Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Catholic Social Thought and Living the Principles

This companion to Fr. Fred Kammer's video focuses on aspects of CST includes a summary of Living the Principles and in-depth reflection questions to help readers think about how they can respond to...
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Prayer Service

Boko Haram: Nearing the Gates of Chad

In the prayer service for the victims of Boko Haram, two Carmelite sisters, who minister to those displaced by the violence that this group has caused, invite us to see more clearly what these...
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Prayer

Prayer for the Environmental Common Good

This short prayer reminds us that we the air we breathe and the water we drink sustain us. We lament our role in harming our environment and call on our Creator to “move us into action to save our...
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Pope Francis: 2015 World Day of Peace Message

In his 2015 World Day of Peace Message, Pope Francis focuses on modern day slavery, including human trafficking, the condition of the lives of so many migrants and immigrants around the world, and...
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Catholic Social Thought and Economic Systems

Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J., offers continued insight into the application of Catholic social thought in his video, CST and Economic Systems.  
Prayer Service

Reconciliation Prayer Service

This two-page prayer service provides readings and reflections on places in our lives and in our world that are in need of reconciliation. The prayer service includes readings, reflection activity,...
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Catholic Social Thought and Biblical Roots

Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ, discusses the biblical roots of Catholic Social Teaching, in the Old as well as the New Testament. The prophetic call to denounce injustice, the concept of the Jubilee and the...
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Prayer Service

Prayer Service: In A Time of Community Distress

In a time of misunderstanding, racism, and violence, we turn to a psalm of lament to help us call for God’s mercy on all of us, just as he rained down manna in the wilderness.  Our vocation as...
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Prayer

Christmas Prayer: Help Us See You

This prayer for the Christmas season invites us to respond to the signs of the times and to see the Christ Child in the sick, the wounded, the oppressed, and the vulnerable.  

Catholic Social Thought and Modern CST

This resource relates to Fr. Fred Kammer's short video series on Catholic Social Teaching (YouTube). Fr. Kammer discusses how the modern tradition began in 1891 and how the earlier Church teaching on...
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Prayer Service

Human Rights: Supporting Human Dignity

December 10 is the anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, a document St. John Paul II praised for its support of human dignity for all members of the global community. This...
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Universal Children’s Day: November 20

This reflection uses music and images to express the hopes and dreams of many children from different cultures and countries. "And a little child shall lead them," we are told in Scripture; we pray...
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