Social Justice Topics

Litany

Rebecca Masika Katsuva: Turning Suffering Into Action

“Mama Masika” committed her entire life to protecting and raising awareness of rape as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This litany calls us to learn from Mama Masika’s...
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Prayer

One With the Suffering People of Syria

We pray for an end to the war in Syria and ask God to give comfort and strength to our sisters and brothers who have suffered for too long.
Prayer

Prayer for Women Workers

This prayer asks blessings on all women workers and for solidarity among all women workers.
Prayer

Prayer to Mary for Immigrant Children on the Feast of the Visitation

This prayer remembers the journeys of Mary and immigrant children, and asks Mary to guide the Church’s efforts to reform immigration policy.
Film Discussion Guide

How Capitalism is Killing Itself

How Capitalism is Killing Itself is a powerful documentary addressing issues of inequality and exploitation under our current capitalist system. Connections to CST, reflection questions, and a direct...
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Calendar

Monthly Calendar: May 2017: Creating a Just Economy

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of May 2017: Creating a Just Economy.
Reflection

Reflection: CST and SDGs: Climate Action

Both the Sustainable Development Goals and Catholic social teaching stress the importance of caring for the natural environment and ending human-caused climate change. In addition to the reflection,...
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Reflection

Art Activism: Connecting Art and Social Justice

This comprehensive resource highlights historic movements that used art to create social change, identifies current social justice art movements, provides reflection questions and a prayer, and...
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Litany

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call to Carry the Gospel of Freedom

This three-page litany includes quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. and calls on each of us to be nonviolent agents of change in today’s world. Commemorate Black History Month in your classroom,...
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Prayer

Earth Day Prayer, 2017

Inspired by the 2017 Earth Day theme, “Environmental and Climate Literacy,” this prayer calls us to an ecological conversion rooted in respect and knowledge of our complex and sacred common...
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Prayer

Peace to Our Earth

This prayer for the natural environment is based on the line from Pope Francis’s 2013 Lenten Message, “Peace to our earth.”
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Prayer

And They Danced Before the Lord

International Dance Day is celebrated annually on April 29. This prayer recalls dancing in Scripture and celebrates the harmony that dancing brings to both body and soul.