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Poverty, Post-Katrina: Who Can Rebuild?

The devastation of Katrina is still a problem in the U.S., especially for those in poverty. A comparison of two families from New Orleans, one upper-middle class, and one among the "working...
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In Pakistan, Millions Homeless for Winter; Looking at Structural Issues

We cannot forget those who continue to suffer in the wake of natural disasters around the world: read the latest on the earthquake victims in Pakistan as winter approaches, and consider issues of...
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Landmines and Victims of War

Even when wars are over, the suffering can continue. A two-page resource that looks at the continuing problems with landmines in many countries, which injure many innocent civilians each year.

Returning Soldiers Experience Trauma

An impact of war is on the emotional toll of those who fight in it. As we pause to remember the young Americans killed in Iraq, we also recognize the scars this war is leaving on the injured, both...
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Violence, War, Women

This two-page resource/bulletin-insert explores the specific injustices women face during war and in the aftermath of war. A Vatican commission on women spokesperson recently addressed the UN with...
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A CST Perspective on Who Makes Decisions on the Food We Eat

A two-page Food for Thought resource asks questions about who regulates the food business in the U.S. and reminds us of the need to focus on the common good.
Prayer Service

Giving a Just Thanks

This one-page prayer service, adapted from a service by the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, can be used to remember workers on Thanksgiving.
Lesson Plan

A Day in the Life of a Child in the United States

This activity, reproduced with permission from NETWORK Social Justice Lobby, a Catholic advocacy group, walks through the day of children in the U.S. from the perspective of a child in a low-income...
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The Psychological Impact of Violence on Children in the Holy Land

Children in the Holy Land experience violence as a part of their daily lives. Children are especially vulnerable to long-term effects of this violence. The Catholic Social Teaching option for the...
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Child Soldiers in Uganda

Up to 20,000 children in northern Uganda have been kidnapped and forced to fight in a conflict that has been raging for 19 years. Other children flee from rural areas to villages to sleep at night,...
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Tolerance and the Caste System

This four-page handout/ bulletin insert offers innovative ways to reflect on the lack of tolerance in formal caste systems--and in our own informal social systems. A beautiful Prayer Service for...
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Health Care in Prisons

This two-page reflection/case study focuses on the problems with health care in U.S. prisons, from the point of view of Scriptures and Catholic Social Teaching, based on the U.S. Catholic Bishops'...
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