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Advent Resources

Advent Resource Guide 2009 , by: Sr. Katherine Feely

This two-page resource guide provides a quick reference list of the Advent resources that can be found on the Education for Justice site. Advent resources include Lectionary reflections for each Sunda...more

Buddha and Buddhism

This fact sheet explores the life of the Buddha, the Buddha's Eightfold Path, and the different types of Buddhism practiced today. ...more

Catholic Social Thought and Distributive Justice , by: Fred Kammer, S.J.

This brief piece is an excellent conversation starter on themes such as taxation, financial assistance, and just distribution of and access to the goods of the earth. ...more

Caritas in Veritate in Spanish

This is a summary of Caritas in Veritate in Spanish done for the Center of Concern by CIDSE, a lay led international network of Catholic organizations working in development. ...more

CST and the Death Penalty

This two page handout quickly updates you on the latest bishops' resources and Catholic organizing and advocacy regarding the death penalty. ...more

Alabama Immigration Law Threatens Free Exercise of Religion

Alabama has passed a law that would make it a crime to knowingly assist an illegal immigrant by providing them a ride, a job, a place to live or any other kind of social assistance, including religiou...more

U.S. Catholic Bishops' Labor Day Statement, 2011

The U.S. Catholic Bishops' have released their annual labor day statement. They call for a search for common action towards creating jobs and ending the suffering and alienation of unemployment. ...more

Teaching Aid: Busy Christian’s Guide to Catholic Social Teaching

This twenty-four page resource offers not only a brief summary of all major documents relating to Catholic Social Teaching, but it also includes fun trivia, each document’s significant or key innova...more

Faith Communities Respond to Unemployment

Continued high rates of unemployment have spurred many congregations, including Catholic parishes, to organize support for the emotional and material needs of workers. Chicago-based Interfaith Worker ...more

Ending Global Poverty: UN MDG Update , by: By Lauren Tonon and Jane Deren

This two-page resource provides recent statistics on poverty, hunger, unemployment, and other ongoing challenges as reported in the 2011 UN Millennium Development Goals Update. ...more
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