The Dignity of the Human Person: "Refusing Torture"

The Dignity of the Human Person Recent news coverage of the release of documents that allowed torture has sparked debate around the U.S. about this subject. In the last decade, the Catholic Church...
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Lesson Plan

Fair Trade: Solidarity in a Cup

This five-page resource provides an introduction to the themes of Catholic Social Teaching through the use of a video prepared by Catholic Relief Services on Fair Trade, "Solidarity in a Cup". This...
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Best Practices from Service Learning Workshop Participants

This four-page document contains the ideas, suggestions, processes and best practices that participants submitted during the Service Learning Webinar on April 20, 2010.

A Disposition Inventory for Service Learning

This one page resource provides one approach used to assess attitudes and feelings before service and after service.  It is from the NCEA book:  "Whatsoever You Do: Helping Students Think...
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Developing Critical Consciousness in Service Learning Programs

This four-page handout is an excellent tool for service learning coordinators and theology teachers to help move students' consciousness from charity to justice.  The handout is an excerpt from...
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Catholic Social Teaching guide for Immersion Service Trips

This resources contains a detailed how-to guide for integrating Catholic Social Teaching into your service immersion experience.
Lesson Plan

Climate Change: Facts and Faces

This 7-page resource outlines the Church's perspective on climate change, provides the basic facts on climate change (including a flow chart with pictures), and includes an activity for reflection...
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Prayer Service

Stations of the Cross

These Stations of the Cross were written by 100 students from four Social Justice classes taught by in Ms. Mary Koss at Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

Prayer for Earthquake Victims

Passover Meal resources for groups and individuals through the lens of Catholic Social Thought and social justice
Prayer Service

Prayer Service for Passover

The Scripture readings for Holy Thursday root us deeply in our Jewish past: celebrating the Passover with the Jewish people, receiving from St. Paul that which was handed on to him, namely the...
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Lenten Poems for the Triduum

Encountering the Cross. This resource contains specially selected poems for the Triduum. Journal space is provided on each page for your own thoughts, reflections, and prayers. Suggestions are...
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Two-Pager: Water of Life

This Water of Life two-page resource makes a great fact sheet, insert for bulletins or newsletters. This resource includes: Sacramental connections to water Global facts and statistics related...
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