Gregory’s social theology offers an integrative approach to Catholic Social Thought in the contemporary post-Christian, post-secular era.

It draws from Jesus’ commandment to love one’s neighbor—and grounds Catholic social reflection in principles of human dignity, the primacy of mercy, justice, and communal responsibility.

Catholic social teaching finds its foundations in seminal documents such as Rerum Novarum, Gaudium et Spes, and Centesimus Annus.

Central to social theology is personalism—the unwavering affirmation of human dignity as foundational for both ethics and culture. Each individual is understood to possess inherent worth, not as a means to external ends but as a person in relation to and in community.

Human rights, democracy, the common good, and preferential concern for the marginalized are all anchored in this affirmation of dignity. Market economies and political freedoms are therefore affirmed only insofar as they serve dignity, solidarity, and universal flourishing, not mere profit or autonomy.​

Christian communities are called to enact the Works of Mercy, practice inclusion, and foster the participation of the marginalized.