Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Disarmament

Toolbox
This toolbox includes resources, both revised and new, on the topic of disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Step

Step provides what Pope Francis would call a moving encounter with the staff and students at the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women; their daily struggles, their determination, their hope,...
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Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the “Us”

Creative Voice Meghan Clark, Ph.D., writes, “Fostering a culture of peace necessarily begins with embracing our one human family, embracing the us.” This reflection on global solidarity leads us...
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Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the "Us"

This photo reflection is accompanied by the song A Place Called Home, performed by David Haas, Marty Haugen, and Michael Joncas. To view the artistic reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2wpVz7b.

CST and SDGs: Life On Land

This reflection focuses on Goal 15 of the Sustainable Development Goals: to conserve and restore the use of ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, drylands, and mountains. Reflection questions, steps...
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May We Speak Peace

Prayer
Join us as we pray for peace at a time of words of conflict and war.

In Gratitude for Jane Addams

Prayer
This prayer honors Jane Addams, an early advocate of the poor and of immigrants: she was also a woman dedicated to peace who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.  

Moving Through God’s World

Prayer
As people of faith, we are called to reflect on why and how we travel. This prayer is meant to help us to do so as World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27.
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Film Discussion Guide
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power is Al Gore’s second film about the urgency of addressing climate change. This film discussion guide is a tool to #BeInconvenient and a call our political...
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Winfrey and Wiesel: Auschwitz

Film Discussion Guide
Today, we must remember again what happened in Nazi Germany. In 2005, renown author and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel returned to the Auschwitz concentration camp where he was imprisoned as a...
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September 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the “Us”

Calendar
This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of September 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the “Us.”
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Clean Up the World Weekend

Bulletin Insert
This bulletin insert calls us to participate in the UN program to promote environmental justice from September 15-17 and to follow Pope Francis’ teaching to restore Creation.