Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Prayer

Prayer on Inequities

This prayer calls us to bear witness to the many inequities that exist in our communities and around the world. We are invited to respond through our work for global justice and peace so that our...
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Prayer for the End of This School Year

As we come to the end of the academic calendar, we reflect on the past year and look to the future as a new journey begins. We pray in gratitude for our school community and the blessings of the...
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Prayer Service

Servant Leaders Prayer Service

This prayer service can be used to help students reflect on their service experience and also provides a blessing and send-off for students who have participated in servant leadership during the past...
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Reflection

Solidarity Through Prayer Reflection

This resource explores the importance of prayer in sustaining commitment to solidarity and justice. Dorothy Day and Daniel Berrigan are highlighted as models of contemplatives in action.
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Prayer for Holy Thursday

On Holy Thursday, we are called to see the face of Christ in all people and to bend in respect before the dignity of the other, as Jesus bent to wash the feet of his Apostles.   Discover...
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Prayer for Renewal and Courage

We pray to bring our lives back into alignment with the Earth, our common home, where God is ever-present.
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Prayer for Rooted Resolution

Based on Ephesians 3:17-18, we pray to be rooted and established in love to create the Beloved Community on...
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Prayer for My White Colleagues in Education

This prayer invites white educators to wallow in their discomfort as a first step on a journey toward systemic change that includes looking at the history of their institutions with new eyes and...
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Lesson Plan

Crash Film Lesson Plan

This 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...
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Reflection

It's Time to Break Something: Ash Wednesday Reflection with Questions

This short Ash Wednesday reflection written by Sr. Norma Pimentel, M.J. invites us to consider what habits need to be broken during this Lenten season in order to create a more just world. Related...
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Prayer

A Prayer for Companionship

This prayer calls us to be aware of what gives movement to our steps: love. May we take that love and carry it forth, beyond borders. In the spirit of Pedro Arrupe, S.J., the founder of Jesuit...
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Fact Sheet & Handout

Setting Norms for Challenging Conversations

This series of resources provides professional development for anyone who would like to learn how to set norms for culturally relevant and challenging conversations in their classroom or community....
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