Should Catholics Run (Away) From Secular Politics? | Fr. John Harris, O.P.
Apr 08, 2025•42 min
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Episode description
Fr. John Harris discusses the Catholic approach to secular politics, emphasizing Thomistic principles, the role of lay Catholics, and the balance between natural and supernatural ends in governance.
This lecture was given on October 10th, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin.
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About the Speaker:
Fr. John Harris, O.P. serves as the prior provincial for the Dominican Province of Ireland.
Keywords: Aristotelian Philosophy, Catholic Social Teaching, Cultural Relativism, Divine Law in Politics, Enda Kenny Speech, Lay Apostolate, Natural Law Theory, Secular Governance, De Regno, Vatican II
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