Saints, Martyrs, and Heroes

Lamentation to Our Lady of Sorrows

Prayer
This prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows is in the tradition of lamentation, mourning injustice and asking that grieving bring us to a deeper realization of that we are called to be present to the Cross so...
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Living Human Dignity: Quotes by Pope Francis

Video
This resource is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Francis on the CST theme of human dignity. To view the artistic reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2uR5HWl. Quotes and citations...
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Living CST: Ilia Delio, O.S.F.

Prayer Service
This prayer service uses quotes from Sister Ilia Delio, O.S.F, and calls us to be open to new concepts of God and ways of caring for our common home and one another.  

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Film Discussion Guide
This film highlights Pope Francis’s message for people to engage and produce a culture of encounter through hope and love in order to combat social problems and bridge gaps in our...
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Creative Voice: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World

Creative Voice
This artistic reflection invites us to reflect on the words of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, which are meant “to unsettle...
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Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad)

Reflection
This resource provides context for reflection on Pope Francis's latest apostolic exhortation and offers a summary of its main sections. Discussion questions and a prayer are also included.  
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Living Holiness Today

Prayer
Pray to find holiness in daily life, encounter, and community in the spirit of Pope Francis’s latest apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad).  
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Rutilio Grande: A Table for All

Book Discussion Guide
Rhina Guidos’s book, Rutilio Grande: A Table for All, tells the remarkable story of Martyr Rutilio Grande, S.J., the priest who laid the foundations for a “new” Salvadoran Church, deeply...
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El Salvador

Toolbox
This collection of new and revised resources celebrates the many social justice heroes from El Salvador who have led the Church in its pursuit of social justice, human rights, and the dignity of...
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The Catonsville Nine: A Call to Harmonize Faith and Action

Reflection
On May 17, 2018, the peace community will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Catonsville Action. This reflection explores the action of the nine Catholic activists who engaged with the...
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Catonsville Nine: Witnessing Peacemaking Through Active Nonviolence

Litany
Inspired by the action of the Catonsville Nine, we are called to witness peacemaking through active nonviolence in the troubled and challenging world in which we live.  
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Prayer for Peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Prayer
Pope Francis continues to call us to sow seeds of peace in the lands of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in all lands devastated by war