Social Justice Topics

Bulletin Insert

Faces of DACA

This bulletin insert shares the stories of five young people currently living with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status. As the country awaits the Supreme Court's ruling on the...
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Prayer

Prayer of Renewal

As we move through the season of Lent and transition from winter to spring, we look to God for renewal in ourselves and our common home.
Reflection

World Water Day: Water and Climate Change

World Water Day is observed each year on March 22 to highlight the importance of water as a basic need and human right. The 2020 World Water Day theme is water and climate change. Use this reflection...
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A poem in the middle of a sunny grassland as the sun shines with no one looking at it. Decipher the poem with your own interpretation of Lent's meaning through line.
Prayer

Lenten Poetry Companion

Using poetry as a companion for prayer can be a rich and engaging endeavor. Poetry invites the listener into participation in the unfolding layers of meaning that come from the nuances of language,...
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Prayer

100 Days of Prayer: March 1-7

Created by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, 100 Days of Prayer provides daily prayer intentions related to social justice issues and for the most vulnerable members of society. Use the prayers in...
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Reflection

Love Requires Justice: Art as a Medium to Address Systemic Racism

High school senior Chloe Becker reflects on the mural she painted of important African and African American saints as a medium to start a conversation in her community about systemic racism and white...
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Prayer

100 Days of Prayer: February 9-15

Created by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, 100 Days of Prayer provides daily prayer intentions related to social justice issues and for the most vulnerable members of society. Use the prayers in...
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Fact Sheet & Handout

Civil Rights Heroes Prayer Cards

Learn about heroes and activists from the Civil Rights Movement and pray for equity and reconciliation in our world today. These brief biographies are starting points to learn more about the lives of...
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Film Discussion Guide

Film Discussion Guide: Harriet

Harriet is a biographical film that depicts the life of Harriet Tubman, a slave that escaped to freedom. Harriet was instrumental in the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves escape to...
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Prayer

The Australian Fires: A Prayer for Conversion

Due to climate change, the ongoing fires in Australia are unlike any before in intensity or duration. As we witness the destruction from these fires, we pray for ecological conversion—and to...
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Prayer

Ecological Conversion Reflection and Prayer

Learn about ecological conversion in Laudato Si' in this reflection and then use a prayer based on the First Principle and Foundation of St. Ignatius to consider how you are being called to...
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Prayer

Ignatian Ecological Conversion Reflection

This prayer, based on the First Principle and Foundation of St. Ignatius of Loyola, invites us to reflect on our relationship with creation and to practice ecological conversion by contemplating...
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