Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Fact Sheet & Handout

Dignity of the Worker

This unit on the dignity of the worker features the following materials: fact sheets, scripture passages related to human dignity and questions for reflection and discussion.
Reflection

2003 World Day of Peace Message and Discussion Questions

This reflection includes the full text of Pope John Paul II's 2003 World Day of Peace Message, discussion questions and a pledge for peace.  
Fact Sheet & Handout

An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching and Corporate Accountability

Catholic Social Teaching has consistently affirmed the need for mechanisms to challenge the pursuit of profit when it compromises the welfare of workers, communities and consumers. This background...
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Fact Sheet & Handout

Globalization, Trade, Poverty and Mexico

This one-page case study provides a clear illustration of the impacts and intersections of globalization, trade and development in Mexico.
Activity

Hungry for Justice 2015 Game

This role-play serves to educate people about the World Trade Organization, global trading rules and the ways in which trade can negatively affect developing countries.
Unit

Food Security Unit (Text-Only Version)

This unit on food security contains the following materials: prayers and reflections, fact sheets, discussion questions and a quiz. This unit looks at various issues related to food security such as...
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Unit

Food Security Unit

This unit on food security contains the following materials: prayers and reflections, fact sheets, discussion questions and a quiz. This unit looks at various issues related to food security such as...
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Fact Sheet & Handout

Workers' Rights (Text-Only Version)

This unit on workers' rights contains the following materials: prayers and reflections, fact sheets, and "The Faces Behind the Products."
Reflection

What You See (and Hear) is What you Get: An Inventory on Cultural Input, Violence and Nonviolence

  This resource invites us to reflect on how movies, music, TV, or ads shape our perspectives on violence and nonviolence.
Reflection

Themes of CST: Solidarity

This 5-page background resource on solidarity features the following materials: fact sheets; scripture passages; and questions for reflection and discussion.
Fact Sheet & Handout

Environmental Racism

This two-page resource provides background information and facts about the nature and prevalence of environmental racism.  Included with this resource you will also find discussion questions and...
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Unit

Children's Rights

This unit on children's rights contains the following materials: prayers and reflections, fact sheets, case studies, an overview of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, information on Gospel...
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