Human Rights

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures tells the remarkable story of three African American women who played a significant role in the NASA launch of John Glenn, the first person to orbit the earth. This resource includes a...
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Women Creating the Common Good

Litany
This litany remembers the many women who have worked for peace and justice worldwide during the last two centuries and asks that the remembrance of these women inspire us to continue their...
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Women's History Month Calendar (2017)

Calendar
This interactive calendar explores the stories of 31 remarkable women who have dedicated their lives to work for peace and justice. Many toil quietly. Others have won the Nobel Prize. All bear...
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Women’s History Month

Toolbox
This toolbox for Women’s History Month includes resources, both revised and new: Sheet: Shining a Light: Threats to Human Rights of Women Fact Sheet: Status of Native American Women Fact...
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This town filled with tents and people rejoicing through God's love. Rejoice as your reflect on the feast of epiphany.

Feast of the Epiphany [a] January 8, 2017

Lectionary Reflection
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Prayer for Native People and for Standing Rock

Prayer
This prayer remembers and celebrates all Native American people, and calls on the global community to support efforts to reclaim their dignity and restore their sacred lands.
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13th

Film Discussion Guide
Ava DuVernay’s powerful documentary 13th argues that, although slavery was ostensibly abolished in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment legally embedded and allowed a pernicious form of enslavement in...
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Peace

Toolbox
This collection of resources, both revised and new, expanded upon the theme of peace. Subtopics include nonviolence, pacifism, conscientious objection, and nuclear disarmament. Fact Sheet:...
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Reflection: Catholic Social Thought and Human Dignity

Reflection
In this reflection, Fr. Kammer discusses the foundational principle in Catholic social thought on the dignity of the human person. Reflection questions and a prayer are included.

Standing Up for the Rights of Others (Human Rights Day)

Prayer Service
This prayer service commemorates Human Rights Day (December 10th), which marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Scripture passages, reflection questions, a litany...
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Standing Up for the Rights of Others (Human Rights Day)

This litany commemorates Human Rights Day (December 10th), which marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

Human Rights

This two-part lesson plan provides a general history of human rights, as well as an introduction to contemporary human rights issues. The themes of this lesson plan are human rights, social justice,...
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