Resources

Reflection

Canticle of Zechariah: Advent Reflection (English & Spanish)

This reflection uses the words of the Canticle of Zechariah and draws on photos and music to spread a message of hope and compassion in this Advent season. Prepare your heart for the Advent season...
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Prayer

A Christmas Prayer

Philip Berrigan’s A Christmas Prayer is a powerful Catholic prayer for peace that confronts the enduring realities of war, violence, and the global arms trade through the lens of Christian faith...
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Prayer

Christmas Prayer: Help Us See You

“Christmas Prayer: Help Us See You” is a Catholic Christmas prayer that invites reflection on recognizing Christ in the world today. The prayer focuses especially on seeing Christ in people who...
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Christmas Day Prayer

The Christmas Day Prayer from Education for Justice celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, emphasizing themes of peace, joy, and love. It calls on God to bring light and hope into the world, asking...
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Gift boxes of all colors and sizes stacked up on top of each other with bows; calling to reflect on the spiritual impact of gift-giving in excess.
Reflection

Advent: Re-examining Gift-Giving Practices and Catholic Social Teaching

During Advent, we are called to reflect on Christ’s message of love and justice, challenging consumerism and focusing on ethical and meaningful giving. Catholic Social Teaching encourages...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Teaching and the Value of Care

The care economy, largely sustained by underpaid women, especially women of color and immigrants, urgently requires policies that ensure fair wages, protections, and recognition of caregivers'...
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Litany

Litany to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe represents Mary's care for the poor, the disenfranchised, and those who are not privileged. She calls us to work together as her children so life can flourish even in difficult...
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Reflection

Advent Meditation: In Suspense and Incomplete

In this Advent meditation, James Hug S.J. invites us to reflect on the sacred Fullness of Time, through Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.'s famous prayer and a reflective adaptation of the Creed for Advent....
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Black Catholic History Month Prayer
Prayer

Black Catholic History Month Prayer

Prayer for Black Catholic History Month This prayer to Our Lady of Africa expresses gratitude for her guidance, especially for members of the African diaspora, during Black Catholic History Month....
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Activity

Hunger and Conflict Resource

Since the 1960s, the Catholic Church has shifted from just war theory to strongly condemning war due to its destructive impact, especially on human rights and hunger. Popes from John XXIII to Francis...
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Activity

Classroom Listening Circle Post Elections

Facilitate a co-created post-election Listening Circle to provide a respectful space for students to share feelings and perspectives. Through guided prompts, prayer, and consensus-building, students...
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Prayer

Keeping Christ’s Promise Prayer

Praying for Native American Heritage Month, we reflect on the Native American and Indigenous Peoples who have come before us and on whose land many of us live. We pause to recognize the harm forced...
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