As socialism gains renewed attention, Register Radio explores the political and economic ideology condemned by Pope Leo XIII in 1891 and asks whether any part of a socialist agenda can be reconciled with Catholic teaching. Then we look at the rise in Catholic conversions, including on Ivy League campuses, through the perspective of someone witnessing the trend firsthand at Yale.
1:15 — Why is socialism gaining ground again?
1:52 — What exactly has the Church condemned?
3:24 — Is “Christian socialism” a contradiction?
5:13 — When everything becomes “socialism,” the word stops helping
7:26 — For many young people, socialism means “not this”
9:00 — The DSA question goes beyond economics
10:20 — Why have U.S. bishops said so little?
13:08 — Catholicism’s surprising rise at Yale
17:10 — Yale’s most popular history course: Catholic intellectual tradition
18:33 — Why Gen Z may be drawn to the Church’s intellectual depth
21:04 — A Catholic, a Jew, and a Muslim read Rerum Novarum
23:52 — From course syllabus to OCIA
