Teach Me to See You, Oh Lord

Prayer

Alternative Giving for Christmas 2020

Fact Sheet & Handout
This Christmas, foster a culture of peace by supporting the mission of these social justice organizations and fair trade shops.

Lessons Plans for Fratelli Tutti

Lesson Plan
In an increasingly divided world, Pope Francis calls us to breakdown barriers through reconciliation and encounter in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti. This guide provides lesson plans, prayer,...
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Lessons Plans for Fratelli Tutti

Lesson Plan
In an increasingly divided world, Pope Francis calls us to breakdown barriers through reconciliation and encounter in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti. This guide provides lesson plans, prayer,...
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To Rebuild Community

Prayer
During the Season of Advent and inspired by Pope Francis' Fratelli Tutti, we look to the Good Samaritan as an example of loving our neighbor. We are an interconnected community as the children of...
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Lead Us, Lord

Prayer
This prayer asks for the grace to move from complacency to action, from building walls of division to creating bridges of unity, and from apathy to compassion. We pray that justice, dignity, and...
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Prayer for the Four Churchwomen of El Salvador

Prayer
On December 2, we commemorate the martyrdom of Sr. Dorothy Kazel, Sr. Maura Clarke, Sr. Ita Ford, and Jean Donovan in El Salvador. As we reflect on their courageous witness, we offer a prayer to...
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As these flowers sit in the middle of the ground with nothing around them they search to keep the air fresh during advent season.

Advent Wreath Lighting Prayers (Cycle B)

Prayer
Use these wreath lighting prayers each Sunday of Advent in your own home or as you prepare for liturgy at your parish. Written by Fr. James Hug, the prayers were prepared for cycle B readings and...
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Fratelli Tutti Advent Reflections

Reflection
As we wait again for the celebration of the birth of Christ, let us wait reflecting on the wisdom expressed in Pope Francis’ encyclical, Fratelli Tutti; may Francis’ words lead us on this...
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Fratelli Tutti Discussion Guide

Book Discussion Guide
Pope Francis signed his third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship, on October 3, 2020. The document promotes a new vision of social friendship and encourages readers to...
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Prayer for Prophetic Resilience

Prayer
The theme of the Ignatian Solidarity Network's 2020 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice was Prophetic Resilience: Breaking Down, Building Up. Using the seasons as a metaphor, this prayer calls us to...
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COVID-19 Pandemic for Native American and First Nations

Video
In this video, Mia Murdock of Red Cloud High School and Rosella Kinoshameg of the Wiikwekoong First Nation are interviewed by Cecilia Calvo of the Office of Justice and Ecology for the Jesuit...
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