Iraq Faces: Stories on the Human Impact of War

This six-page resource provides compelling stories for reflection and discussion that put a human face on the war in Iraq.  Explore the impact of war from several different perspectives including...
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Lenten Reflections A Page-A-Day (Week Five)

Sunday March 21, 2010 through Saturday March 27, 2010The season of Lent is an invitation to enter into the wilderness of our need for God. This forty-day pilgrimage is marked by the practices of...
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A Tribute to Joseph R. Hacala, S.J. (February 28, 1945 - February 19, 2007)

Backgrounder w/ Activities: Biblical Foundations of Justice

The call to be people of justice is part of God's ongoing revelation in scripture. This background resource with activities is designed to lay the groundwork for understanding the biblical...
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Lenten Fast from Violence: A Weekly Reflection Series

Education for Justice, in collaboration with several other Catholic justice and peace organizations, challenges Catholics to fast from social and personal violence during Lent. Seven reflections are...
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Prayer Service

Latin America through the Eyes of Oscar Romero

Throughout much of Central and Latin America, Saint Óscar Romero is revered as a prophet who truly lived and proclaimed the option for the poor and vulnerable--the voiceless. Today, the voiceless...
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Unit: Perspectives on the Death Penalty

This is a guide for high school and religious education teachers to take a deeper look at capital punishment and the Church's teachings. It includes: five lessons, interactive activities,...
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A tribute to Rev. Robert F. Drinan, SJ, Jesuit priest, lawyer, politician, writer, teacher and fearless prophet of human rights

Rev. Robert F. Drinan, S.J., priest and Jesuit (above all), lawyer, politician, writer, teacher and fearless prophet of human rights, died Sunday, January 28th, 2017, of pneumonia and congestive...
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Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan: Blood Diamond

The movie Blood Diamond has helped to spark awareness about conflict diamonds: diamonds that are often harvested illegally and used to fund ongoing conflicts in places like Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra...
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Mental Illness and Church Statements

The U.S. has a higher prevalence of mental illness than some other parts of the world. One reason may be because there is no federal law in the U.S. guaranteeing that mental illness will be treated...
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Psalm 56

Fact Sheet: Poverty in the U.S. (2007)

37 million, or 12.6 percent of people in the U.S.. live below the poverty line. This resource includes updated facts about poverty in America, and is perfect for a bulletin insert on the issue.