The Stone Rejected by the Builders: Some Uncommon Reflections on Social Justice

Social justice: the expression evokes images of protests in the streets, economic and political debates about human and civil rights, unions, wages, welfare programs for the poor, foreign aid, immigration, race conflicts, and even climate change. All seemingly intractable problems. Taking the wrong side of the debate can lead to exclusion from our inclusive society.

One thing is always missing in our secular, pluralistic society: God and religion. The Church herself seems to enter the debate...