Social Justice Topics

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Prayer Service

Pope Francis’s 2016 World Day of Migrants and Refugees Message

This prayer service, entitled “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us: The Response of the Gospel of Mercy,” uses words from Pope Francis’s message with a response that is meant to stir us into...
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Bulletin Insert

Faith, Citizenship, and the 2016 United States Election

This bulletin insert connects Catholic social thought to politics and offers a prayer, reflection questions, and resources to become an informed and faithful voter during the upcoming election season.
Lectionary Reflection

First Sunday of Lent [c] February 14, 2016

First Sunday of Lent [c] February 14, 2016
Lectionary Reflection

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time [c] January 31, 2016

Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time [c] January 31, 2016
Video

Social Justice Films

Movies are a great way to engage participants in discussion about social justice themes and ideas. This resource categorizes films by social justice topic. Guidelines for using the movies as well as...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Racism

Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J., reflects on the sin of racism and important Church documents that call us to conversion, to respect the rights, dignity, equality, and sanctity of racially different...
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Toolbox

Social Justice

This collection of resources relates to the general theme of social justice. Many of them have been revised and reformatted for your use.
Litany

Litany: Remembering Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J.

Father Pedro Arrupe, S.J., a great missionary, a man on fire promoted compassion through structural change. He was a pioneer in urging the combination of pastoral concern, biblical reflection, and...
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Prayer

Let Justice Roll Down

In this time where injustice and violence seem to blanket the world, this prayer yearns for justice and peace to spring up and bring the flourishing of God’s grace to our earth once again.
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Film Discussion Guide

DREAM ON

In the film DREAM ON, political comedian John Fugelsang retraces the journey of Alexis de Tocqueville, whose study of our young country in 1831 came to define America as a place where anyone could...
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Lectionary Reflection

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time [c] January 17, 2016

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time [c] January 17, 2016
Toolbox

Anti-Human Trafficking

Here are resources to raise our awareness of the sin of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, who often fall victim to trafficking. Resources are provided by UNANIMA International and...
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