On November 14, 2013, the Collegium Institute hosted an afternoon panel discussion on capitalism, solidarity, and modern Catholic social thought at the University of Pennsylvania. Our featured speaker was Dr. Maciej Zieba, OP, a former activist in Poland’s Solidarity movement, a close associate of Karol Wojtyla (the late Pope John Paul II) and the author of the new book “Papal Economics: The Catholic Church on Democratic Capitalism.” Our respondent was Dr. Mary Hirschfeld, economist and theologian at Villanova University. This event was cosponsored by Penn’s Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).

– Dr. Zieba’s Lecture (Part I)

– Dr. Zieba’s Lecture (Part II)

– Dr. Mary Hirschfeld’s Comment

– Director’s Introduction: Catholic Economics