Stephen P. White

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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).

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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.

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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

Time, Hope, and All Souls

Stephen P. White

God, whose love is infinite, loves a finite number of people. He may love everyone, but the number is still…

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The Catholic Thing / November 2, 2024

What is the Good News?

Stephen P. White

One of the primary goals of the ongoing Synod on Synodality is to discern the ways in which the Church’s…

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The Catholic Thing / October 17, 2024

How to Be a Missionary Church

Stephen P. White

One of the delightful consolations of the Catholic faith is that we seem to have a patron saint for everything,…

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The Catholic Thing / October 3, 2024

Imagining the Future

Stephen P. White

Twenty years ago, The New Atlantis published a remarkable essay by Yuval Levin titled, “Imagining the Future.” (The essay was subsequently lengthened and published…

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The Catholic Thing / September 5, 2024

No Politics is Local Now

Stephen P. White

Personal morality is downplayed; moral responsibility for various global issues is emphasized.

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The Catholic Thing / August 22, 2024

Someone to Dance With

Stephen P. White

Grace builds on nature; we can start by finding ways to give nature a chance.

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The Catholic Thing / August 8, 2024