Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Christian Peacemaking

Lesson Plan
Christian Peacemaking weaves together conflict analysis and conflict transformation skills with Gospel values to empower students to stand up for themselves and to love their enemy neighbor in...
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Lenten Journey Video Prayer

Video
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Prayer on the Lenten Journey

Prayer
This prayer for Lent invites us to embrace the darkness of Christ’s suffering and the suffering of our world today, yet to always journey forward towards the light of our...
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Webinar: Slavery, the Catholic Church, and Lessons for Today

Film Discussion Guide
In this presentation, Fr. Chris Kellerman, S.J., will explain the basics of the Catholic Church’s historical involvement with slaveholding and the Atlantic slave trade, drawing lessons from this...
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Catholic Nonviolence Initiative Lecture Series 2023

Reflection
This resource is shared from the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative Lecture Series. The series and more information can also be found here - https://cniseries.info The video edits and summaries are...
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In Memory of Japanese Internment Camps

Prayer
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order that authorized the evacuation of all persons who were deemed a threat to national security along the West Coast to be...
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As this person struggles to drag the cross around the land be reminded of his end goal. To embrace suffering as Jesus would have because it ends with Jesus' light.

Lenten Prayer for Peace

Prayer
Reflect on the life of the nonviolent Jesus and strive to be a peacemaker with this prayer from peace activist John Dear.   Discover meaningful ways to observe Lent with various...
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Discussion on Ending the Death Penalty with Sr. Helen Prejean

Activity
This guide is for use after viewing a recorded conversation around the death penalty, hosted by Catholic Mobilizing Network. The webinar featured Sr. Helen Prejean, Ohio death row exoneree Kwame...
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Activity to Develop a Consistent Ethic of Life

Activity
Use this reflection tool to discern how you might want to take greater action and responsibility for your actions to assist and accompany others within your communities.

Peacemaking Activity for Elementary School Students

Activity
Begin the new year by thinking about how we can be peacemakers in our families, classrooms, and communities. This activity is geared toward students in grades 4-8.

Quality of Life: A Consistent Ethic of Life

Reflection
This is a reflection on understanding the consistent ethic of life and how we are called to see the dignity of life in everyone we encounter.

Ethical Purchasing and Catholic Social Teaching

Reflection
Read through this Ethical Holiday Purchasing guide to better understand the decisions you make around buying—especially during the holiday season. Begin to consider workers engaged in all phases of...
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