U.S. Catholic Bishops
- Social Development & World Peace - A rich source of documents,
articles, news, and links to other organizations.
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Justice Education
in Catholic Schools - a sub-group of the the Catholic Commission
for Justice, Development and Peace, Melbourne, Australia. The
site contains resources and links on international and national
social justice issues and articles on social justice educations. |
The Web of the Cross
- "This site is a a meditation using the Way of the Cross. Each
'"station" is linked to a web site that invites you to a
response in faith to the suffering Christ in our global village. Some
sites provide a directed mediation with images and music, others take
you to a page of links that you might like to explore and reflect
on. This series is based on the revised Stations of the Cross released
by the Congregation of Rites in 1975. "
A Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching
By Gerald Darring, adjunct instructor of Theology at Spring Hill College,
Mobile, Alabama. Originally published in 1987. Notes, quotations,
questions, and paths to reflection on the following Issues:
Social Justice - Economic
Justice - Political
Justice - Discrimination
- War
and Peace - Criminal
Justice.
Professor
Incandela's "Catholic Social Thought" Online Resources
- A extensive and useful listing of annotated links organized by specific
ethical issues. Professor Incandela teaches at Saint Mary's College,
Notre Dame Indiana.
Catholic Social
Justice Catholic Social Teaching - An eclectic collection of links,
quotations, prayers, and notes on Catholic Social Justice.
Introduction
to Catholic Social Teaching and Development of the Catholic
Church's Thinking on Human Rights — These two pdf documents
are from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council.
A Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching by Gerald Darring. Originally
published in 1987: Social
Justice — Economic
Justice — Political
Justice — Discrimination
— War
and Peace — Criminal
Justice
Catholic Studies
Database — This database of institutes and organizations
working in Catholic Social Thought is a result of a collaborative
effort between the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought
and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
| The situation today points to an ever increasing urgency for
a doctrinal formation of the lay faithful, not simply in a better
under standing which is natural to faith's dynamism, but also
in enabling them `to give a reason for their hoping' in view of
the world and its grave and complex problems.... This is especially
true for the lay faithful who have responsibilities in various
fields of society and public life. Above all, it is indispensable
that they have a more exact knowledge and this demands a more
widespread and precise presentation of the Church's social doctrine,
as repeatedly stressed by the Synod Fathers in their presentations.
(Christifideles
Laici, n. 60) |
The
Principles of the Social Doctrine of the Church by Dr. Javier
Hervada, chair in Canon Law and the title of Professor of the Philosophy
of Law and of Natural Law in the University of Navarre, Pamplona,
Spain.
The
Social Agenda - Presentation — " Students, teachers,
and all those who seek a better knowledge of the social doctrine of
the Church will find contained within this collection the central
statements of the Roman Pontiffs from a range of texts, including
papal encyclicals, apostolic letters, and Conciliar documents, on
matters relating to politics, economics, and culture.
The selections are arranged thematically according to the significant
subject areas of Catholic social doctrine. Under each subject heading,
the quotations appear in pedagogical—as opposed to chronological
or magisterial—order, with each subject area opening with a
quotation that explains the issue at hand."
Prophetic
Justice Principles for America - Questions to test public policy
against the principle of justice (pdf)
Social
Justice Sunday Statement 2005: "Jesus the Light of the World
- Living the Gospel Today" — This unit of work for schools
combines Garner's Multiple Intelligence and Blooms' Revised Taxonomy
of cognitive process. The unit does not focus on specific year levels,
but has a wide range of strategies suitable for students from Kindergarten
to year 12.
A
Day in the Life of a Child in the U.S. - Information and discussion
guide on issues that matter to children (pdf)
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