Prayer Service

Overcoming a Globalization of Indifference

This prayer service invites groups into a space of positive energy and the recognition of the goodness of humanity in order to answer Pope Francis’s call to end a “globalization of...
Prayer Service

Interfaith Prayer Service on Mercy

Following the model of Pope Francis, we are called to pray with all people of faith, especially during this Year of Mercy; this prayer service reminds us of God's mercy and God's call to us to be...
Prayer

The Magi: Moving into A New Year

Inspired by the Magi and their journey to visit God Incarnate, we are called to spread the nourishment of God’s mercy and love to those who are broken in our world. Copyright © 2015, Education...
Prayer

"Mourners Kaddish"

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Ph.D. shares an adapted version of the Mourners Kaddish, a prayer rooted in the Jewish tradition that is used to mourn the dead. Rabbi Waskow’s Mourners Kaddish remembers the...
Prayer

The Call to Mercy: The Model of Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day used the Works of Mercy to guide her vocation of serving the homeless and poor in New York City. This prayer commemorates the beginning of the Year of Mercy and offers Dorothy Day as a...
Film Discussion Guide

The Letters

The Letters recounts the story of Mother Teresa and her “call within a call,” to serve the poor in the slums of Calcutta, India. This guide includes a synopsis of the film, connections to CST,...
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Film Discussion Guide

Trumbo

This is the story of Dalton Trumbo, a successful screenwriter in Hollywood who was blacklisted by the United States government for being a Communist. This guide includes a synopsis of the film,...
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Lectionary Reflection

Third Sunday of Advent [c] December 13, 2015

Third Sunday of Advent [c] December 13, 2015 Copyright © 2015, Education for Justice, a project of Center of Concern.
Two of four purple Advent candles lit to denote the second week of Advent
Lectionary Reflection

Second Sunday of Advent [c] December 6, 2015

Second Sunday of Advent [c] December 6, 2015 Copyright © 2015, Education for Justice, a project of Center of Concern.
Purple candle lit among unlit candles, to signify the beginning of the anticipatory season of Lent
Lectionary Reflection

First Sunday of Advent [c] November 29, 2015

First Sunday of Advent [c] November 29, 2015 Copyright © 2015, Education for Justice, a project of Center of Concern.
Creative Voice

Advent Reflections 2015: Waiting in Joyful Hope

As we enter into this Advent season with the need for peace in our world, long-time social justice activist Paul Magno invites us to live a life of hope through reflection, prayer, and...
Creative Voice

Christmas Reflections 2015

Creative Voice Paul Magno reminds us that, like Mary and Joseph, we are the keepers of the story of Redemption in today's broken world. Copyright © 2015, Education for Justice, a project of...