Catholic Social Tradition Principles

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Reflection

Prayer for Peace

This music reflection calls peace to be around us and helps us pause for a few moments of spiritual meditation. To view the reflection, click here: https://adobe.ly/2Bavc69.  
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Racial Solidarity

Father Fred Kammer, S.J., continues his reflections on Catholic social teaching with this resource on CST and Racial Solidarity. Questions, suggestions for action, and a prayer are...
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Prayer

Prayer for the World Day of Social Justice

The Prayer for the World Day of Social Justice calls us to choose again and again to be grounded in prophetic hope and to affirm the possibility of justice and peace.  
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Film Discussion Guide

Tricked

Tricked is a documentary based on real-life interviews with different people involved in sex trafficking; this film discussion guide offers questions guiding viewers to consider how the sin of...
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Creative Voice

A Call to Organizing and Activism: Learning From the Tree of Subsidiarity

Creative Voice Anthony Giancatarino offers a personal reflection on how to overcome the fatigue of community organizing through subsidiarity. He suggests that instead of “doing something for...
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Reflection

Pope Francis on Sustainable Urban Communities, Encounter, and Solidarity

Pope Francis reminds us that we cannot simply work for the environment in our communities without concern for “the cry of the poor.” He believes all is interconnected and we must hear “both the...
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Prayer

With Gratitude for Community Organizers and Community Builders

We pray in gratitude for community organizers and community workers who believe in the extraordinary potential of “ordinary” people whose voices must be heard and respected.  

Lights, Camera, Advent!

In many ways, Advent unfolds as a film would. Creative Voice and former EFJ intern, Angel Mortel, works with Brave New Films producing social justice documentaries. “We go through Advent with the...
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Pope Francis’s 2016 Urbi et Orbi Christmas Message

This artistic photo reflection uses quotes from Pope Francis’s Urbi et Orbi message for Christmas. To view the reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2zcGeKR.

Catholic Social Thought and Advocacy

In this reflection, Fr. Fred Kammer offers some focused advice on discerning the best strategies for advocacy work.

Catholic Social Thought and Taxes

Fr. Kammer provides perspective on the role of taxes in light of Catholic social thought. Discussion questions, faith in action, and a prayer are included.

The True Cost

This harrowing documentary tells the global story of the clothing industry and asks the question, “Who really pays the price for our clothing?” The principles of Catholic social thought and...
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