Social Justice Topics

We Remember: Cases of Police Brutality

Police brutality continues to be a major topic of discussion, and there is surely great need for understanding of the problem as well as possible solutions.This resource includes facts and statistics...
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World Mission Day (October 19)

Pope Francis reminds us that we all can bring Christ and His message to a wounded world by our willingness to embody the joy and compassion of his Good News.  

World Food Day (October 16)

A guide to help us focus on the problem of hunger in the world and to help us take part in World Food Day through education, advocacy, and prayer.  
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Prayer Service for World Food Day (October 16)

This prayer service provides facts on the current state of hunger in the world as well as helps us reflect on the Scriptural basis of the call to feed those who are hungry. It offers participants an...
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Communion Prayer to End Hunger

By taking the Eucharist, we find the nourishment we need to bring Christ to the suffering, the poor, and the broken.  
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Prayer for Mental Illness

We pray for all those who suffer from mental illness and for their families; may our nation and our communities recognize their great need.  

Prayer for Ferguson, Prayer for All People of Faith

In this prayer for Ferguson and for all of us, the old questions of "Who is my brother, my child, my neighbor" are posed again, to call us to reflect on questions we are challenged by in this place...
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The Wisdom of Water

Sister Larraine Lauter offers a testimony of her experiences in Central America as co-founder of Water with Blessings. This reflection on the simple necessity and joy of Sister Water is accompanied...
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Meditation: Water Women in Action

Water With Blessings' interactive slideshow, accompanied with music, invites us to journey with the mothers and missioners who bring clean water to God's thristy...
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What it Means to Be Recognized in Culture and Contributions and Why it Matters

A Prayer for an End to Violence, War, and Senseless Death

In a time of violence around the world, James E. Hug, S.J., invites us to pray for peace and for the embrace of God’s love, especially for all those who suffer in conflicts.  
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Prayer Service for Children at the Border

This prayer service invites us to reflect on the thousands of children coming to the U.S. border, to pray for them, and to pray that our response to them is grounded in the teachings of our faith...
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