The mission of the Center for Catholic Social Thought at Assumption is to spread the message and practice of Catholic social teaching by means of education, research and conversation. The focus of the Center is on introducing this rich tradition to the laity in order to foster disciples of Christ who live this social teaching and to encourage a vision of the world in which all its aspects are seen in relation to the Church. Our central themes are Christian community, work and labor, economics, poverty and the poor, technology, education, and the social nature of Catholicism.