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Marshall

Film Discussion Guide
This film discussion guide helps viewers consider race relations when Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was beginning his legal career in 1940 and what has changed, or not changed, today; the...
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February 2018: Fostering a Culture of Peace Through Diversity

Calendar
This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of February 2018: Fostering a Culture of Peace Through Diversity.  

African American History Month

Toolbox
This toolbox for African American History Month includes resources, both revised and new, on racial justice and nonviolent protest; important figures of the Civil Rights movement; and the...
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A Call to Organizing and Activism: Learning From the Tree of Subsidiarity

Creative Voice
Creative Voice Anthony Giancatarino offers a personal reflection on how to overcome the fatigue of community organizing through subsidiarity. He suggests that instead of “doing something for...
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Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace Message

Reflection
This artistic photo reflection uses quotes from Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace message. To view the reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2jlRdJr.  
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Pope Francis: World Day of Peace Message, 2018

Reflection
This resource builds on Pope Francis’s World Day of Peace Message for 2018. He calls the world to a new way of seeing immigrants, migrants, and refugees; the Pope challenges us all to practice hope...
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Pope Francis on Sustainable Urban Communities, Encounter, and Solidarity

Reflection
Pope Francis reminds us that we cannot simply work for the environment in our communities without concern for “the cry of the poor.” He believes all is interconnected and we must hear “both the...
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Catholic Social Thought and War

Reflection
Father Fred Kammer discusses the development of the Church’s perspective on war; Pope Francis’s latest pronouncements on nuclear weapons and war are included.  
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Visions and Hopes for a New Year, 2018

Reflection
This annual journaling activity calls for reflection based in gratitude and hope for the flourishing of the global community.  
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In Memory of Vann Nath, Cambodian Painter and S-21 Survivor

Prayer Service
This resource explores the journey of a Cambodian painter who used his art to expose the injustices and sufferings imposed on so many by a corrupt regime; as a genocide survivor, Vann Nath helps us...
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Religious Freedom: A Civil Right Rooted in Human Dignity

Prayer Service
Based on the declaration on religious freedom from Pope Paul VI, this litany helps us reflect on the meaning of respect for all religions and challenges us to reflect on the many questions related to...
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Thomas Merton on Love, Peace, Hope, and Joy

Prayer Service
This prayer service is based on the words of Thomas Merton, whose deepening sense of love for God led him to a dedicated concern for peace and justice and to a celebration of God’s...
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