Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Prayer

A Prayer at the Moment of Mary’s Yes

Philip Berrigan’s A Christmas Prayer is a powerful Catholic prayer for peace that confronts the enduring realities of war, violence, and the global arms trade through the lens of Christian faith...
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Reflection

Dilexi te: A Thematic Summary and Reflection Guide

This guide introduces the core teachings of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi te (“I Have Loved You”), a landmark document in Catholic Social Teaching. Dilexi te calls the Church to...
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Book Discussion Guide

Book Discussion Guide "Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education"

Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education by Annmarie Caño, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025) reframes leadership through the lens of liberation...
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Film Discussion Guide

Film Discussion Guide: Otis’ Dream

Otis’ Dream is a 2020 narrative short documentary (14 minutes) directed by Jason Gerber and Sarah Blue Winslow Gerber and produced by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III and Stacey Buckner. Featuring...
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People working together on construction plans

Centesimus Annus

Hands in the shape of a heart with a cross in the middle

Deus Caritas Est

Group of young individuals doing volunteer work

Caritas in Veritate

Reflection

Discussion Guide for Dilexi te

Dilexi te (Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV, 2025) reflects a vision of a Church renewed through love, simplicity, and justice. Issued on October 4, 2025, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi,...
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Film Discussion Guide

Discussion Guide on Deportations and Assaults on Human Dignity

This discussion guide explores the U.S. Church’s response to widespread deportations and the defense of human dignity. Drawing from a Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought event...
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Young man offering assistance to an older woman

Dilexi te

Video

Webinar- A Better Kind of Politics? Community Organizing and Catholic Social Teaching

Explore how Fratelli Tutti and the Catholic tradition invite us to imagine a “better kind of politics” rooted in community, solidarity, and the common good. Nicholas Hayes-Mota, Ph.D, shares a...
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Activity

Pressing On: Reflections for IFTJ 2025

This resource invites students and educators to prepare for the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice through prayer, Gospel reflection, and personal discernment. Centered on Luke 21:5-19 and the...
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