Catholic Social Tradition Principles

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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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Reflection

CST and SDGs: Life Below Water

This resource discusses the threats to our world’s oceans, seas, and aquatic life and offers quotes from Pope Francis on the importance of water for human flourishing.
Prayer

Celebrating the Legacy of Pope Paul VI

Inspired by the words of Pope Paul VI, this prayer reminds us “We are all children of the same God.”  
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Prayer

In Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This prayer of remembrance gives us words and images to recall “the skies that rained down fire” and to continue to ask forgiveness for the violence of the first nuclear attacks that took place...
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Prayer

Youth Building Peace

This prayer for August 11th, United Nations’ International Youth Day, asks that the Gospel messages of peace and reconciliation fill the hearts and minds of young people around the globe.  
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Film Discussion Guide

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The HBO film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is based on Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book of the same title about the life of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cancer cells revolutionized medical...
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Calendar

Monthly Calendar: August 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the Themes of Catholic Social Thought

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of August 2017: Fostering a Culture of Peace: Embracing the Themes of Catholic Social Thought.