Lenten Labyrinth 2012

A reconciling journey in faith for Lent 2012, including daily readings and reflections.

A Good Friday Reflection To End the Use of the Death Penalty

The Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty (CMN) reflects on Good Friday on how the use of capital punishment affects all of us as a society.

The Seeking of Justice and Its Consequences: Lent 2012, Week 5

This Lenten resource asks readers to reflect on how we can be “drum majors for justice” in solidarity with the most vulnerable in our midst.

What Will You Take Up?: Lent 2012, Week 4

Who is experiencing exile today? This three page reflection invites readers to commit themselves in solidarity with all of those in exile.

There Shall Be No Other God But Me: Lent 2012, Week 3

This three-page Lenten reflection invites readers to consider the modern-day forms of idolatry, such as the worshipping of the false gods of power, financial security, and status.

Creation, Covenant, and Community: The Foundation for Christian Reflection on Economic Justice, Part One

Twenty-five years after its publication, the U.S. Bishops’ statement Economic Justice for All continues to be powerfully relevant. The first piece of a two part resource provides an overview of the...
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Make Justice Your Aim: Lent 2012, Week Two

Isaiah exhorts us to make justice our aim. This two page piece reflects on the meaning of biblical justice, charity, and right relationship.

The Fast That God Seeks: Lent 2012, Week One

This two page reflection invites readers to re-consider the meaning of fasting, in light of a God who is a freedom-giver, exile-ender, and life-giver.
Video

A Prayer for Peace in the New Year

As we enter a new year with so many challenges, this one-minute video prayer asks that we do God's will by being peacemakers who bring peace and justice to our suffering world. This prayer was...
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Lenten Reflection on Air

This 16 page resource provides you with everything you need for a mult-session reflection on God's gift of air and what people can do to protect this precious gift.
Lesson Plan

A Timeline on Migration, Labor, and Immigration Laws, Part One

This four page resource reviews key events in migration patterns and immigration laws in the U.S up until 1903. It raises central questions about the relationship between the need for labor and...
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Social Insurance Programs: Promoting the Common Good

This five page backgrounder reviews key social insurance programs that protect human dignity and the common good and foster economic justice. Social Security, Medicare, and Pension plans are...
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