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Calendar

June 2018: Fostering a Culture of Peace Through the Arts

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of June 2018: Fostering a Culture of Peace Through the Arts.  
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Arts

This collection of new and revised resources celebrates all forms of art and the importance of artists in the work for global social justice.  
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El Salvador

This collection of new and revised resources celebrates the many social justice heroes from El Salvador who have led the Church in its pursuit of social justice, human rights, and the dignity of...
Prayer

At the Door: Prayer for the Caravan

This prayer reminds us that Christ is at the border door with “the least of these” who need our compassion and mercy.
Activity

Learning to Live Gospel Nonviolence

M.J. and Jerry Park, co-founders of the non-profit organization Little Friends for Peace, share their reflections and tools on living Gospel Nonviolence. This resource includes practical strategies...
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A Means of Your Peace

This artistic reflection invites us to become sources of courage and joy and to be the presence of peace in our hurting world. To view this artistic reflection, click here:...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Prophetic Witness

We are called by the Church’s social teachings to become prophetic witnesses; this resource offers reflections on what this call means and how it is embodied today.  
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Reflection

The Catonsville Nine: A Call to Harmonize Faith and Action

On May 17, 2018, the peace community will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Catonsville Action. This reflection explores the action of the nine Catholic activists who engaged with the...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Tradition, the Environment, and the Option for the Poor

This reflection discusses environmental ethics and the option for the poor and vulnerable within Catholic social tradition and identifies key Church documents that addressed the environmental...
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Litany

Signs of Our Times: Becoming Instruments of Peace

This litany calls us to take concrete steps toward peace in response to the injustices in our world today.  
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Litany

Catonsville Nine: Witnessing Peacemaking Through Active Nonviolence

Inspired by the action of the Catonsville Nine, we are called to witness peacemaking through active nonviolence in the troubled and challenging world in which we live.  
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Prayer Service

International Conscientious Objectors Day: Remembering Those Who Resist War and Embrace Nonviolence

As we celebrate International Conscientious Objector Day on May 15, we remember the lives of men and women—past and present, who have resisted and continue to resist war on the grounds of freedom...