Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Quiz

Quiz: Halloween & Fair Trade Chocolate

A Teachable Moment - Halloween and Fair Trade Chocolate. Americans will spend $1.2 billion on chocolate for Halloween. Bring a little taste of justice to this holiday by looking at fair trade...
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Quiz

Poverty Quiz

This poverty quiz tests the participant's knowledge about poverty in the U.S. This print-ready quiz includes an answer key and explanations of current poverty facts and figures. Charts showing the...
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Heroes of Justice: Fr. Luis Quinn, SFM

Don't miss this resource if you need a dose of hope. Totally committed to helping the poor, Fr. Luis Quinn wove pastoral, sacramental ministry together with economic and social development aimed...
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Litany

Litany for An End to Conflicts

This litany focuses on the numerous countries where peoples are currently suffering as a result of conflict and war. This two-page resource includes a print-ready litany.  

One Border One Body

The Liturgy is a place where we seek to transcend all borders, all division. The film, "One Border One Body" looks at the issue of immigration from a sacramental perspective. This film invites not...
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Video

A Witness Speaks: Forgiveness after Genocide (Video 2)

Fr. Romain Rurangirwa survived the Rwandan genocide in 1994. He was a college student at the time. In the second of seven video segments, Fr. Romain responds to a student's question about forgiveness...
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The Great Lakes Water Compact

Signs of Hope: Federal legislation supporting the Great Lakes Water Compact recently passed the Senate by unanimous vote. The House must now review the bill and vote on it. This two-page resource...
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Reflection

Themes of CST: Rights and Responsibilities

This backgrounder on the principle of Rights and Responsibilities provides a thorough overview for anyone interested in a greater understanding of the foundations of Catholic social teaching....
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Food Crisis Update 8-08

This three-page resource provides an update on the current state of the food crisis and expounds further on its components, causes and challenges to the global community. This resource includes a...
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Back to School Resource: The ABCs of Catholic Social Teaching

As students return to school in the Fall, these reflections from Justice in the World and Sharing Catholic Social Teaching call for education that seeks "a renewal of the heart" and a...
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Biofuels Defined

Biofuels are attractive sources of alternative energy made from plant sources.  This two-page resources provides clear definitions of the types of biofuels currently available, provides a chart of...
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Fr. Angelo D'Agostino, S.J.

Fr. D'Agostino was a charismatic leader and visionary who responded with compassion and advocated for the needs of abandoned HIV-positive children in Kenya. His work lives on in the orphanage and...
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