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.
Men at Work
Stephen P. White
Earlier this week, on the first of May, the Church celebrated the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker. The feast was instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955 as a counterpoint to the Communist celebration of May Day. What better counterpoint to an ideology of power and conflict than humble Joseph?
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The Catholic Thing / May 18, 2023
God is Good
Stephen P. White
My eldest daughter was Confirmed this spring. She took as her patron Pope St. John Paul II, a choice she made on her own but of which I could not be more approving. The bishop came to the parish and sealed her with the Holy Spirit. Afterward, her head smelled of chrism just as it did at her baptism. She has grown so much, as children do, to the never-ending joy and sorrow of her parents.
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The Catholic Thing / May 18, 2023
Takeaways from the Maryland Attorney General’s Report
Stephen P. White
White reveals what the AG’s report confirms what the Catholic Church, at least in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, has done to become very adept in scandal prevention.
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The Catholic Thing / April 20, 2023
On Unity in the Church
Stephen P. White
White discusses the importance of and the nuances in the unity of the Catholic Church.
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The Catholic Thing / March 23, 2023
The Gospel in Lent
Stephen P. White
White illustrates the importance of the Gospel during Lent and the division in the Catholic Church that can only be fixed by living and preaching the Gospel.
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The Catholic Thing / March 9, 2023
Looking Forward to Lent
Stephen P. White
Stephen White celebrates the coming of Lent and spiritual renewal with traditional Lenten practices such as reading and copying the Gospels.
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The Catholic Thing / February 23, 2023
Vocational Discernment and the Priestly Vocation Crisis
Stephen P. White
The universal call to holiness is just that; universal. Each one of us is called to holiness because each one…
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The Catholic Thing / February 9, 2023
A Road to Nowhere
Stephen P. White
Nowhere is the individualist strain in American Catholicism more manifest than in the ubiquitous belief that reception of the Holy Eucharist is a private matter rather than a fundamentally ecclesial reality.
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The Catholic Thing / January 26, 2023
Apples and Oranges – and Abuse
Stephen P. White
Evaluating the Church’s record in handling the abuse crisis means making reasonable comparisons to other institutions grappling with the same scourge of abuse.
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The Catholic Thing / January 12, 2023
An up-close look at the state of our priests
Stephen P. White
Restoring trust is essential if we hope to find healing in the Church, here and now.
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Our Sunday Visitor / December 1, 2022
