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. "
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
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."
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.
Catholic
Social Teaching Documents: the official text of all of the
major documents as well as notable quotations taken from each
of these. As a bonus, you can also read some of the documents
in "every day language" (in a translation by Joseph Donders);
Salt
of the Earth has excellent online resources on Catholic social
justice. Take a look at the following: The
Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching. It gives
a brief and palatable overview of the main Church documents on
social justice and describes the historical context in which they
were written. It is a great introduction for both adults and older
students.