Updated
kac September 15, 2005

Understanding Justice and Service

 

Catholic Social Teaching

The links below are provided to help educate Catholic youth and adults about Catholic Social teaching.

• A Place at the Table
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Catechism Search
  The Knights of Columbus website for the Catechism offers a helpful search feature that enables users to put in a word such as "justice" or phrase such as "kingdom of God" and have all of the articles with the particular term or phrase listed for them. Users can also search the "Catechism" by paragraph number or browse the table of contents to find what they want.
• Principles, Prophecy, and a Pastoral Response
  (An Overview of Modern Catholic Social Teaching)
• Two Feet of Catholic Social Action

Topical Resources

• Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good
• Just War Theory
• March for Life
• Poverty
• Pro-life Information

Resources for Youth Ministry

• A Catholic Call to Justice

This activity course, for ages 14-22, was designed by staff at the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and Catholic Relief Services. The activity will help young people to experience six of the major themes of Catholic social teaching. An excellent resource for college students, teachers, youth ministers, and religious educators.
Available PDF document only.

• Catholic Campaign for Human Development Youth Activities

These resources and activities provide ways to incorporate justice education, including Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching, with your existing curriculum.

• Being Neighbor

An online (printable) prayer resource that highlights some of the social justice teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the context of the six principles of Catholic social tradition (can be used in parishes and schools along with meetings, lessons, etc…)

• JusticeWalking (J-Walking)

A 9-month experiential process that brings adults and Catholic teenagers into small communities to experiment with living the Gospel message and the practical implications of Catholic social teaching. Key to this process are the relationships that are created within the J-Walking community and those encountered "across the street" at the margins. Through prayer, retreats, dialogue and encounters, young J-Walkers are invited to broaden the circle of their awareness, exposing them to the compassionate spirit of Gospel justice, while older J-Walking companions deepen and share their passion for God's Reign.