Paulo Freire: A Capacity to Love Through Social Justice

Prayer Service
Paulo Freire reminds us that to live out our vocation to become more fully human, we must engage in creative discernment and ongoing reflection on the importance of dialogue, community, and the...
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Signs of Our Times: Working to Change Hearts and Build Peace

This litany recalls recent situations that we hold up in prayer, asking God to help us carry out our responsibility to be present to the signs of our times and to respond as compassionate people of...
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Litany for Hispanic Heritage Month

Litany
This litany guides us to pray for immigrants in the U.S. from Latin and South America and for the peoples of Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Bolivia.  It...
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May We Speak Peace

Prayer
Join us as we pray for peace at a time of words of conflict and war.

In Gratitude for Jane Addams

Prayer
This prayer honors Jane Addams, an early advocate of the poor and of immigrants: she was also a woman dedicated to peace who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.  

Prayer for Grandparents' Day

Prayer
National Grandparents' Day is celebrated in the United States on September 10th. This prayer calls on Saints Anne and Joachim to guide all who have been called to the vocation of grandparenting.

Moving Through God’s World

Prayer
As people of faith, we are called to reflect on why and how we travel. This prayer is meant to help us to do so as World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27.
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Prayer for Colombia

Prayer
Columbia is striving to move to reconciliation after decades of internal conflict. This prayer asks for blessings on the people of Columbia as they work for a just and peaceful rebuilding of a united...
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Film Discussion Guide
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power is Al Gore’s second film about the urgency of addressing climate change. This film discussion guide is a tool to #BeInconvenient and a call our political...
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Winfrey and Wiesel: Auschwitz

Film Discussion Guide
Today, we must remember again what happened in Nazi Germany. In 2005, renown author and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel returned to the Auschwitz concentration camp where he was imprisoned as a...
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September 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the “Us”

Calendar
This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of September 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the “Us.”

Hispanic Heritage Month

Toolbox
This toolbox includes resources, both revised and new, celebrating our sisters and brothers from Central and South America:       Creative Voice: What it Means to Be...
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