Social Justice Topics

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...
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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...
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Prayer

Prayer for Interfaith Harmony (English and Spanish)

This prayer reminds us that we are all children of the same Love that created us and asks that we recognize those of other faiths as sisters and brothers.
Film Discussion Guide

Study Guide: I Am Miriam

This study guide for the short film, I Am Miriam, and the Against Humanity website contains reflection questions and suggestions for action on the issue of human trafficking.
Film Discussion Guide

Loving

Loving (2016) tells the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage led to the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. Commemorate Black History Month in your...
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This town filled with makeshift tents signifying our call to promote the dignity of migrants and refugees.
Lectionary Reflection

Feast of the Epiphany [a] January 8, 2017

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Prayer

A Prayer for Aleppo

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Creative Voice

Refugee Resettlement: A Core Humanitarian Value

Dr. Mary Fabri shares the history and current reality of refugee resettlement in the United States in this thoughtful and well-researched resource. Included are reflection questions, suggested movies...
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Video

Pope Francis’s Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees - 2017

The theme of Pope Francis’s 2017 Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees is “Child Migrants, the Vulnerable and the Voiceless.” This artistic reflection is based on his words:...
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Reflection

CST and SDGs: Peace and Justice

This resource offers the Church's perspective on peace and justice, and how these support important goals of the United Nations.