Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown

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Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown To share Catholic Social Thought more broadly with public policy challenges; to reach the next generation of leaders; to become "salt, light and leaven."

Georgetown University is home to a new effort to advance understanding of Catholic Social Thought and its importance for public affairs. The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life promotes the education of a new generation of Catholic lay leaders and engage a broad dialogue about Catholic Social Thought across wide range of contemporary policy challenges. Through education and outreach activities, the Initiative will:

• Promote knowledge and dialogue about Catholic social teaching as it relates to critical economic, social, and political issues in the United States and the world.

• Prepare students, community leaders, and public officials for affirmative engagement in public life and advance a principled and consistent version of Catholic lay leadership in politics and society.

• Engage religious leaders and public officials inside and outside the Catholic tradition in efforts to promote civil dialogue and collaboration for the common good.

Jasmin Chavez Cruz is a master’s student at McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University and a member of McC...
10/21/2026

Jasmin Chavez Cruz is a master’s student at McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University and a member of McCourt Avanza, a student group focused on domestic policy issues affecting Latino communities. She previously served as associate director of the White House Internship Program and as a presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Education, where she supported the White House Initiatives on Hispanics and Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Cruz will join the October 28 Latino Leader Gathering “Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics.” RSVP: bit.ly/LatinoDisaffiliationGU

As young Latinos leave organized religion at rates faster than any other group in the United States, can the moral vocab...
10/19/2026

As young Latinos leave organized religion at rates faster than any other group in the United States, can the moral vocabulary of Catholic social teaching survive in the lives of young people who no longer practice other elements of their faith and serve as a blueprint to reweave the social fabric, renew civic participation, and resist polarization?
Join the October 28 Latino Leader Gathering “Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics” to explore these questions and more.
RSVP: bit.ly/LatinoDisaffiliationGU

This Thursday, October 22nd: “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’...
10/18/2026

This Thursday, October 22nd: “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas” at 5:00 p.m. in Old North 205. A panel of professors across numerous academic disciplines will offer guidance on how to approach this teaching document. RSVP at bit.ly/MagnificaHumanitasGU

Juan Miguel Alvarez is the program director of New Horizons at the Notre Dame Theology Department, an effort to mentor a...
10/17/2026

Juan Miguel Alvarez is the program director of New Horizons at the Notre Dame Theology Department, an effort to mentor and support emerging Catholic leaders. He previously served as director of the Haciendo Caminos partnership at the university and ministered in the Archdiocese of Chicago, with an emphasis on Hispanic ministry.
Alvarez will be a part of the October 28 Latino Leader Gathering “Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics.” RSVP: bit.ly/LatinoDisaffiliationGU

The week before the midterm elections, join the October 28 Latino Leader Gathering “Disaffiliation and Disengagement amo...
10/16/2026

The week before the midterm elections, join the October 28 Latino Leader Gathering “Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics.” RSVP: bit.ly/LatinoDisaffiliationGU

What’s behind the wave of disaffiliation among young Latinos? Can it help explain some of the dangers affecting our publ...
10/15/2026

What’s behind the wave of disaffiliation among young Latinos? Can it help explain some of the dangers affecting our public life? What forms of faith-based engagement in public life create dynamic communities of dialogue, and what forms drive people away?
Join the October 28 Latino Leader Gathering in person or online to hear responses to these questions from Juan Miguel Alvarez, Jasmin Chavez Cruz, Aleja Hertzler-McCain, and Joe Rubio.
RSVP for “Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics”: bit.ly/LatinoDisaffiliationGU

The October 22nd discussion “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s...
10/14/2026

The October 22nd discussion “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas” will explore how we can best be communal human collaborators instead of yielding to automation. RSVP to the October 22nd at 5:00 p.m. in-person gathering in Old North 205 at bit.ly/MagnificaHumanitasGU

Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics🗓️ Wednesday, Octobe...
10/14/2026

Disaffiliation and Disengagement among Young Latinos: Building an Active Faith for a Better Politics
🗓️ Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🕧 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
📍 125 E Street NW, Capitol View Convening Space (9th Floor), Georgetown University Capitol Campus
🗣️ Juan Miguel Alvarez (Notre Dame Theology Department) Jasmin Chavez Cruz (McCourt Avanza), Aleja Hertzler-McCain (RNS), Joe Rubio (Industrial Areas Foundation), and Christian Soenen (moderator)
🔗 bit.ly/LatinoDisaffiliationGU

Magnifica Humanitas is focused on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. Join Catholic St...
10/10/2026

Magnifica Humanitas is focused on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. Join Catholic Studies on October 22nd at 5:00 p.m. for a discussion featuring four leading Georgetown faculty. RSVP to “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas” at bit.ly/MagnificaHumanitasGU

We're delighted to announce that Mike Madrid (SFS’97) has agreed to serve as a senior advisor to the Initiative on Catho...
10/07/2026

We're delighted to announce that Mike Madrid (SFS’97) has agreed to serve as a senior advisor to the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, with a special focus on helping us grow our Latino Leader Gatherings. Mike is one of the few political consultants in the country who has transcended party lines, working for major campaigns on both sides of the aisle. Mike shares a deep commitment to dialogue and the principles of Catholic social teaching and we're thrilled to work more closely with him!

Here's a link to one of our dialogues featuring Mike from earlier this year: https://catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events/more-than-just-the-half-time-show

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