Social Justice Topics

Reflection

Funding Development: Good Intentions, Limited Effects

Caux Roundtable global executive director Stephen Young offers his reflections on the recent United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development held in Ethiopia. This...
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Prayer Service

World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10

This prayer service beautifully melds together the realities of hope, prevention, and concern for those who struggle with thoughts of suicide.  
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Prayer

Prayer for Peace in Our Communities

This prayer was written on the Anniversary of Ferguson and in the wake of more and more reports of killings.  It cries out to our God of Peace, realizing we have little time and much to learn about...
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Film Discussion Guide

Testament of Youth

This film discussion guide helps us reflect on how the realities of war differ from the cultural and political "culture of war" often promoted to justify extreme violence. Through the actual...
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Prayer

What Have We Done for the Migrants?

Have you been moved by the images of the migrant men, women, and children in the news recently? This prayer calls to mind the question, "what have we done for the migrants?" and invites each of us to...
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Prayer

Remembering Charleston

This prayer invites us to turn to the God of All and to one another as we remember the Charleston church massacre and to recommit to ending the sin of racism that exists throughout our...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Thought and Solidarity

In this resource, Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J., looks at the history of the idea of solidarity as a core principle of Catholic Social Teaching and the reflections of our recent popes on the implications of...
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Reflection

Pope Francis: Dialogue is a Way to Peace

Pope Francis recently visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, still recovering from a bloody war two decades ago that pitted different ethnic and faith communities against each other, to proclaim that...
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Litany

Desperate Crossings

This short litany focuses on the desperate desire of Africans mired in poverty to risk everything, even life itself, to migrate in dangerous boats to try to reach a better life in the developed...
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Reflection

Court Orders Release of Nuclear Disarmament Trio

On May 16, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of three Catholic peace activists, overturning their conviction of sabotage. The three protesters broke into the Y-12 nuclear...
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Prayer

Be Praised for Creation

This prayer is a modern version of the St. Francis “Blessed Be” prayer that is referenced in the opening of Pope Francis’ new encyclical on ecology. It celebrates the themes of this significant...
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Reflection

Reflection on the World's Oceans

World Oceans Day is celebrated around the world on June 8th. Pause for a moment and reflect on the beauty and the impact of human actions on God’s oceans and marine life:...
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