Social Justice Topics

Creating a Country: Part 1

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: Water for All the People of the Earth

This three-page resource is a prayer service looking at the ways water is essential for all of life.  This prayer service uses a variety of symbols. These symbols are used to show how we are...
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The Way of the Cross of the People of Chiapas

Walking in Another's Shoes: The Experience of Poverty

This resource is designed to help participants get a sense of how people living in situations of poverty experience indignities, and yet often possess a sense of their own basic human dignity....
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Prayer for International Women's Day

The Death Penalty Unit

This unit looks at the death penalty in the United States. It includes a group activity, prayers, reflections from Catholic Social Teaching, fact sheets, discussion questions, suggestions for action...
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Black Farmers in the United States

This unit looks at the structural racism that Black farmers in the United States have faced for over a century. Included are prayers, reflections from Catholic Social Teaching, discussion questions,...
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Who is Rich and Who is Poor?

This unit includes activities to explore both domestic and global poverty and CST. Case studies, prayers, CST reflections, discussion questions, action suggestions, quizzes, and more are...
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February 17, 2004: Halliburton and Corporate Accountability

The Struggle for Racial Justice in Words and Music

People of faith have played an important role in the struggle for racial justice in the United States and in other areas of the world. Through music and lyrics, this resource explores how faith has...
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January 8, 2004 - Bishops Question the For-Profit Prison Industry

Human Rights in Nigeria

This unit focuses on human rights in Nigeria.