Film Discussion Guide

Poverty, Inc.

This film discussion guide helps us discern what actually helps those in poverty and what current programs, policies, and systems may be well-meaning but do not create long-term change.  
Prayer

Rejoice and Be Glad: Praying the Rosary for Global Social Justice

The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary are a way to reflect on bringing Catholic social teaching into our daily lives.  
Quiz

Child Marriage Quiz

This short 11-question quiz on child marriage is a useful activity to open up a discussion on this important topic.  
Fact Sheet & Handout

Child Marriage

This fact sheet defines child marriage, looks at its implications for human flourishing, and provides discussion questions rooted in Catholic social tradition. An accompanying quiz on child...
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Toolbox

Encyclical Outlines

These reformatted resources outline key Catholic social tradition documents. Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor), Pope Leo XIII, 1891 Quadragesimo Anno (The Reconstruction of the Social...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Voting

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

In Our Times (Psalm 4)

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

September 2018: Voices for Peace

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.  
Prayer

Living Holiness Today

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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Prayer

May We Speak of Peace

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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Reflection

No Is Not Enough! Reflections on a Lifestyle of Resistance

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.  
Reflection

Forced Organ Harvesting and Falun Gong

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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