Catholic Social Tradition Principles Archives

Middle East & Church Basics

A Long History, A Hopeful Future: This three-page resource lays out the broad strokes of the Church's work in the Middle East over time to bring about peace and a just resolution to the...

The Pastoral Circle - Explained

This resource is an interactive presentation explaining how to use this tool in daily life. It's a tool that directs faith to relevant political, social, and economic events. The pastoral...

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: A Catholic Social Teaching Perspective

The massive devastation in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the BP Oil rig explosion will continue to affect people and the ecosystems for years to come. New questions are now being raised and...

Prayer Service

Refugees Seeking a Home-Prayer Service

World Refugee Day is June 20. The United Nation's theme for the 2010 World Refugee Day is "They took my home, but they can't take my future." This print-ready prayer service includes prayers and...

Summer Reading List & CST

You don’t need to leave home to travel to some remarkable places and encounter remarkable lives. Reading is one of the best pastimes summer has to offer. These recent works are worthy of note...

Prayer for Mothers Everywhere

50+ Ways to Go Green

This "idea grid" provides more than fifty ideas and ways to go green or get greener for schools, parishes and organizations. Begin with a spirituality of the sacredness of creation and build from...

Work: The Key to the Social Question

Job creation is a key agenda item for the current administration in 2010. This is a moral task as well as an economic necessity. From a theological perspective, authentic human...