Community and the Common Good

Prayer for Black History Month

Prayer
Praying for Black History Month as a way to reflect on Black History alongside its stories and impact for today's world.

Everyday People

Prayer
Everyday People Prayer centers on the goodness and mercy people can access and practice daily. This prayer won the Catholic Social Teaching Month prayer and poem competition in the Diocese of...

Miguel Pro

Reflection
Fr. Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J., celebrates his feast day on November 23. Pro centered his life around supporting those who were poor and vulnerable. He supported them through the sacraments and with...

Synod Reflection Guide

Reflection
Catholic Mobilizing Network assembled a handful of presenters in winter 2022 to discuss what restorative justice practices can inform the Synod on Synodality. The conversation offered a view of the...

All Are Welcome Reflection

Reflection
A reflection written around National Coming Out Day that centers inclusion. National Coming Out Day is observed on October 11.

All Are Welcome Prayer

Prayer
A prayer written around National Coming Out Day that centers inclusion. National Coming Out Day is observed on October 11.

Prayer As We Begin Again

Prayer
A prayer marking this season of transition and an opportunity to be invited onto sacred ground, into healing, and into seeking justice.

Call to Community Activity

Activity
Learn more about yourself and your community through this journaling activity to begin the school year. Take time to answer questions and reflect with your class or at home with your family.

Catholic Case for Pronouns

Reflection
“A Catholic Case for Choosing Your Own Pronouns” was published by Outreach: A LGBTQ Catholic Resource in April 2023. Jim McDermott, S.J., wrote the original article, and Education for Justice...

End of the Year Blessing

Prayer
Take a moment to share this blessing with those around you who have finished the academic year. Acknowledge those who strive for peace, those who are weary in the year’s completion, and those whose...

Ukraine Peace

Reflection
Learn more about a Just Peace Framework to help share a broader vision of human dignity and working for the common good. Examine this framework through the lens of the war in Ukraine to reflect on...

Laudato Si' Spiral

Activity
This reflection utilizes the pastoral spiral to deepen individual and communal reflection around a few themes of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si'. Participants discern specific commitments and...