Social Justice Topics Archives

Film Discussion Guide

Silence

Silence, based on the historical novel by Shusaku Endō, tells the story of Jesuit missionaries navigating a seventeenth-century Japan resistant to Western Christianity. This film discussion guide...

Calendar

Women's History Month Calendar (2017)

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...

Toolbox

Women’s History Month

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...

Reflection

Standing on Holy Ground: Responding to the Call for Sanctuary

Creative Voice Scott Wright explains the history of the Sanctuary Movement in the United States during the 1980s, and what we are called to do today for immigrants, migrants, and refugees. In...

Reflection

CST and SDGs: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Housing and sustainable communities are important issues for the promotion of human dignity: this resource looks at growing urban slums from the perspective of Catholic social teaching.

Calendar

A Daily Photo Journal: In Solidarity and Hope for Racial Justice

On February 1, begin using this daily photo journal for one week as we celebrate Black History Month and reflect on the need for a renewed commitment to racial justice.

Prayer

Sanctuary Prayer (English and Spanish)

This prayer, offered in both English and Spanish, is a timely reflection on the growing sanctuary movement, which seeks to protect migrants and refugees from deportation and reminds us of God’s...