
World Hunger Crisis
ActivityCommunities around the world are facing extreme hunger alongside issues of conflict, climate change, COVID-19, and the cost of rising food. Catholic Relief Services assembled a resource alongside...

Web Quest: Solidarity and Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
ActivityThis is a web quest resource based on Matthew 25. Participants are encouraged to look up faith based and national organizations to show how they are in solidarity with the poor, the vulnerable and...

Catholic Social Teaching: Rooted and Renewing
ReflectionThe Catholic Social Teaching: Rooted and Renewing reflection invites us to consider how consciously making daily decisions from the perspective of CST, in solidarity with all those who suffer and all...

Education for Justice 2022 Summer Reading List
Fact Sheet & HandoutThese recommendations for summer reading are organized by spiritual reading, non-fiction, and fiction. These works are connected to one or more themes of Catholic Social Teaching and highlight...

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Film Discussion Guide
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is a documentary about the Catholic writer’s life. Use this film discussion guide to accompany a viewing of the film.
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Crash Film Lesson Plan
Lesson PlanThis lesson plan is a companion to the film Crash (2004). During the lesson, students follow a character throughout the movie and consider the question: What happened in the relationships between...

Fratelli Tutti Discussion Guide
Book Discussion GuidePope Francis signed his third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship, on October 3, 2020. The document promotes a new vision of social friendship and encourages readers to...

Fratelli Tutti Infographics
Fact Sheet & HandoutThe Vatican prepared these infographics to accompany the release of Pope Francis' third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship. They visually summarize key themes and points...

The Human Element
Film Discussion GuideIn the Human Element, photographer James Balog explores how the four natural elements (water, fire, air, and earth) are impacted by the fifth element: humans. As people change the elements through...

Video: The Holy Family's Migration Journey
VideoThis guided imaginative prayer invites you to enter into the nativity story from the perspective of the Holy Family and their migration journey. Explore how this 2,000-year-old story ties to issues...

Migrant and Refugee Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet & HandoutTerminology around migration is often confusing. This fact sheet explains the important nuances between terms such as migrants, forcibly displaced people, refugees, internally displaced persons, and...

Fair Trade and Sustainable Halloween Treat Guide
Fact Sheet & HandoutThis bulletin insert explains the connections between CST, fair trade, and sustainability and provides suggestions for places to source Halloween candy that support workers' rights and care for the...