Reflection

A Pilgrimage of Mercy and Communion

Reflect with EFJ as we celebrate our theme for this year: A Pilgrimage of Mercy and Communion. Pause for a moment to give thanks for our common call to walk with each other in a spirit of mercy and...
Reflection

Reflecting with Laudato Si'

Short quotes from Laudato Si’ serve as a meditative reflection in this Smilebox resource. We are reminded by the words of this encyclical that each of us is called to care for our common home...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and the Common Good

In this brief overview of the concept of the Common Good, Fr. Fred Kammer reminds us that we can only find our own fulfillment as humans when we are in communities that promote the flourishing of...
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Reflection

CST in Pope Francis's Laudato Si'

This updated reflection on Pope Francis's encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care of our Common Home, discusses how the Catholic social thought grounds his discussion of the signs of these times and the...
Reflection

Jubilee Year of Mercy

This resource offers a brief summary of the main points in Pope Francis’s Holy Year of Mercy, beginning on December 8, 2015, as well as discussion questions and a prayer for mercy.  
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Funding Development: Good Intentions, Limited Effects

Caux Roundtable global executive director Stephen Young offers his reflections on the recent United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development held in Ethiopia. This...
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Stephen Bantu Biko

This backgrounder explores the life of Stephen Bantu Biko, an anti-Apartheid activist in South Africa most known for the development of the Black Consciousness movement.  
Prayer Service

World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

The elements of earth, air, fire, and water are central to this prayer service for the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation on September 1st. This prayer was prepared by Fr. Terrence J. Moran,...
Prayer Service

World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10

This prayer service beautifully melds together the realities of hope, prevention, and concern for those who struggle with thoughts of suicide.  
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International Day of Peace - September 21

As God's artisans of peace, we are called to build a society of peace, to replace practices of violence and war with values of nonviolence and peace.  Included in the prayer service is an Artisan of...
Prayer

Prayer for Beginning Anew

This prayer prompts us to go deeper as we reflect on new beginnings for our activities this fall, in classrooms, in parish groups, and in justice and peace organizations.  
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Peace Prayer by Pope Francis

Join Pope Francis in this plea for peace in our world as we pray “Shalom, Peace, Salam!”