Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Prayer

May We Speak Peace

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

In Gratitude for Jane Addams

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.  
Prayer

Moving Through God’s World

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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Film Discussion Guide

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

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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Film Discussion Guide

Winfrey and Wiesel: Auschwitz

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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Calendar

September 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the “Us”

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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Bulletin Insert

Clean Up the World Weekend

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.  
Prayer

Prayer After Charlottesville

After the recent acts of racism in Charlottesville, Virginia, we pray that we may find ways to move forward towards the light, not back into the the shadows of hatred and violence.  
Prayer

May We Speak of Peace

We pray for peace at a time of words of war; join us with this prayer.
Activity

Introduction to the Pastoral Circle

This video introduces the four moments of the Pastoral Circle: experience, analysis, reflection, and action. The Pastoral Circle is an invaluable tool to respond to the challenges in our community,...
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Activity

The Pastoral Circle

The four moments of the Pastoral Circle form the bedrock for Christian and other faith traditions around the world in responding to the challenges of communities, nations, and the world. This...
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Toolbox

Themes of Catholic Social Teaching

These seven reflections on the themes of Catholic social teaching have been revised, updated, and reformatted. Themes of CST: Care for God’s Creation Themes of CST: The Common Good Themes of...
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