Prayer

Prayer to the Lord (English and Spanish)

This prayer by Pope Francis asks Mary, the mother of our Lord, to guide us as we “step outside ourselves” and transform the world through mercy and compassionate love.
Prayer

In Memory of Berta Cáceres (English and Spanish)

Berta Cáceres was murdered in 2016 for her outspoken advocacy as she sought environmental justice for her indigenous people in Honduras; this prayer remembers her sacrifice.
Film Discussion Guide

Silence

Silence, based on the historical novel by Shusaku Endō, tells the story of Jesuit missionaries navigating a seventeenth-century Japan resistant to Western Christianity. This film discussion guide...
Calendar

Women's History Month Calendar (2017)

This interactive calendar explores the stories of 31 remarkable women who have dedicated their lives to work for peace and justice. Many toil quietly. Others have won the Nobel Prize. All bear...
Toolbox

Women’s History Month

This toolbox for Women’s History Month includes resources, both revised and new: Sheet: Shining a Light: Threats to Human Rights of Women Fact Sheet: Status of Native American Women Fact...
Reflection

Standing on Holy Ground: Responding to the Call for Sanctuary

Creative Voice Scott Wright explains the history of the Sanctuary Movement in the United States during the 1980s, and what we are called to do today for immigrants, migrants, and refugees. In...
Reflection

Pope Francis’s 2017 Message for the World Day of Peace

The theme of Pope Francis’s 2017 Message for World Day of Peace is “Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace.” This artistic reflection is based on his words: http://bit.ly/2j1m4sa.
Reflection

We Are Called

This artistic reflection is based on the song “We Are Called,” written and performed by David Haas: http://bit.ly/2j8XKbz.
Reflection

CST and SDGs: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Housing and sustainable communities are important issues for the promotion of human dignity: this resource looks at growing urban slums from the perspective of Catholic social teaching.
Calendar

A Daily Photo Journal: In Solidarity and Hope for Racial Justice

On February 1, begin using this daily photo journal for one week as we celebrate Black History Month and reflect on the need for a renewed commitment to racial justice.
Prayer

Sanctuary Prayer (English and Spanish)

This prayer, offered in both English and Spanish, is a timely reflection on the growing sanctuary movement, which seeks to protect migrants and refugees from deportation and reminds us of God’s...
Prayer

Prayer for a New Year (English and Spanish)

This action-centered prayer calls to mind individual passions that must be cultivated to build God’s Kingdom of peace and justice.