Workers' Right to a Living Wage

This unit on Workers' Right to a Living Wage includes fact sheets, case studies, connections to Catholic social teaching, prayers, and ideas for action.  

Prayer for Sudan

As part of our exploration of interfaith solidarity, we offer a special prayer for use on behalf of the victims of the terrible atrocities in Sudan.  

Prayer Service for the International Day of Peace - September 21

The United Nations General Assembly has declared September 21st to be the International Day of Peace; it is observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. To commemorate the Day of Peace,...

The Marys of the Americas Litany

Litany
This litany celebrates the images of the Virgin Mary present in many different Hispanic cultures. Images correspond to each of the prayers in the litany. Because the images are picture files and take...

Prayer Service of Remembrance: Honoring the Casualities of the Conflict in Iraq

Thousands of men and women have given their lives for their country.  This prayer service honors their lives and remembers their sacrifice.

Tourism

This resource identifies some of the ways in which mass tourism can negatively impact the lives and lands of indigenous peoples around the world. This vision of tourism is then contrasted with...

Catholic Social Teaching on the Treatment of Prisoners

This resource contains quotes from Pope John Paul II on the treatment of prisoners. Also included are some reactions of the Vatican to the abuse of prisoners in Iraq.

Creating a Country: Part 4

Through the activity of "Creating a Country," participants receive an overview of the main principles of Catholic social teaching, an understanding of the rights set forth in the Universal...

Prayer Service for Debt Cancellation

Debt is crippling particularly in developing countries where life and death weigh in the balance.  This prayer service brings the lives of those strangled by the damaging effects of debt and places...