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Catholic Social Teaching has long taught that the right to decent housing is a fundamental human right that is necessary to promote the life and dignity of the human person. With new health and climate change disasters emerging rapidly, decent and safe housing is a central, critical issue, especially for people living on the margins and in poverty.
This quiz asks questions and provides statistics about how COVID-19 affected poverty rates in the United States. Use this quiz to gauge student knowledge on poverty before beginning a new unit or class on the topic.
In this presentation, Sr. Simone Campbell explains race-based income and wealth disparities, the historical causes of these inequalities, and the importance of addressing structural racism in solutions to cross the big wealth divide. Use the handout with questions that are divided into two parts so that the video can be watched in two shorter periods.
This presentation was originally shared at the Ignatian Solidarity Network’s 2020Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice and was edited for use by Education for Justice.
This prayer service uses quotes from Robert F. Kennedy, a transformed leader who spent his career as a politician putting the marginalized and impoverished at the center of his policy platform.
This month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of October 2018: Rejoice and Be Glad: Voices for Those in Poverty.
As we mark World Homeless Day (October 10) and World Habitat Day (October 1), let us pray for those who do not have decent housing and the security of a home.
This reflection discusses environmental ethics and the option for the poor and vulnerable within Catholic social tradition and identifies key Church documents that addressed the environmental concerns of the time in relation to human suffering. Reflection questions, actions, and a prayer are also included.
In the film DREAM ON, political comedian John Fugelsang retraces the journey of Alexis de Tocqueville, whose study of our young country in 1831 came to define America as a place where anyone could climb the ladder of economic opportunity. Following in the Frenchman’s footsteps, he speaks with fast-food workers and retirees, prisoners and entrepreneurs, undocumented immigrants, and community organizers about their hopes, dreams, and daily struggles.
Dorothy Day used the Works of Mercy to guide her vocation of serving the homeless and poor in New York City. This prayer commemorates the beginning of the Year of Mercy and offers Dorothy Day as a model of living out mercy in daily life.
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This prayer seeks to open hearts and minds to respond to the needs of those living in poverty so that all may have peace and dignity in their lives.
Fed Up is a documentary exploring the roots of obesity in America’s population, especially among today’s youth, and the power of the sugar industry influencing this trend. The film also documents the U.S. government’s often hidden support of the food industry.
Examining the life of Dorothy Day provides opportunities to explore our own journey to justice. Discussion questions unpack the meaning of her amazing life.
