Catholic Social Tradition Principles

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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Prayer

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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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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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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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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Prayer

Guided Visual Prayer: The Incarnation in Everyday Life

This interactive prayer experience invites participants to use a pen and piece of paper to pray through drawing and journaling. This guided meditation provides space to reflect where you experience...
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Fact Sheet & Handout

Introduction to Media Literacy

Use this resource to engage in conversation around media literacy. Included are discussion questions related to the rise of misinformation due to social media, the role of corporate influence on...
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Prayer

Prayer for the Epiphany 2021

This prayer for Epiphany invites us to open our longing hearts to the Holy Family and to recognize today's migrants as holy families. May the light of Epiphany bless us with a vision of a just and...
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Prayer

Teach Me to See You, Oh Lord

Fact Sheet & Handout

Alternative Giving for Christmas 2020

This Christmas, foster a culture of peace by supporting the mission of these social justice organizations and fair trade shops.
Lesson Plan

Lessons Plans for Fratelli Tutti

In an increasingly divided world, Pope Francis calls us to breakdown barriers through reconciliation and encounter in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti. This guide provides lesson plans, prayer,...
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Prayer

Lead Us, Lord

This prayer asks for the grace to move from complacency to action, from building walls of division to creating bridges of unity, and from apathy to compassion. We pray that justice, dignity, and...
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