Calendar

Monthly Calendar: February 2017: Creating New Voices for Advocacy

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of February 2017: Creating New Voices for Advocacy.  
Activity

Social Justice Valentine’s Day Cards

Use these Valentine’s Day cards as a creative way to spread the word about Catholic social teaching and social justice. Each Valentine features a quote about love. Instructions: 1) Print the...
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Prayer

Prayer for a New Year (English and Spanish)

This action-centered prayer calls to mind individual passions that must be cultivated to build God’s Kingdom of peace and justice.
Lectionary Reflection

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time [a] January 15, 2017

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time [a] January 15, 2017
This town filled with makeshift tents signifying our call to promote the dignity of migrants and refugees.
Lectionary Reflection

Feast of the Epiphany [a] January 8, 2017

Feast of the Epiphany [a] January 8, 2017 ADD DISCRIPTION
Lectionary Reflection

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God [a] January 1, 2017

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God [a] January 1, 2017 ADD DESCRIPTION
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Prayer

A Prayer for Aleppo

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Lectionary Reflection

Christmas [a] December 25, 2016

Christmas [a] December 25, 2016 ADD DISCRIPTION
One purple candle is lit alone with dripping wax falling onto the purple background, the light a symbol of Jesus's coming
Lectionary Reflection

Fourth Sunday of Advent [a] December 18, 2016

Fourth Sunday of Advent [a] December 18, 2016 ADD DISCRIPTION
Prayer

Prayer for the Inauguration (2017)

This prayer refers to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution as we mark the transition of power in our country.
Creative Voice

Refugee Resettlement: A Core Humanitarian Value

Dr. Mary Fabri shares the history and current reality of refugee resettlement in the United States in this thoughtful and well-researched resource. Included are reflection questions, suggested movies...
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Video

The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia)

This artistic reflection is based on the first chapter of Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love. The song that accompanies this resource is, “Blest Are They,”...
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