Following the dignity of the human person and the common good, we turn to the third pillar of Catholic social teaching — subsidiarity. This pillar can be difficult for some U.S. Catholics to grasp, ...

Paul Ryan made waves earlier this week when he spoke about how the Christian, and particularly Catholic, emphasis on subsidiarity was a major principle undergirding his budget. To me, the principle of ...

Two concepts deeply embedded in Catholic social teaching -- solidarity and subsidiarity -- are often viewed as separate strains of the tradition and even in opposition to one another when applied in ...