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Film Discussion Guide

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story

Chico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, environmentalist, and martyr. This film highlights Mendes’s work to end the destruction of the Amazonian rain forest and to organize...
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Calendar

Monthly Calendar: December 2016: Creating Respect for Human Rights

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of December 2016: Creating Respect for Human Rights.
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Prayer

Prayer After the Election

This prayer invites us to pray that bonds of community be restored after this tumultuous and divisive election.
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Reflection

“Mercy Is…” A Reflection on the Year of Mercy

This artistic reflection demonstrates the ways we can understand and live out mercy as the Jubilee Year comes to its conclusion. This reflection uses images set to the song, “Deep Within,”...
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Reflection

CST and SDGs: Global Health Concerns

Pope Francis has echoed the calls of earlier popes for the global recognition to the right to health care for all. This reflection highlights the UN's goal to make major strides in combating health...
Prayer Service

Thomas Berry: One With the Universe

This prayer service includes prayers, quotes, and questions that invite us to reflect on the life and words of Thomas Berry, C.P.  Through this reflection, participants are challenged to think more...
Prayer Service

Ending Gender-based Violence: A Long Way to Go

As we commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this month, this prayer service reminds us of the painful realities faced by so many women every day and...
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Prayer

Prayer: Saint Martin de Porres

Saint Martin de Porres is the patron saint of mixed-race peoples and healthcare workers, whose feast day falls on November 3. This prayer celebrates his devotion and calls us to greater tolerance and...
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Prayer

International Day for Tolerance

International Day for Tolerance is on November 16. This prayer for peace and tolerance reminds us to take heed of Pope Francis’s words on accepting all people as children of God, regardless of...
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Prayer

Prayer for the Palestinians

This prayer calls attention to the Church's concern for the Palestinian people and for an authentic peace in the Mideast during a time of violence and conflict in the region.
Unit

Unit: CST and Restorative Justice

This Unit plan includes five distinct lesson plans on Catholic social teaching and restorative justice, adaptable for middle- and high-school students and adults. The lessons include a range...
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Film Discussion Guide

Code Black

Code Black highlights the challenges of practicing medicine in a high-trauma zone while dealing with institutional bureaucracy. This discussion guide includes reflection questions that provide...