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Coherence in Continuity, by Stephen P. White – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, May 28, 2026

Stephen P. White is executive director of Saint John Paul II National Shrine and a fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, was released earlier this week. It is long for an encyclical, and unexpected in some ways. It is worth reading, worth sitting with. What follows is not a summary, still less a “review” of the document, but some reflections provoked by the encyclical.

First a story: At a conference some while back, I met a man who works for a large, Catholic, charitable organization. During our conversation, he made an important point about the work he and his colleagues do every day. Reading this encyclical brought that conversation back to mind.

Coherence in Continuity, by Stephen P. White

Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Defeats Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff, by Jasmyn Jordan

All That Matters: A Return to the Eucharistic Heart of the United States of America, by Jeffrey Bruno

By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, May 28, 2026

First a story: At a conference some while back, I met a man who works for a large, Catholic, charitable organization. During our conversation, he made an important point about the work he and his colleagues do every day. Reading this encyclical brought that conversation back to mind.

The goal of their efforts, he said, is not simply to serve the poor; the goal is to meet Christ in the poor they serve. …

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Coherence in Continuity, by Stephen P. White

Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Defeats Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff, by Jasmyn Jordan

All That Matters: A Return to the Eucharistic Heart of the United States of America, by Jeffrey Bruno

By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, May 28, 2026

First a story: At a conference some while back, I met a man who works for a large, Catholic, charitable organization. During our conversation, he made an important point about the work he and his colleagues do every day. Reading this encyclical brought that conversation back to mind.

The goal of their efforts, he said, is not simply to serve the poor; the goal is to meet Christ in the poor they serve. …

Continue reading >>>>>>>>>>

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