Social Justice Topics

Prayer Service of Remembrance: Honoring the Casualities of the Conflict in Iraq

Thousands of men and women have given their lives for their country.  This prayer service honors their lives and remembers their sacrifice.

Tourism

This resource identifies some of the ways in which mass tourism can negatively impact the lives and lands of indigenous peoples around the world. This vision of tourism is then contrasted with...
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Catholic Social Teaching on the Treatment of Prisoners

This resource contains quotes from Pope John Paul II on the treatment of prisoners. Also included are some reactions of the Vatican to the abuse of prisoners in Iraq.

Creating a Country: Part 4

Through the activity of "Creating a Country," participants receive an overview of the main principles of Catholic social teaching, an understanding of the rights set forth in the Universal...
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Prayer Service for Debt Cancellation

Debt is crippling particularly in developing countries where life and death weigh in the balance.  This prayer service brings the lives of those strangled by the damaging effects of debt and places...
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Lesson Plan

CST Conscious Consumer: Chocolate

The United States is the world's largest chocolate consumer, and this unit explores the global issues behind our chocolate purchases. Topics covered include child labor, slavery, corporate...
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Creating a Country: Part 3

Through the activity of "Creating a Country," participants receive an overview of the main principles of Catholic social teaching, an understanding of the rights set forth in the Universal...
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Prayer to End Genocide

Prayer Service for Victims of Genocide

This four-page resource provides a prayer service to remember victims of genocide.  Additional resources include a fact sheet on the genocide in Rwanda.

Genocide Unit

Genocide is the attempt to destroy a national, ethnic, racial and/or religious groups (and its supporters) through officially sanctioned persecution, violence, and mass executions and killings. This...
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Lesson Plan

CST Conscious Consumer: Introduction

The world is consuming goods and services at an unsustainable pace, with serious consequences for the well-being of people and the planet. There are, however, creative options for meeting people's...
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April 13, 2004 - Church in Americas Urged to Counter Negative in Globalization