Catholic Social Thought and Voting

Reflection
Father Fred Kammer lays out key teachings on voting and political engagement. Reflection questions, faith in action, and a prayer are also included.  

In Our Times (Psalm 4)

Prayer
This prayer calls on the divine wisdom of Sophia to guide us in our response to the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.  

September 2018: Voices for Peace

Calendar
This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of September 2018: Rejoice and Be Glad: Voices for Peace.  

Living Holiness Today

Prayer
This video puts the lines of the prayer “Living Holiness Today” to music for an easy-to-use resource to start a parish meeting, youth group event, service trip, or religion class. To view the...
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May We Speak of Peace

Prayer
This video puts the lines of the prayer “May We Speak of Peace” to music for an easy-to-use resource to start a parish meeting, youth group event, service trip, or religion class. To view the...
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No Is Not Enough! Reflections on a Lifestyle of Resistance

Reflection
In this reflection, Fr. Fred Kammer reminds us that resistance means saying “yes” to life as well as saying “no” to anything that devalues the human person.  

Forced Organ Harvesting and Falun Gong

Reflection
This resource offers an insight into the cold genocide currently being carried out against Falun Gong practitioners in China. Despite official claims from the Chinese government, this resource...
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Living CST: Pope Paul VI

Prayer Service
This prayer service uses quotes from Pope Paul VI, whose life and writings call us be reformers, evangelizers, pilgrims, and bridge builders.  

Lamentation to Our Lady of Sorrows

Prayer
This prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows is in the tradition of lamentation, mourning injustice and asking that grieving bring us to a deeper realization of that we are called to be present to the Cross so...
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Film Discussion Guide
This film discussion guide poses critical questions to the moral implications behind the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, specifically in terms of caring for God’s creation, and the ethics of...
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Encounter Through Service

Activity
Pope Francis encourages us to encounter the poor and those who suffer. Service learning is a great opportunity to encounter others and promote human dignity.

Jail Ogaden

Fact Sheet & Handout
In the heart of the Somali region, lies one of the most notorious detention centers in Ethiopia. Jail Ogaden is home to thousands of prisoners, who are brutalized and neglected, most of them having...
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