Catholic Social Tradition Principles

Unit

Environment Unit

This in-depth unit on the environment features the following materials: prayers and reflections, Catholic Social Teaching on the environment, a fact sheet on human rights and the environment, case...
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Unit

Workers' Rights

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

Just War Theory and Nonviolence: Two Strands in the Catholic Social Tradition Related to War and Peace

There are two strands in the Catholic social tradition related to war and peace. Both share the presumption against the use of force as a means for settling disputes. Within that presumption, one,...
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Reflection

We Seek Justice Doing Justice

Nothing is more important in these times than to be still and to put ourselves in the presence of God. We must reflect on the fact that we are all part of the human family. "May God grant the...
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Activity

Catholic Social Teaching, the United Nations, and Human Rights Timeline

The Church's emphasis on human rights arises from its concern for the dignity of every human person. All of the Church's pronouncements on rights emphasize this dignity. This timeline activity is...
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