultural issues. He is the author of Red, White, Blue, and Catholic (Liguori Publications, 2016).
Mr. White’s writing has been published in a wide variety of outlets and websites, including: The Weekly Standard, National Review Online, First Things, America Magazine, The Catholic Thing, Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, Magnificat, Vox, and The Catholic Herald (UK).
Since 2005, Mr. White has been coordinator of the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society, a three week seminar on Catholic social teaching with an emphasis on the thought of St. John Paul II which takes place every summer in Krakow, Poland.
Mr. White studied politics at the University of Dallas and philosophy at the Catholic University of America. He is a graduate of the St. Patrick’s Evangelisation School in London, England.
Stronger Families; Stronger Priests
Stephen P. White
In 2022, The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America – where I serve as director – conducted the…
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The Catholic Thing / April 3, 2025
Praying the Psalms through Lent
Stephen P. White
During this season of Lent, we make it a point of discipline and charity to pray, fast, and give alms….
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The Catholic Thing / March 22, 2025
Leo XIII and our Populist Age
Stephen P. White
I distinctly recall the first time I heard someone suggest in earnest that Donald Trump might make a good president….
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The Catholic Thing / March 6, 2025
The Secret Lives of Nations
Stephen P. White
In 2026, the United States will celebrate our semiquincentennial; 250 years is a long time in terms of one human…
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The Catholic Thing / February 20, 2025
The Vice President, Immigration, and a Way Forward
Stephen P. White
Our country’s immigration system is a colossal mess. Few would argue otherwise. It is the responsibility and duty of the…
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The Catholic Thing / February 6, 2025
Stumbling Over the 1960s
Stephen P. White
How did we get here? Where did we go wrong? Those are the questions a lot of people seem to…
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The Catholic Thing / January 23, 2025
Pilgrims of Hope
Stephen P. White
A new year is a time of optimism and hope, a time for a fresh start. For many people, the…
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The Catholic Thing / January 9, 2025
On the Feast of Stephen
Stephen P. White
Duke Václav I, sometimes called Václav the Good, ruled over Bohemia during the first half of the tenth century. Christianity…
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The Catholic Thing / December 26, 2024
The New World and Thanksgiving
Stephen P. White
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. No other holiday captures so well the history, temperament, and aspirations of this nation….
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The Catholic Thing / November 28, 2024
On the Giving and Receiving of Honor
Stephen P. White
No one esteems a man for having lived an easy life. No one thinks more of a man for never…
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The Catholic Thing / November 14, 2024