Prayer Service

Prayer for Migrant Children

Pope Benedict’s 2010 Message for Migrant and Refugee Day focuses on the plight of migrant children around the world.  While this day is officially celebrated on January 17, the Pope released his...

Climate Change: Theological Reflections

This PowerPoint presentation on Climate Change offers theological points for reflection and connection. God's creation reveals God's glory. Stewardship is a call to reverence all that God has...
Reflection

Thomas Merton & Education of the Whole Person

Merton's thoughts on education, as they are explicitly recorded, are provocative, but brief and general. He summarized in a letter that education "means the formation of the whole person"; he...
Prayer Service

Thanksgiving Prayer Service

This two-page prayer service is a reflection on gratitude and the places of blessing in our lives. Prayer service includes scripture readings, reflection, litany of thanks, and closing...

Healthcare

There is a lot of misinformation regarding the Catholic/Christian perspective on the issue of healthcare reform. This two-page resource provides a succinct summary of the key points drawn from the...

Harvest Season: Communion Agriculture - Gardening

Communion agriculture is "the process of growing, watering and gathering the seed every year helps me understand the mysterious transformation of the body of the seed as a parallel to the mysterious...

Guided Meditation to Regions of Our World

This three-page resource provides the script for a guided meditation focusing on prophetic women of our time who witness to justice around the world. Resource includes script, highlights of needs...
Film Discussion Guide

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"Caritas in Veritate" - A Closer Look at Labor

Brian Corbin from the Diocese of Youngstown offers an analysis on Pope Benedict's treatment of labor in the newest encyclical, "Caritas in Veritate." This timely two-page resource is a great...

Made in L.A.

Made in L.A. is an Emmy award-winning feature documentary (70 min) that follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a...

Populorum Progressio and Caritas in Veritate: Authentic, Integral, Human Development

Pope Benedict’s encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth) is an anniversary document marking the 40th anniversary of Populorum Progressio issued by Pope Paul VI in 1967. Benedict notes,...