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Hey, World
The song/video "Hey, World," by Petra and performed by Caroline Chevin, is available on YouTube (4:04). The song tells the story of courageous choices—choosing life instead of abortion or suicide—and affirms God’s gift of life. It is best used on …
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What Can a Person Do?
This article gives several suggestions of how an individual can bring about distributive justice.
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The Eucharist in Mathari Valley
In 1986, Fr. Jim Notebaart flew to Nairobi, Kenya, to live and work as a missioner. Years later, he told an audience in the United States about an experience of Eucharist as transformation. Read this story and, on a separate …
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Lazarus and the Rich Man: A Sequel
Characters: Reader, Narrator, Servant, Levi, Hannah, Isaiah, Simeon.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, sets the international standard for human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has thirty articles. The following list paraphrases and summarizes the articles from …
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Correlation to Curriculum Framework
Correlation to Curriculum Framework Course IV: Jesus Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church from The Church: Christ in the World Today.
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What is Catholic Social Teaching?
A personal story about living out the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
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Chapter 45 Summary: Working for Justice
A summary of Chapter 45, Working for Justice from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
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Chapter 7 Summary: The Human Person
A summary of Chapter 7, The Human Person from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
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Celebrating Life: The Human Person and the Rules of God
A personal story about the life affirming ‘yeses’ within the Church.
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Make a Connection with People in Need
A personal story about having a spirit of solidarity with those in need.
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What are you Called to do?
A personal story about actively living out the principles of social justice.
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Obedience to God's Will: Our Greatest Happiness
A personal story about how rules are created out of love and how obedience to those rules ensures lasting happiness.
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Lesson 24 Summary
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 24, Social Justice.
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Human Rights
Several articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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"You Have Heard…But I Say"
An article about Jesus’ command to love everyone, even those who society has deemed unlovable.
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Living God's Call
A reading, with reflection questions, on living out God’s Call of unconditional love, agape, for all.
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Archbishop Romero
This is a short video on Saint Oscar Romero. Click above to access this online resource for Live Jesus in Our Hearts: Revelation and the Old Testament. Revelation and the Old Testament is the first semester course in the new …
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The Violence of Capital Punishment
Sr. Helen Prejean discusses the violence of capital punishment.