Catholic Social Tradition Principles

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Encyclical Outlines

These reformatted resources outline key Catholic social tradition documents. Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor), Pope Leo XIII, 1891 Quadragesimo Anno (The Reconstruction of the Social...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Voting

Father Fred Kammer lays out key teachings on voting and political engagement. Reflection questions, faith in action, and a prayer are also included.  
Calendar

September 2018: Voices for Peace

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of September 2018: Rejoice and Be Glad: Voices for Peace.  
Prayer

May We Speak of Peace

This video puts the lines of the prayer “May We Speak of Peace” to music for an easy-to-use resource to start a parish meeting, youth group event, service trip, or religion class. To view the...
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Reflection

No Is Not Enough! Reflections on a Lifestyle of Resistance

In this reflection, Fr. Fred Kammer reminds us that resistance means saying “yes” to life as well as saying “no” to anything that devalues the human person.  
Reflection

Forced Organ Harvesting and Falun Gong

This resource offers an insight into the cold genocide currently being carried out against Falun Gong practitioners in China. Despite official claims from the Chinese government, this resource...
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Film Discussion Guide

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

This film discussion guide poses critical questions to the moral implications behind the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, specifically in terms of caring for God’s creation, and the ethics of...
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Activity

Encounter Through Service

Pope Francis encourages us to encounter the poor and those who suffer. Service learning is a great opportunity to encounter others and promote human dignity.
Film Discussion Guide

End Game

The Netflix documentary End Game offers a compassionate exploration of how residents in palliative care facilities are helped to face death with dignity. Discussion questions, faith in action, and a...
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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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