Pope Benedict’s 2013 Peace Message

  Pope Benedict’s 2013 message provides new challenges to grow in the ways of peace. This resource lifts up key highlights and insights.  

The Tortured Christ in Our Midst

Ash Wednesday is February 13, so we begin to explore ways we find Christ suffering in our world today. 

Prayer in a Time of Tragedy

A time of joyful hope was shattered by violence with the school shooting on December 14, 2012, in Connecticut. The Prince of Peace was once a child whose peers were slain by Herod’s senseless rage....

Conscientious Objection Study Unit

Conscientious objection is a response people can choose when weighing their involvement in armed conflict. This resource explores Just War Theory and pacifism, with an in-depth look at a film which...

Pax Christi Drone Statement

As awareness grows about the reality of drones and their potential use in warfare,  Pax Christi, the international Catholic peacemaking organization, offers a compelling call for their prohibition.
Prayer Service

Prayer Service: The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12 is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebrating her appearance to Juan Diego, a poor indigenous campesino, not far from what is today Mexico City. This two-page resource provides...

Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT)

The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) is an international treaty that requires ratifying countries to set up mechanisms to verify that they do not engage in torture. This...

Third Week of Advent 2012

The third of our Advent series focuses on right relationships as we are invited to pay heed to John the Baptist’s call to make changes in our lives, today known as the Church’s preferential...

HIV/AIDS and the Faith Community

This 4-page resource explores the U.S. Bishops’ 1987 statement on The Many Faces of AIDS: A Gospel Response.  In this faith-centered document, we are invited to imitate Jesus—to be...

Veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health issue among combat veterans who have experienced a violent event in a wartime situation.  This fact sheet looks briefly at the current...
Prayer Service

Prayer Service: World AIDS Day

This prayer service encourages all to treat those afflicted by AIDS with dignity and compassion as we listen to them and support them. Included as a separate attachment is description of "What is the...

"Endgame: AIDS in Black America"

Every ten minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV, and nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are African American men, women, and children. Endgame: AIDS in...