Social Justice Topics

Prayer Service

Ending Gender-based Violence: A Long Way to Go

As we commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this month, this prayer service reminds us of the painful realities faced by so many women every day and...
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Prayer

Prayer for the Palestinians

This prayer calls attention to the Church's concern for the Palestinian people and for an authentic peace in the Mideast during a time of violence and conflict in the region.
Unit

Unit: CST and Restorative Justice

This Unit plan includes five distinct lesson plans on Catholic social teaching and restorative justice, adaptable for middle- and high-school students and adults. The lessons include a range...
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Film Discussion Guide

Code Black

Code Black highlights the challenges of practicing medicine in a high-trauma zone while dealing with institutional bureaucracy. This discussion guide includes reflection questions that provide...
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Activity

Presidential Debates Bingo

This Bingo card resource lists various policies, issues, and ideas consistent with Catholic social teaching and social justice. As you watch the remaining three debates before Election Day, use this...
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Reflection

CST and SDGs: Ending Extreme Hunger

From the perspective of Catholic social thought, this resource reviews the UN's Sustainable Development Goal to end hunger by 2030 through international cooperation to meet specific targets.
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Reflection

Themes from Pope Francis’s 2015 Trip to the United States

This reflection categorizes quotes from Pope Francis’s trip to the United States by various themes found in Catholic social tradition. Reflection questions are included.
Prayer

Concerned Citizenship

This prayer challenges us to pay attention to the sign of the times and to respond with discernment, supported by God's grace.
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Prayer

Prayer for World Food Day

October 16 is World Food Day; this year the theme echoes Pope Francis's reminder that climate change and feeding the hungry are very much connected.
Calendar

Monthly Calendar: By Practicing Peace We Become Better Citizens of the World (October 2016)

This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of October 2016: Creating Concerned Citizens.
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Film Discussion Guide

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets

This gripping documentary is based on the true story of Jordan Davis, a young black teenager who was shot at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. This film discussion guide includes a summary,...
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Prayer

Concerned Citizenship

This prayer challenges us to pay attention to the sign of the times and to respond with discernment, supported by God's grace.