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Parents are the primary educators of their children. But if that’s true, a harder question follows: Do parents really have educational freedom if only some families can afford to exercise it? What CST says about school choice: heyor.ca/h2WMLG

Your candidate won? Winning isn’t an exemption from scrutiny. Your candidate lost? Your responsibility didn’t lose with them. The election settled who governs — not what the common good requires. So what comes next? cappusa.substack.com/p/the-e…

Before you vote today, ask one question: What is forming your conscience? Pope Benedict XVI taught that freedom requires the courage to engage in civic life. Bring your deepest beliefs and values to the ballot. Review CAPP-USA’s voting guide. capp-usa.org/catholic-social…

What does Catholic social teaching require? Participate. Seek truth. Form your conscience. Seek the common good. Pope Leo XIV: Christian political engagement means freedom "rooted in the truth." Revisit the series, then vote on Nov. 3rd. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

There’s no Catholic political party. So what does it mean to vote “Catholic”? The Church allows real disagreement on many policy questions — but conscience isn’t simply whatever we want it to be either. What should guide it? Part 4 ↓ youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Can we believe one thing in private — and live by another in public? Pope Leo XIV: Faith strengthens our pursuit of "justice, peace and the common good." Part 3 of 4. Next: what this requires when we vote? Watch before Nov. 3rd. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Sunday faith. Monday politics. Two different standards? The Church says Catholic conscience is “one and indivisible” and rejects the idea of “two parallel lives.” So where does legitimate disagreement end — and moral inconsistency begin? Part 3 ↓ youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Pope Leo XIV: “The search for truth is an essential element of democracy.” Without it, ideas can be manipulated for power. Part 2 of our 4-part series. Next: Can private and public lives be inconsistent? Watch the series before Nov. 3rd. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Can democracy survive without objective truth? Pope Leo XIV: "The search for truth is an essential element of democracy." He goes further: "Indifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent into totalitarianism." Part 2 ↓ youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

If politics makes you want to give up, you're not alone. But Christians can't “play Pilate” and wash our hands of politics. How do we choose between candidates? Part 1 of our 4-part series on voting. Next: Is there an objective truth? Vote on Nov. 3. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Politics can make you feel like this kid. But Pope Francis said Christians can’t simply “play Pilate” and wash their hands of political life. So if Catholics must participate: What are we actually participating for? Part 1 ↓ youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Conservatives can find things they like in Catholic Social Teaching. Liberals can too. That can create a problem. CST does not begin with left or right. It begins with the human person. So where does it challenge your politics? cappusa.substack.com/p/does-…

Voting isn’t only a right. The Church calls it a duty. Free and fair elections should be a nonpartisan issue. Here’s what popes and Vatican II say about voting, participation, and the common good. 👇 Election Day: Nov. 3. capp-usa.org/politics/

Doesn’t the Fort Hood shooter deserve the death penalty? The debate is about the livestream. The Catholic question is harder: should it happen at all? cappusa.substack.com/publish…

The Church supports free markets. It also says economic freedom must serve the human person and the common good. So with rent, groceries and jobs on voters’ minds this November, what should Catholics look for in economic policy? Watch ↓ Here's more: capp-usa.org/economics/

Marxism and Catholic Social Teaching can condemn some of the same injustices. So why does the Church still reject Marxism? The disagreement goes deeper than economics. It begins with the human person. Watch ↓ Full analysis: capp-usa.org/2026/02/marxism…

Some DSA concerns can sound surprisingly close to Catholic Social Teaching. So where does the Church actually part company with socialism? John Paul II said socialism’s deepest error comes down to one word. What word? cappusa.substack.com/p/the-o…

What can we do to fight the scourge of p*rn? It is extremely important for parents to know their rights and duties. "Civil authorities should prevent the production and distribution of pornographic materials.” CCC, 2354 Put faith into action: capp-usa.org/pornography/