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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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

Two Perspectives on the Synod’s New ‘Working Document’

Stephen P. White

Stephen P. White and Fr. Gerald E. Murray comment on the Instrumentum laboris of the Synod on Synodality.

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The Catholic Thing / July 13, 2024

Changing the Narrative

Stephen P. White

Continuing to feature Rupnik’s art over any and all objections communicates callousness, if not outright contempt.

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A Problem of Exculturation

Stephen P. White

At its best, liturgical inculturation incorporates the worthiest elements of particular cultures into the Church’s life and worship.

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The Catholic Thing / May 30, 2024

Young U.S. Catholics want more orthodoxy. That doesn’t mean they reject Vatican II.

Stephen P. White

What is replacing the “spirit of Vatican II” is not necessarily a rejection of the council but rather a fulfillment of its vision.

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America / May 7, 2024

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Stephen P. White

The successive (and seemingly accelerating) pace of cultural change means that each generation comes of age with a sense of what is normal which is very different from the previous generation.

The Catholic Thing / May 2, 2024

Creation and the Order of Love

Stephen P. White

When we cooperate with the order of Creation, we grow and become more like the one who created us.

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The Catholic Thing / April 4, 2024

How to Build a Healthy Culture

Stephen P. White

American culture, such as it is, has never really been Catholic. We have had many Catholic subcultures, some of them thriving.

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The Catholic Thing / March 7, 2024

A Long Way to Go

Stephen P. White

Surveying these three cases – Barros, Zanchetta, and Rupnik – raises concerns about what exactly has changed in the five years since Pope Francis’ abuse summit.

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The Catholic Thing / February 22, 2024