"Solidarity" Catholic Social Teaching

Solidarity is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good - to love all of our sisters and brothers and promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.

Learn more about CatholicSocial Teaching on the subject of solidarity “Solidarity” with a focus on our Hispanic Catholic brothers and sisters in our community with a presentation by Dr. Dora Tobar, director of family life for the Diocese of Lafayette, this Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:00 p.m. in Newman Hall.
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About Dr. Dora Tobar

Married with two children, Dr. Dora E. Tobar holds a doctorate in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Dora Tobar has over 35 years of experience as a Theologian and Pastoral Minister, teaching at the University and parish levels, directing spiritual retreats, and creating resources for families.

Dr. Tobar is creator and promotor of the program The Happy Couple and has been a consultant for family pastoral programs at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. She is also co-author of the Catholic Faith and Family Bible (Spanish Version), and editor and co-author of the USCCB website for the Hispanic family www.portumatrimonio.org. Dr. Tobar has developed family formation materials, including the program Forming Ministers of God: Catholic Parenting in the Catholic Church. Dr. Tobar is also a speaker at the national and international level and a member of SCALA (Sociedad de Catequetas Latinoamericanos).

Currently, Dr. Tobar holds the position of Director of Family Life and Hispanic Ministry Office at the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana.
Resource: Loyola Press

 

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Our second commandment, "Love Your Neighbor," is inclusive of anyone that the Lord places before us. Learn more about the Catholic Social Teaching theme of "Solidarity" and its application during the same month when we celebrate National Migration Week, September 19 to 25, and the Vatican’s celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR), on Sunday, Sept. 26. Pope Francis emphasizes that “we think no longer in terms of ‘them’ and ‘those,’ but only ‘us’’ (Fratelli tutti, no. 35). And this universal 'us' must become a reality first of all within the Church, which is called to cultivate communion in diversity.”