Catholic Social Tradition Principles Archives

Prayer Service

Embracing Peter Maurin’s Vision of Justice and Equality

The life of Peter Maurin, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, is prayerfully told through this prayer service.

Resources for groups and individuals on the dignity of workers through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching, Catholic Social tradition, and Catholic social justice.

Prayer

Prayer for Unions

This prayer recalls that Jesus was a laborer along side his father Joseph, and he knows the strain of all those who work and seek just labor practices.

Prayer

Prayer for Miners

We pray for miners, who collect resources for society that they never benefit from, that we might raise our voices with theirs to stand up for miners rights.

Video

God’s Mercy Has Entered the Heart: Pope Francis’s Homily in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

This reflection is based on the words of Pope Francis’s Homily in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on February 17, 2016. The message of his homily was how mercy can transform our lives and the lives of those...

Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and the Government

In this resource, Fr. Fred Kammer explores the CST perspective on what government is and what it should do, especially during an election year. Reflection questions, prayers, and advocacy suggestions...

Reflection

Reflection: The Marrakesh Declaration

In light of the increasing violence in the Muslim World, the Marrakesh Declaration was written to promote peace among all people, regardless of their religion. This reflection outlines the basic...

Litany

Care of Our Common Home

This litany touches on many issues that affect all of us in our common home and invites each of us to act on behalf of the poorest in our global society.

Bulletin Insert

Bulletin Insert: Care for Our Common Home

This bulletin insert/handout includes quotes from encyclicals on the environment, ways to celebrate Earth Day, reflection questions, and Pope Francis’s Christian Prayer in Union with...