Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Calendar

August 2018: Voices for Human Dignity

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of August 2018: Rejoice and Be Glad: Voices for Human Dignity.  
Fact Sheet & Handout

Protests and Crackdown in Bangladesh

In August 2018, members of the peaceful student protests for safer roads in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were violently attacked by the government. The students were protesting for safer roads after two...
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Prayer

Prayer for the Students in Bangladesh

In August 2018, members of the peaceful student protests for safer roads in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were violently attacked by the government. The students were protesting for safer roads after two...
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Video

Living Human Dignity: Quotes by Pope Francis

This resource is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Francis on the CST theme of human dignity. To view the artistic reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2uR5HWl. Quotes and citations...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Civil Discourse

In this resource, Fr. Fred Kammer reflects on civil and church discourse during a time of political division. He reminds us of the importance of working towards justice and voicing our...
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Prayer Service

Living CST: Ilia Delio, O.S.F.

This prayer service uses quotes from Sister Ilia Delio, O.S.F, and calls us to be open to new concepts of God and ways of caring for our common home and one another.  
Activity

Recognizing Human Dignity

Recognizing the inherent humanity in all people regardless of race, culture, or gender is important as we counter the social evils in our world. This activity gears participants to reflect on the...
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Reflection

CST and the SDGs

This collection of reflections connects themes of Catholic social thought with the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing topics such as gender equality, climate action, poverty, and...
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Prayer

Prayer for Families at the Border

We pray to end the tragic, terrible nightmare of children ripped from their parents embrace at the U.S./Mexico border.  
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Prayer

Prayer for Gaza

This prayer laments the ongoing conflict and bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians and petitions the international community to bring an end to this violence.  
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Creative Voice

Crossing Borders and Bridging Gaps Through Art

Creative Voice Elshafei Dafalla shares how his vocation as an artist helps the marginalized in our global community, especially refugees and torture survivors. An interview with Elshafei and an...
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Creative Voice

Creative Voice: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World

This artistic reflection invites us to reflect on the words of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, which are meant “to unsettle...
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