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.
Good Government, Bad Government, and the Demands of Catholic Citizenship
Stephen P. White
The surest road to despotism is for men and women to pass off their own responsibilities of citizenship to "someone else." That should be a warning both to those who expect government to solve our social ills and to those who forget the obligation of everyone to strive for solidarity and the common good in every aspect of their lives.
Articles
CatholicVote.org / June 13, 2012
Bad Religion
Stephen P. White
Attempts to reform the Leadership Conference of Women Religious could prove doubly difficult given the nature of the rift between LCWR and the Vatican.
Articles
The Catholic Thing / April 26, 2012
The Catholic Left, Desperate for a Win
Stephen P. White
It's hard to tell what irritates the Catholic Left more: Paul Ryan's proposals for conservative fiscal policies or the fact that he is making a compelling case for those proposals on moral grounds to which the Catholic Left believes it holds exclusive rights.
Articles
National Review Online / April 26, 2012
A Most Vexing Problem
Stephen P. White
E.J. Dionne has resorted to angry recriminations against those who oppose President Obama's HHS mandate — a mandate he once opposed on the same grounds as do those he now attacks.
Articles
The Catholic Thing / April 4, 2012
Republicans Need to Make the Common-Good Case for Conservatism
Stephen P. White
If Republicans want to win this November, they must challenge the liberal myth that conservative policies are a drag on the common good, and the fatuous notion that the only way to form "a more perfect union" is for government to do and spend more.
Articles
The Daily Caller / February 13, 2012
A Matter of Principle…
Stephen P. White
In its handling of the recent HHS contraception mandate, the Obama administration seems intent on accelerating the transformation of the Democratic Party into the Party of Irreligion.
Articles
National Review Online / February 2, 2012
We the People…Conservatism for the Common Good
Stephen P. White
Republican candidates (at least these days) are good at proposing more liberty and less government, but from the libertarian Ron Paul to the more moderate Mitt Romney, they have failed to make any such appeal beyond the limited grounds of self-interest. That's a mistake.
Articles
CatholicVote.org / January 31, 2012
Values (and “Values Voters”) in 2012
Stephen P. White
Remember how the 2004 election was supposed to be all about national security and choosing a commander-in-chief, but all anyone…
Uncategorized
National Review Online / December 13, 2011
The Most Sacramental Season
Stephen P. White
Several years ago, I had the good fortune to spend Christmas just outside of Rome. There is a town called…
Uncategorized
The Catholic Thing / December 1, 2011
E.J. Dionne and the Straw Man Massacre
Stephen P. White
In today's column, E.J. Dionne insists that “Catholic social teaching is, by any measure, ‘progressive.'” While I have no doubts…
Uncategorized
National Review Online / October 27, 2011