Social Justice Topics

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.  
Prayer Service

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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Bless Me, Ultima

BLESS ME, ULTIMA is based on the novel by acclaimed author Rodolfo Anaya. It is the coming-of-age story of Antonio, a seven-year-old Catholic boy living in a small town in New Mexico. The film...
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Prayer Service

Hispanic Heritage Month Prayer Service

Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.  This prayer service lifts up many respected Hispanic leaders and role models, celebrating the gifts they bring to our ever-changing...
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An Interfaith Prayer for Peace

An interfaith prayer that seeks to recognize the force in all religions and belief systems that moves everyone to be open to see the humanity of the other, even in the “enemy:” only a strategy of...
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Prayer in Remembrance of 9/11

We pray that the memory of all who died and all who were scarred by loss on that fateful day bless us as we face the complexities of this world and acknowledge authentic security is only born of...
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Green Classrooms: Green Learning Environment

Fr. Pete Henriot, S.J., served on the team of the Center of Concern from 1971-1988. He traveled to Malawi in 2011 to assist in the establishment of the Loyola Jesuit Secondary School. Fr. Pete notes...
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Go Green This Summer and Forever After

This fact sheet includes suggestions for finding summer jobs that support a green economy. As stewards of God’s earth, we are called to a life that promotes both the growth of humans and the...
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12 Years a Slave

The film, 12 Years a Slave, is a highly acclaimed and very graphic description of slavery in the U.S. before the Civil War. This discussion guide offers questions for reflection on human dignity,...
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Prayer Service

United Nations Day for Indigenous Peoples

This prayer service helps us to honor August 9th, the United Nations Day for Indigenous Peoples. It offers us a chance to be in solidarity with indigenous groups around the world who have lost so...
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Prayer Service

Praying with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a man of deep faith who wrote many prayers as well as sermons and speeches (his “I Have A Dream” speech was delivered on August 28, 1963). This prayer service is...
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For Children Immigrating Alone

This prayer is for all unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border in search of a better life, leaving behind violence and tragedy in their home countries.