To celebrate Pope Francis's new encyclical and to reflect on the tradition he is drawing from, this prayer service offers quotes from past popes on environmental concerns as well as from Francis. It...
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In this resource, Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J., looks at the history of the idea of solidarity as a core principle of Catholic Social Teaching and the reflections of our recent popes on the implications of...
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Pope Francis recently visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, still recovering from a bloody war two decades ago that pitted different ethnic and faith communities against each other, to proclaim that...
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This resource features quotes by Pope Francis on the beauty of God’s creation and the Gospel call to share all the treasures of the earth with the most vulnerable members of our communities....
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This resource recounts the story of Brian Willson, who was converted to peacemaking when he was a soldier in Vietnam and recognized the humanity of the people he was sent to kill. Reflection...
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Mildred Lisette Norman was a hiker and peace activist who began a challenging ministry as Peace Pilgrim, walking back and forth across the U.S. for years in order to promote peace. Her own words...
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St. Ignatius of Loyola created a new pathway that is reflected in the many ministries that Jesuits and Jesuit volunteers engage in today. This prayer service celebrates their concerns for justice and...
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This short litany focuses on the desperate desire of Africans mired in poverty to risk everything, even life itself, to migrate in dangerous boats to try to reach a better life in the developed...
The documentary, Citizenfour, follows Edward Snowden as he releases highly classified information about the United States government’s domestic spying and invasion of privacy into the lives of its...
Pope Francis’s words make up this Prayer for Peace and help us focus on what he sees as central to peacemaking today.
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We pray with these words for a world that desires the fullness of life and renewal in the face of so much suffering.
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On May 16, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of three Catholic peace activists, overturning their conviction of sabotage. The three protesters broke into the Y-12 nuclear...
Prayer Service to Celebrate Pope Francis’s Ecological Encyclical
Catholic Social Thought and Solidarity
Pope Francis: Dialogue is a Way to Peace
Preparing for Pope Francis’s Encyclical: Caring for Creation and the Poorest Among Us
American Veteran: Brian Willson Pays a Price for Peace (July 4)
Walking the Road to Justice with Peace Pilgrim (July 18)
Walking St. Ignatius’s Pathway to Justice, July 31
Desperate Crossings
Citizenfour
Prayer for Peace by Pope Francis
Prayer for a Renewed World
Court Orders Release of Nuclear Disarmament Trio