This five page backgrounder reviews key social insurance programs that protect human dignity and the common good and foster economic justice. Social Security, Medicare, and Pension plans are explained...more
This three page resource reviews the letter's context and major contributions. Questions for discussion and a list of its six moral principles for the economy are included.
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This handy guide lists advent prayers, reflections, activities and more that can be found on the EfJ web site through active links.
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This two page backgrounder provides the context for development of Church teaching on disarmament, deterrence, and preserving peace.
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This two page backgrounder provides critical information for understanding the famine in Somalia and surrounding areas. It reviews the region's tendency towards drought, how colonization played a role...more
In the wake of the earthquake in Japan, a growing number of people--including Nagasaki and Hiroshima survivors and a Japanese bishop--are raising concerns about nuclear energy. This three page resourc...more
This four page resource can be used as a companion piece to The Whistleblower Film Discussion Guide. It overviews the current state of human trafficking, its causes and scope, Catholic responses, and ...more
Since the 1840s, immigration to the U.S. was increasingly from Catholic countries, beginning with the Irish Famine, continuing with displaced persons from Eastern Europe after World War II and with La...more
This two-page background piece on the Church's Commitment to Workers makes an ideal parish bulletin. It includes a brief summary of the Knights of Labor, Cardinal Gibbons intervention on the organizat...more
Just in time for the start of the new school year, the Justice and Peace Calendar provides key dates, marking feasts of great saints, anniversary dates of publications and events, national and interna...more
